2016 – Page 3

The Police is accusing 51-year old Pedro Santiago Barinas Valdez of the ownership of equipment used to print money. Barinas was arrested in Santo Domingo with US$121 in fake US dollars. The authorities later seized a machine used to print US dollars at his residence in Bella Vista in Santiago. Likewise, it was reported that …

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The Dominican women’s volleyball team defeated Puerto Rico in straight sets yesterday in the continuing of the XV Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup playing to a full house of around 6,000 spectators at the Ricardo Arias Volleyball Pavilion in the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo. The DR won 25-22, 25-20, 25-23. With …

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Today is the last day to register to compete in the Puntacana Tri Summer Fest. The organizers have announced the deadline is on 7 July 2016 unless registrations previously surpass the participation limit. In its 6th year, the Puntacana Tri Summer Fest is regarded as one of the most important triathlon and open water competitions …

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Cinemateca Dominicana is presenting Argentinean films at the Plaza de la Cultura hall from 8-13 July 2016. The Embassy of Argentina has helped organize the event in coordination with the Dominican government Film Agency (DGCINE). The festival commemorates the 200th anniversary of Argentinean independence. Among the films are: “Revolucion: El cruce de los Andes” (2010), …

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The National Dance School (Endanza), directed by Marinella Sallent, will present “Danza en Verano” on 9 and 10 July 2016 at the Maximo Aviles Blonda Hall of the Palacio de Bellas Artes on Av. Maximo Gomez. The performance will include contemporary and classic dances to the tune of Dominican music. Saturday, 9 July performance is …

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During the meeting of the Political Committee of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) at their head office the ruling political party chose Senator Reinaldo Pared Perez (PLD National District) to preside the Senate and President Danilo Medina’s sister, Lucia Medina (PLD-San Juan de la Maguana) to preside the Chamber of Deputies. Senator Dionis Sanchez (PLD-Pedernales) …

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The Association of Herrera and Santo Domingo Province Industries (AEIH) has asked the authorities to investigate who is hoarding dollars and provoking a lack of the currency circulating in the Dominican Republic. Antonio Taveras Guzman, president of AEIH, said that he has received complaints of the difficulty in obtaining dollars needed by the industries to …

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The Domain Extinction Bill was passed in the Senate. The bill was submitted by senators Adriano Sanchez Roa, Julio Cesar Valentin and Charlie Mariotti and seeks to create new legal tools to seize goods obtained by organized crime and drug trafficking. The bill is known by its name in Spanish “Proyecto de Ley sobre Juicios …

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The mayor of Santo Domingo North, Francisco Fernandez announced at a press conference on 5 July 2016 that he is ending the legal process to contest the election results, thus recognizing the victory of PLD candidate Rene Polanco. Fernandez said that he has made his decision so that peace and stability would be guaranteed in …

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On Monday, 4 July 2016, Minister of Foreign Relations Andres Navarro acknowledged that although the “informal Haitian regime” hinders the formal dialogue with the Dominican Republic, relations between the two nations are stable. As a case in point, the two countries are meeting on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 July 2016, in Santo Domingo, for …

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