2016 – Page 37

President Danilo Medina travels to Cuba today, Friday, 3 June 2016 to attend the Seventh ACS Summit of Heads of State and/or Government. The regional meeting, which takes place tomorrow, Saturday 4 June 2016, will follow up on initiatives for promoting sustainable development in the Greater Caribbean through consultation, cooperation and concerted action. The meeting …

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The Dominican business sector is invited to attend the private business forum, “Building a Hemispheric Partnership for Sustainability: The Role of the Private Sector” at the Santo Domingo Sheraton in Santo Domingo on 15 June 2016. The event is being held concurrently with the 46th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) that …

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The Ministries of Environment and Industry and Commerce have announced that the Dominican Republic was able to present expert legal counsel and win its first commercial arbitrage case — that of Corona Materials (Walvis) v. Dominican Republic on 31 May 2016. The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) heard the case. The Arnold …

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In an unprecedented move, the president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) gave a 55-minute TV speech yesterday evening, Thursday 2 June 2016 to defend the organization of the general elections under his mandate. The speech was broadcast by several TV channels. Rosario defended the JCE, saying that it had fulfilled its role despite all …

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After more than a week on hunger strike, Manuel Jimenez, who ran for mayor in Santo Domingo East, was hospitalized at the Centro Medico UCE in Santo Domingo yesterday, Thursday 2 June 2016. He has been on hunger strike since last Friday, 27 May 2016 with several other candidates who are demanding the annulment of …

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The restrictions imposed by the Haitian authorities on the export of 23 products could cost the Dominican Republic US$800 million a year, according to consultant Vladimir Pimentel, while presenting a report “Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade Between the Dominican Republic and Haiti,” sponsored by the European Union. The Haitian government has banned these products from entering …

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In his Diario Libre editorial today, Friday 3 June 2016, Adriano Miguel Tejada writes that the outcome of United States election could be a lose-lose situation for the Dominican Republic. He says both candidates will probably bring about deterioration in relations between the two countries. On the positive side he says that Hillary Clinton has …

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A South Carolina couple, Charles and Katherine Fritz who had frequently vacationed in Punta Cana decided to downsize by passing on most of their possessions to their children and chose to retire in the DR. But instead of opting for Punta Cana, they have rented an apartment with a view of the Caribbean Sea in …

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National District firefighters have revealed the identity of the young man who died after a Sangyong SUV swerved off the Malecon and fell into the sea at around 3am on Thursday, 2 June 2016 as 24-year old Domingo Antonio Polanco. According to reports, the driver lost control as he tried to avoid hitting a taxi …

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The media has been focusing more on the red carpet than on the actual Soberano Awards show that followed, or on the winners. Dominicans have been sharing humorous memes on social media, and yesterday Thursday 2 June 2016, Hoy newspaper’s online edition featured many of the memes, which light-heartedly compare Dominican celebrities to their supposed …

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