2015 – Page 286

The Minister for Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE), Olicier Pieriche, has condemned what he described as “discriminatory acts” committed against Haitian nationals living in the Bahamas. Bahamas recently attended the Caricom meeting where member nations agreed to halt business with the Dominican Republic in protest at the DR enacting a National Foreigner Legalization Plan. The plan …

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The Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD) is calling on the Ministry of Interior and Police and Haitian authorities to come up with “intelligent formulas” to help and speed up the process of legalization of Haitian workers in the Dominican Republic. The main obstacle to their regularization has been the Haitian authorities’ delay in issuing birth certificates, …

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The Union of Medium-sized and Small Flour Goods Manufacturers (UMPIH) have announced that the price of one unit of “pan de agua,” a staple bread roll, would go up to RD$7, a RD$2 increase if the government does not come through with compensatory measures. In an announcement made yesterday, Thursday 5 March 2015, UMPIH president …

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Kelvin Dushnisky, co-president of Barrick Gold Corporation in the Dominican Republic, has announced that the silver medals for the 2015 Toronto Pan American Games would be made from metals mined at the Barrick Gold Corporation mine in Pueblo Viejo, Sanchez Ramirez (Cotui) province. The gold will be sourced from the Barrick Hemlo mine in Ontario, …

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The Dominican National Women’s Volleyball Team (Under-23 category) will play a series of games against its counterpart from Japan at the courts of the Dominican Air Force starting tomorrow, Saturday, 7 March 2015. The games will take place on 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13 March at 3:30pm. The final game on 13 March …

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With action at Santiago’s new FIFA standard football stadium, the first season of the newly created Dominican Football League (LDF) opens in the Dominican Republic this Sunday, 8 March 2015 with the inaugural game between the Cibao Futbol Club and the Atletico Vega Real at the PUCMM football field at 3pm. Tickets are for sale …

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The Embassy of Japan is presenting an exhibition of Calendars of Japan at Galeria 360 shopping mall. For over 15 years, the Embassy has exhibited the calendars that are described as works of art as well as utilitarian tools. Some 130 calendars are presented this year. They show the work of famous Japanese photographers, depict …

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The Minister of Interior and Police and the National Police Chief have confirmed that the pension granted to the former director of the National Police’s Central Anti-Narcotics Directorate (Dican), who is accused of stealing 950 kg of cocaine along with other officers linked to the case, is legal. Minister Jose Ramon Fadul and Major General …

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The chairman of the Round Table of Commonwealth Countries in the Dominican Republic, Fernando Gonzalez Nicolas says that the Dominican government should withdraw its membership application to the Community of Caribbean States (Caricom). In a press release, Gonzalez said the membership does not make political or economic sense for the DR. He said the country …

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In a statement issued at the conclusion of the 26th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community held from 26-27 February 2015 in Nassau, Bahamas, the Caricom countries called for maintaining a posture of “no business as usual” with the Dominican Republic. In the statement, the Caricom countries insisted …

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