2015 – Page 43

World Bank Group member IFC announced a RD$450 million (approximately US$10 million) loan for the ADOPEM S.A. Savings and Credit Bank on Monday 16 November 2015 to boost lending to entrepreneurs. IFC’s support will enable ADOPEM to make an additional 140,000 microloans over the next seven years, a 70% increase from June 2015. About two …

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The PRSC says that it will soon be announcing whether or not it will form an alliance with the PLD for the next elections. Secretary General and spokesman in the Deputies’ Chamber for the party, Ramon Rogelio Genao, revealed that PRSC president Federico Antun Batlle has met with President Danilo Medina twice and a third …

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The French embassy in the Dominican Republic has opened up a book of condolences following last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris that left at least 129 people dead. Foreign Minister Andres Navarro, former President Hipolito Mejia, the president of the Constitutional Court Milton Ray Guevara and Environment Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez were among the first …

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Another municipal council member has been murdered, this time in Hato Mayor. Radhames Bonilla Reyes, known as Moni El Pollero, aged 47 and a member of the PRD was stabbed to death at 4am yesterday, Tuesday 17 November 2015 outside his home in the municipality of El Valle. Last week a PRSC councilor, Venancio de …

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Enjoy an evening of good contemporary music with Robi Draco Rosa, Ximena Sarinana and Vicente Garcia at the National Theater this Saturday, 21 November 2015. Santo Domingo Pop is the name of the concert. Tickets are for sale at Uepa Tickets. Restaurants have been invited to sell Dominican fusion food at the event. Tickets are …

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In an electoral year, the Presidency has announced that for the first time it will be sponsoring Christmas concerts all around the country as of Friday, 4 December 2015. The shows will include top performers like Miriam Cruz, Eddy Herrera, Pochy Familia, Jose Pena Suazo, Sergio Vargas, Kinito Mendez, Johnny Ventura, Mozart La Para, Chiquito …

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Minister of Foreign Relations Andres Navarro has confirmed that President Danilo Medina will be traveling to Paris to attend the Paris Climate Summit (COP21). The event will take place from 30 November to 11 December 2015. Navarro also praised France and the United Nations for confirming that Paris would host the event, despite the terrorist …

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Major polls published prior to Tuesday 17 November 2015 show that President Danilo Medina is most likely to win the 2016 general election in a first round. Nevertheless, with corruption scandals pecking away at his popularity, Medina announced this week for the first time that he was giving his main rival, the PRM’s Luis Abinader …

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