2015 – Page 326

The United States signed a military reciprocity agreement for increased cooperation with US military personnel deployed to the Dominican Republic on Tuesday, 20 January 2015. Foreign Minister Andres Navarro and Defense Minister William Munoz Delgado signed the agreement on behalf of the DR. Ambassador James Brewster and John Kelly, chief of the US Southern Command …

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Chief of Police Major General Manuel Castro Castillo signed the Criminal History Information Sharing (CHIS) memorandum of cooperation at the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Washington, D.C. on 14 January 2015. ICE Director Sarah Saldana signed on behalf of the US. Deputy Assistant Secretary Luis E. Arreaga of the US Department …

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A Cibao Economic Center (CEC) poll places presidential hopeful Luis Abinader in a comfortable position to win the nomination for the presidency for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), a PRD dissident group. Abinader received 57.6% of the voters’ intentions among the PRM rank and file, against 41.6% who said they would prefer to vote for …

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A poll by the Cibao Economic Center (CEC) reveals that the pre-presidential candidates with the highest rejection rates are PRD president Miguel Vargas with 75.6%, down from 78.5% in an October poll, followed by Leonel Fernandez, president of the PLD and former 12-year President of the Republic, with 60.1%, up from 54.4% in the October …

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The legal authorities have ordered the arrests of 1,396 people who were found to be making repeated hoax calls to the National Emergency System n 911. The men and women who were arrested are being sent to the Specialized Prosecutor for High Tech Criminal Activity under Judge John Hendry Reynoso. The Specialized Prosecutor will decide …

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As the Dominican Professional Baseball League Championship reaches the final best-of-nine series between the Gigantes del Cibao and the Estrellas Orientales, the lead has switched back and forth. The Estrellas won the first two games by wide margins, and then the Gigantes came charging back, winning three in a row to take the lead in …

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DR1 Daily News digest will not be updated tomorrow, Wednesday 21 January 2015, a national holiday. The holiday commemorates the day of Our Lady of Altagracia, the religious protector of the Dominican people according to Catholic tradition. The main celebration takes place in Higuey, where the Basilica La Altagracia, the largest church in the Dominican …

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During a ceremony held yesterday Monday 19 January 2015, marking the start of talks to consolidate the National Electricity Sector Reform Plan, Administrative Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo said that the sector could not carry on being a bottomless pit devouring public money. The talks are being held between members of the government, business …

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According to Chile’s General Director of International Economic Relations, Andres Rebolledo, Chile and the Dominican Republic plan to formally start negotiations towards a free trade agreement (FTA) in April this year. Free trade agreements, including one in the pipeline with Canada that was at an advanced stage, were put on hold after the signing of …

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In the 29 months since Danilo Medina took office, the government has financed around RD$33.8 billion worth of agricultural projects, coming close to achieving the four-year target of RD$40 million. In 2014 alone, according to Banco Agricola administrator Carlos Seguros Foster, speaking at a press conference at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Monday 19 Janaury 2015, …

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