2016 – Page 109

The National Police and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) have signed a cooperation agreement to fight organized crime in the DR. Police chief, Major General Nelson Peguero Paredes and the assistant director of the International Operations Division at FBI Headquarters, Carlos Cases signed the agreement, and Ambassador James Brewster also represented the …

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Former mayor of La Vega, Fausto Ruiz has been chosen as the PRM candidate for deputy for the province. Ruiz initially aspired to run for mayor on the PRD ticket. He decided to run for deputy after failing to reach an alliance for the post with the PRD or PLD. “If I did a good …

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If the presidential election were to be held today, 60.3% of voters would give a yes to re-election for President Danilo Medina of the ruling PLD party. 30.6% would vote for Luis Abinader of the PRM and PRSC alliance. Guillermo Moreno of AlPais would obtain 3.5% of the vote, enough to maintain its category as …

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According to the Mexican cement company, Cemex, the reason the construction of the Carretera Gregorio Luperon (Carretera de Maimon) has been halted is because the contracting Office of Supervisory Engineering Works of the State (OISOE) maintains a RD$300 million debt with them for works already carried out. “We recognize the importance of the highway and …

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Vice Admiral Edmundo Felix Pimentel reports that an Armada (Navy) patrol was able to rescue a nine-year old boy who had supposedly been kidnapped by a Canadian man. Pimentel said that the patrol received a call from Rafael Santos Valdez who reported that an unidentified person had taken his son near the beach at Los …

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27-year old French tourist Alexis Jonathan Boudet died over the weekend of 12-13 March 2016 when he was run over by the boat that had transported him to Bahia de las Aguilas. As reported in Hoy, Boudet was scuba diving in the area with his girlfriend and two other friends when he sustained serious head …

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48-year old Dressage rider Yvonne Losos de Muniz took the Rio de Janeiro Olympics spot available for Central and South American competitors. She wins the right to be the first Dominican to compete in the equestrian events in an Olympic Games. She qualified riding Foco Loco and Dondolo competing in the Wellington, Florida at the …

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Six rooms at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, California are now dedicated to the 50-year career of Dominican fashion designer Oscar de la Renta. “Oscar de la Renta: The Retrospective” is described as a “full bloom tribute to the dazzling career of a man who truly celebrated life”. The exhibit is open 12 …

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The International Documentary Festival (RDoc) opened in Santo Domingo this weekend, 12-13 March 2016. The festival, conceived by Ana Paola Van Dalen Alejandro Andujar from Spain, brings together producers from Latin America, Central America, the Caribbean and the DR to screen their documentaries. The festival has the backing of the IDFA Bertha Fund, the Centro …

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The European Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic has announced it will be hosting the Dominican Republic Forum to promote the country as a tourist destination. Special guest speakers will be Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia and ambassador Alberto Navarro, head of the European Union delegation in the Dominican Republic. The event is …

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