2016 – Page 23

In an article in Diplomat Magazine, Dominican ambassador to the United Kingdom, Federico Cuello comments that the Dominican Republic stands to lose big if the United Kingdom referendum set for 23 June 2016 votes in favor of leaving the European Union. UK exports to the DR, which are booming, would also evaporate overnight. Trade relations …

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The president of the Dominican Traders Federation (FDC) Ivan Garcia says that retail sales were down 8% in the first five months of the year. He said that this figure puts paid to the perception that electoral campaigns invigorate the economy. According to Garcia, the only businesses that benefit are advertising agencies, printers and media. …

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A mission of more than 40 Dominican free zone businesspeople is traveling to Cuba for exploratory meetings from 26 June to 2 July 2016. The mission has the backing of the National Council of Export Free Zones (CNZFE), the Embassy of Cuba in the Dominican Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Relations. The mission will …

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The Dominican government’s Ministry of the Presidency, Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Industry and Commerce and economists from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) have been holding talks for the validation of strategies for the strengthening of the value chain for rural tourism in Pedernales. The diagnostic studies are being …

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The northeastern city of San Francisco de Macoris was affected by a strike on Wednesday, 15 June 2016. The protest was called by political and social organizations as part of their demands for a recount in the recent municipal and congressional elections as well as the resignation of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Roberto …

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Agents from the Naval Intelligence Division of the Dominican Republic Armada (Navy) intercepted an illegal boat trip to Puerto Rico when they arrested five people on Sabana de Nisibon beach, in the eastern province of La Altagracia (Higuey). All of the men were arrested by a naval patrol before boarding a boat that was bound …

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Amnesty International released a new report on 15 June 2016 claiming illegal deportations of more than 100,000 people from the Dominican Republic to Haiti. The latest document “Where are we going to live? Migration and Statelessness in Haiti and the Dominican Republic” describes as “reckless” the way both governments have handled the deportation, expulsion and …

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Alfonso Rodriguez has received important backing from YouTube, which says it will exclude content of movies, TV series, concerts and shows by Dominican producers that has been uploaded without the authorization of its authors. Rodriguez is the founder of the TV portal, pelidom.com that streams Dominican content on the Internet and to which viewers can …

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The film “Death by a Thousand Cuts” has won the Grand Prize for documentaries at the Seattle International Film Festival 2016. Co-produced by the Pivot television network, the film was directed by Juan Mejia Botero and Jake Kheel. Death by a Thousand Cuts depicts the dangers and the chaos around the mass deforestation along the …

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The highest-ranked Dominican Republic tennis player ever, 35-year old Victor Estrella was in the Dominican Republic where he celebrated with friends after winning a slot in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Next week he plays in Wimbledon where he will try to go beyond the third round of matches he previously won in the US …

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