2016 – Page 68

DR1 Daily News will not be updated on Monday, 2 May 2016, a public holiday in the Dominican Republic for the celebration of International Workers’ Day. While the actual day falls on Sunday, 1 May 2016, the Ministry of Labor announced it would be commemorated on 2 May, making this a long weekend. Headline stories …

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Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo has announced an increase in nationwide highway patrols for the International Workers’ Day long weekend. The country is expected to see an increase in domestic travel starting today, Friday, 29 April through Monday, 2 May 2016. The Ministry of Public Works has introduced what have proved to be highly …

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In its quarterly economic report, the Central Bank says that preliminary Gross Domestic Product results in real terms show that the Dominican Republic grew 6.1% between January and March 2016. The most dynamic sectors were mining (33.8%), finance intermediation (12.0%), health (9.6%), construction (8.8%), hotels, bars and restaurants (6.4%), education (6.3%), energy and water (6.2%), …

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The Dominican Republic has been trading with Cuba for many years and now there are reports that the two countries plan to take this a step further. The official Cuban government press service, Prensa Latina, reports that yesterday, Thursday 28 April 2016 Cuba and the DR established the terms of reference for a joint study …

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The National Statistics Office (ONE) has announced the completion of the National Farming Pre-Census 2015, whose data will be used as the basis for the Eighth National Farming Census. Nevertheless, ONE national director Pablo Tactuk says US$9 million was needed for the farming census. He said this has not been done in 34 years. According …

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The Ministry of Environment reports that leatherback sea turtles have been sighted laying their legs on Playa La Vacama on the east coast north of Punta Cana. The Environment Ministry’s coastal resources department is now monitoring the turtles. Leatherback turtles can grow to a length of two meters and weigh more than 1,000 pounds. This …

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The executive vice president of the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), Ruben Jimenez Bichara says that three new renewable projects have gone on line in the first four months of the year. They have a combined capacity of 110 megawatts: Larimar with 30 megawatts, Monte Plata Solar with 50 megawatts and San Pedro BioEnergy with 30 …

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Businessman Fernando Capellan was elected president of the Association for Development of Santiago (APEDI) during the organization’s ordinary general assembly yesterday, Thursday 28 April 2016. He announced that he was committed to promoting the identification and implementation of projects for the development and progress of the Santiago region and to strengthening APEDI as a leader …

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The Haitian government has banned overland imports of 23 key Dominican products for several years now. Now, Haitian businesses are asking the government to add another 22 products. The businesses say that Haiti needs more time to improve capacity to handle the imports through the border customs. http://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2016/04/29/417409/empresas-de-haiti-piden-vetar-mas-articulos-de-rd

Former President Leonel Fernandez has signed a memorandum of understanding with the City University of New York (CUNY) journalism school on behalf of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (Funglode) for the future signing of cooperation agreements between both institutions. The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and Funglode agreed to explore ways of working …

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