2015 – Page 39

Minister of Agriculture Angel Estevez says that cacao exports reached US$261.5 million in 2014-2015. This represents a 5.8% increase over the previous 12-month period. Estevez says there are ample opportunities for exports to increase because the market is growing. An estimated 40,000 families in rural areas depend on cacao for their livelihoods. The minister spoke …

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The cost of using the Internet in the Dominican Republic is among the highest in the region, but nevertheless, penetration of the service continues to increase. According to a study “Use of the Internet in Latin America” presented by Carlos Jimenez of Datanalisis in an interview with Listin Diario, 61% of the Dominican population has …

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The Dominican businessmen who have best managed their Internet presence are Fernando Capellan, Felipe Vicini, Fernando Hasbun and Eduardo Najri. Llorente & Cuenca publishes the results of a Latin American study that says that these four business leaders were ranked 42nd, 43rd, 46th and 48th in the Top 50 for the region. Rafael Angulo of …

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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$300 million loan to improve health-spending efficiency in the Dominican Republic The IDB says that the purpose of the loan is to help consolidate the social security system coverage and improve health-spending efficiency by expanding the reforms that the country has already been implementing in these sectors. …

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Brugal Rum has launched its premium rums “Leyenda” and Papa Andres Edicion Alegria y Fusion in time for the Christmas holidays. Meanwhile, the Barcelo rum company is advertising its new premium rum, Dubar Imperial.

In a statement released on Thursday, 19 November 2015, Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito explained why he decided not to appeal the Supreme Court of Justice ruling to file away the case for corruption against former director of the Supervisory Office of Public Works (OISOE), now senator Felix Bautista, who is also the organizational secretary …

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Hundreds of taxi drivers on the main urban routes in Santiago took part in more than 30 simultaneous protests against Uber, the private taxi service. They also expressed their demands for the city government of Santiago and the Ministry of Public Works to pave city streets and avenues. The protestors took over key city points …

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MLB All Star Robinson Cano and his RC22 Foundation have helped fund the new RC22 DREAM Education Center in his hometown of San Pedro de Macoris. Before the inauguration, Cano was honored at the 4th DREAM Annual Benefit: Suenos 2015 in New York City that took place yesterday, Thursday, 19 November 2015 at the 40/40 …

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The producer of the “Divertido con Jochi” nighttime TV show, Edilenia Tactuk has won the contract to produce the Soberano Awards for 2016 and 2017. The ceremony is the leading show business event of the year, the Dominican equivalent of the Oscars. The announcement was made by the Show Business Association (Acroarte) and the sponsor, …

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After receiving nominations in 21 categories, Juan Basanta’s thriller “La Gunguna” won 18 awards during the La Silla Awards ceremony presented by the members of the Dominican Association of Professionals of the Movie Industry (Adocine) on Wednesday evening, 18 November 2015. La Gunguna won the best film, best director, best actor (Gerardo Mercedes) best script …

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