2016 – Page 152

The Caribbean Series that opens on Monday, 1 February 2016 at the Quisqueya-Juan Marichal Stadium in Santo Domingo will be dedicated to Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame member Juan Marichal. Dominican Professional Baseball League president Leonardo Matos Berrido and Caribbean Baseball Confederation president Juan Francisco Puello made the announcement yesterday, Thursday 28 January 2016. They …

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The film, “Duarte, traicion y gloria” starring leading Dominican actor Ivan Garcia will be shown at the Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura in New York City this Saturday, 30 January 2016. The film by director Leo Silverio will be screened at 7pm at the Teatro Rafael Villalona located on the second floor, 541 West 145th St. …

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Dominican President Danilo Medina arrived in Quito, Ecuador on Tuesday evening, 26 January 2016 to attend the 4th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). Yesterday, Wednesday, 27 January 2016 he took part in the general debate along with the ceremonial passing of the Pro Tempore presidency of CELAC from Ecuador …

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Yesterday, Wednesday 27 January 2016 the Central Electoral Board (JCE) approved the regulations for distributing funds to 26 political parties, one provincial political movement and seven municipal movements that have been recognized by the JCE for participation in the 15 May 2016 general election. The JCE plenary also approved the order in which the parties …

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The National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) says that the Dominican Republic should have election debates. The business organization says that the Dominican Republic is the only country in Latin America with a democratic political system where presidential election debates are not held, despite the ANJE’s best efforts towards organizing such debates since the 1990s. …

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In a proposal made yesterday, Wednesday, 27 January 2016, the National Committee on the Fight Against Climate Change called on the Economic and Social Council (CES) to postpone the National Pact on the Reform of the Electricity Sector until after the next elections that will be held on 15 May 2016. The entities that make …

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On Wednesday, 27 January 2016, the Ministry of Public Works joined in the plans to prevent and reduce the presence of the Zika virus by deploying a large-scale fumigation and clean-up operation in the high-density, low-income neighborhood of Los Guaricanos and surrounding areas. The campaign, composed of the Ministry, the Santo Domingo North Mayor’s office …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations says that the Dominican Republic recently made a payment to the United Nations and therefore retains its right to vote in general assembly and specialized commissions. The DR had been on a list of countries excluded from voting in the 70th General Assembly. Minister of Foreign Relations Andres Navarro made …

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The lower price of imported wheat has not been reflected locally yet. According to economist Pavel Isa Conde, interviewed by El Nacional reporter Emilio Ortiz, the lower international prices of some foodstuffs and raw materials has not been reflected in the domestic market because the raw materials are regulated by import quotas meaning less competition. …

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The Altice Group, the telecommunications multinational that acquired the shares of Orange Dominicana and 80% of the shares of Tricom in the country in 2014 presented their achievements in 2015 around the world and in the Dominican Republic yesterday, Wednesday 27 January 2016. The company also announced that it would be investing some RD$6.2 billion …

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