2016 – Page 142

The Dominican Republic Exporters Association (ADOEXPO) estimates that trade between the DR and Haiti dropped US$400 million in 2015. During the year, Haiti imposed several bans on imports from the DR affecting trade. The decline also reflects the continuing economic and political crisis affecting the neighboring country. Adoexpo president Sadala Khoury says that 2015 was …

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The Regional Center for Sustainable Economic Studies (CREES) says that conditions must be created for a competitive business environment that encourages the creation of companies and increases jobs and exports to reduce poverty. CREES says that in order to achieve these objectives, structural reforms must be implemented that reduce fuel prices, the cost of cargo …

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The January 2016 Gallup-Hoy poll revealed that 93% of eligible voters believe there is discrimination in the application of the law by the judiciary. An overwhelming 94% of those polled also said that there is corruption in the judiciary, while 71% believed that the judiciary operates poorly, and 78% say that the prosecutors and judges …

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Lawyers in Higuey have presented a case for corruption against Higuey city mayor Karen Aristy. Lawyers Ramon Nunez Marte and Jose Luis Hernandez Cedeno say that the mayor has used her influence in the city hall in favor of the Amable Aristy Castro company, which belongs to her parents and in which she is a …

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Without losing a single game, Mexico won the Caribbean Series between the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Cuba that took place at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium in Santo Domingo. In the final game, Mexico (Venados de Mazatlan) defeated Venezuela (Tigres de Aragua) 1-0. Dominican fans were bitterly disappointed, as the Leones del Escogido …

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Dominican tennis player 35-year old Victor Estrella won the US$520,000 cash prize Quito Open this weekend, 6-7 February 2016. He repeated a victory he had already obtained in 2015. The win propelled him to ranking 56th in the world, up from 58th. Estrella lost 4-6 in the first set against Thomaz Bellucci, but came back …

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The Association of Show Business Reporters (Acroarte) has just released the list of the nominations for the Soberano Awards 2016. There are 175 nominations in 36 categories for the awards that will be delivered in an Oscars Awards-style evening on 15 March 2016 at the National Theater in Santo Domingo. The awards are sponsoring by …

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The National Institute for Early Childhood Care (Inaipi) has announced the opening of a day care center in Los Platanitos, Santiago province. This is the 28th daycare center opened nationwide by the program that is supervised by the First Lady’s Office. The daycare center can accommodate 226 children under the age of five from 7am …

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Work is progressing on the construction of what will be the largest convention hall in the Dominican Republic at the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Mirex) Malecon headquarters. The hall will have seating for 4,500 people. The government is building the convention hall in Santo Domingo to host the Ordinary General Assembly of the Organization of …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has announced the signing of an agreement with the Union de Instituciones Educativas Privadas (UDIEP), the organization that represents private schools. The new agreement gives UDIEP members access to Civil Registry data in order to verify the identity of their students and their parents. The aim is to save the …

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