2015 – Page 28

Senator Reynaldo Pared Perez has announced that he will be seeking the ruling PLD party nomination for senator for the National District. Pared Perez is also the general secretary of the PLD. At a press conference held at the PLD headquarters yesterday, Monday 30 November 2015, he said he had reached the decision to run …

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In November 2015, the Dominican Republic banned imports of fruit and vegetables from some parts of the United States, such as California and Florida, because of the appearance of the oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis). However, the country is still importing agricultural products from other areas of the US where the bug is not present. …

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The judge who ordered the release of Pedro Brand councilor Ericson de los Santos accused of contract killings, returned US$20 million to the owners of the Atiemar apartment building who include convicted drug dealer Arturo del Tiempo, and the seized jet to the chief executives of the collapsed Banco Peravia, along with other controversial cases, …

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The Dominican government has handed over a first check for RD$14 million to the Dominican Professional Baseball League (Lidom) for the remodeling of the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium in Santo Domingo in time to celebrate the Caribbean Series, which is scheduled to take place from 1-7 February 2016. Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico and the …

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When Dominican Paola Santana and her partners created Matternet drone technology to deliver urgent medical supplies, they may not have envisioned the day when big companies such as Amazon, Wal-Mart and Google would use the technology. The big plus is that drones do not get caught in traffic and can reach their destinations in a …

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Depositors with savings in the collapsed Banco Peravia are complaining that privileges and favoritism are affecting the process of refunding their money. Several account holders, including Jose Pena, Zonibel Gonzalez, Dominica Baez and Irsa Martinez, say that their deposits were valid and had been audited by the Banking Superintendence, but they have not yet received …

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Diario Libre reports an eyewitness account as retold on the morning radio talk show El Sol de la Manana yesterday, Monday 30 November 2015, of an armed robbery of a passenger on a Metro Bus travelling from Santo Domingo to Santiago. Four men purchased tickets and when the bus was passing through Villa Altagracia they …

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Interpol in the Dominican Republic has announced that on Sunday, 29 November 2015 they captured a Swiss citizen who had an international arrest warrant out for him and a red alert for supposedly carrying out aggravated robbery, aggression and threats in his home country. The arrested man is 32-year old Marc Edward Ruddi Chambon who …

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National Theater director Nini Caffaro has announced the suspension of activities at the National Theater as of this Sunday, 6 December 2015. The theater will undergo a major remodeling program with an estimated cost of RD$230 million, and Caffaro expects it to reopen in early March 2016. Caffaro said that all equipment and some installations …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has announced a green alert for floods in 10 provinces due to an approaching weather front from Haiti. Those provinces under alert are Santo Domingo, National District, San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana, El Seibo, La Altagracia (Higuey), Puerto Plata, Peravia (Bani), Hato Mayor and San Cristobal. The National Meteorological …

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