2015 – Page 321

One of President Danilo Medina’s closest aides, Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta says that there is still plenty of time for Medina to seek reelection should he so wish. Peralta was answering questions from journalists in response to statements by Presidential legal adviser Cesar Pina Toribio who said that there was not …

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The United States government is urging Caribbean countries to accept a new energy paradigm based on private investment in order to diversify its energy sources and reduce dependence on “Petrocaribe”, the Venezuelan subsidized oil program. Vice President Margarita Cedeno represented the Dominican Republic at the Caribbean Energy Security Summit held on Monday, 26 January 2015 …

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Poverty levels stalled in the Dominican Republic, as well as in most of Latin America from 2012 to 2013, according to a study presented on Monday, 26 January 2015 by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) at their annual meeting in Santiago, Chile. The study, “Social Panorama of Latin America 2014” …

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The executive vice president of the Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), Ruben Jimenez Bichara has guaranteed that the closing down of the AES Dominicana generators for routine large-scale maintenance up to 17 February will not disrupt the electricity supply. Jimenez Bichara said that the system is using other generators to supply the 319 megawatts that …

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Puerto Plata Tourism Cluster president Maximo Iglesias says that hotel occupancy rates by international tourists in the province have continued to increase. He said that according to reports received from local hotel owners, in some cases they were at 95% capacity. He went on to say that the increase in occupancy started after the area …

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The Ministry of Public Health, Environment and the Dominican Municipal League have announced they will be taking over waste disposal services in San Cristobal, a province where the city government has failed to provide a satisfactory service. A state of emergency has been declared in the province due to the poor quality of waste management, …

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At least six people were injured by shotgun pellets yesterday, Tuesday 27 January 2015, when members of the Specialized Corps of Border Security (Cesfront) were pelted with stones by alleged people traffickers near the border with Haiti. Cesfront, together with the Army, Immigration officers and a Public Prosecutor had gone to check several homes in …

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In a column in Hoy newspaper today, Wednesday 28 January 2015, sociologist Rosario Espinal writes that Dominicans may be headed towards a loveless marriage with former President Leonel Fernandez. According to Espinal, it is very likely that Leonel Fernandez will be the PLD presidential candidate in the 2016 national election, and it is very likely …

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Senator Amable Aristy Castro, who announced his resignation from the opposition PRSC party last week, has confirmed that he will now be leading the Partido Liberal de la Republica Dominicana La Estructura (PLRD). The party, which was headed by Andres Vanderhorst, was originally created in 1982 to serve as a propaganda movement to promote the …

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Recent research by the Dominicana Investiga polling company reveals that 80% of Dominicans between the ages of 15 and 40 say they “couldn’t live without their mobile phone.” 75% of those who do not have a smart phone say that acquiring one is their top priority, as reported in 7dias.com.do Of this same group, only …

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