2015 – Page 314

Reinforced border patrols at the border with Haiti prevented the entry of 26,000 migrants in January, or about 1,000 per day. Major General Jose Eugenio Matos de la Cruz of the Army says that the border security is being reinforced with new checkpoints on the 300-km long border. There are only four legal entry points …

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The Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) and the National Police will meet with the local transport association representatives tomorrow, Thursday 5 February 2015 to continue to discuss and organize transport routes. AMET director Pablo Arturo Pujols said that they have taken measures in some areas, such the bustling commercial intersection between Duarte and Paris avenues, but …

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The public transport union that operates the bus route from Mao along the northwest to Manzanillo Bay went on strike yesterday, Tuesday 3 February 2015, in demand for the government to rebuild the road that is in poor condition. Repair works started several months ago but have since stopped, as the workers have not been …

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The National Council for Dominican Communities Overseas (Condex) has signed an agreement with multinational International Strategic Partners Company (ISP) in order to offer discounts on Air Europa airline fares. Condex and ISP have also agreed to work towards improving the lives of Dominicans who live overseas by giving them the benefits of Club Condex, which …

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The Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Bautista Rojas Gomez says that they have ordered a halt to work at two of the four mines in operation in the Septentrional mountain range in the northwest of the country on the grounds that they were not working within the environmental regulations. He said that the …

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Ashmore Group analysts Jan Dehn and John Sfakianakis report that Venezuela is now unlikely to default on its public debt after the DR secured sovereign debt to buy back its debt at considerable savings, as commented by Dimitra DeFotis in a blog in Barrons. The DR used the proceeds from a recent US$2.5 billion bond …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has announced the arrests of several people with hundreds of portions of cocaine, crack and marijuana in Monte Plata, Santiago and the National District during a series of raids and operations. DNCD spokesman Dario Medrano said that the actions were based on intelligence work, following up on complaints from …

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At the preliminary hearing at the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) against Senator Felix Bautista and another six accused, the Public Prosecution service is trying to prove charges of money laundering, corruption and illegal gains. In the hearing yesterday, Tuesday 3 February 2015, assistant prosecutor Carlos Castillo said that Bautista had also committed the crimes …

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Construction has begun on the Centro Comercial Patio Colombia, the largest in northern Santo Domingo. There will be 20,000 square meters for stores. It is located on Avenida Republica de Colombia. The center will be easily accessed from the Carlos Perez Ricart, Monumental and Jacobo Majluta avenues where an estimated 25,000 families live. It will …

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The Gigantes del Cibao team representing the Dominican Republic defeated the Pinar del Rio of Cuba yesterday Tuesday 3 February 2015 in their first game in the Caribbean Series that is taking place from 2-8 February 2015 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The DR won the game with a final score of 6-1. http://www.diariolibre.com/deportes/2015/02/04/i997721_prez-garca-defensa-las-claves-primer-triunfo-criollo.html http://www.seriedelcaribepr.com/ …

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