2016 – Page 70

Speaking on TV on Tuesday, 26 April 2016, Alianza Pais presidential candidate Guillermo Moreno proposed to change the Dominican model of government from one that encourages political patronage through the creation of public sector jobs to one that promotes the productive sector to ensure private sector job creation. He said he would promote a revolution …

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Luis Abinader, running for the PRM opposition party, says that if he is elected President on 15 May 2016 he will carry out a complete overhaul of government in support of job creation, a 40% reduction in power rates, improved quality of education, creating the conditions for an independent prosecution service and justice, as well …

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Former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani says that the Dominican public safety system is dysfunctional and needs a complete restructuring. Speaking at the presentation of the public safety program requested by PRM presidential candidate Luis Abinader yesterday, Wednesday 27 April 2016, Giuliani said: “Corruption must be eliminated from the top to the bottom. If …

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In a written statement, the National Hotel & Restaurant Association (Asonahores) says that while it backs the construction of the Hard Rock Hotel in Santo Domingo, it maintains that any project needs to fulfill the established regulations. In an interview published by Diario Libre yesterday, Wednesday 27 April 2016 Asonahores executive vice president Arturo Villanueva …

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The Green Action Foundation president has told reporters from Diario Libre that the rivers surrounding the city of Constanza could disappear as a result of deforestation and extraction of construction material from riverbeds in the area. Nelson Bautista warned that the rivers are in a “sudden death” situation due to the intensive felling of trees …

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Many of the country’s transport cartels as well shared taxi drivers have described the recent proposal made by CONATRA for the authorities to remove some 40,000 junk vehicles from the roads of Greater Santo Domingo and Santiago as “inconsiderate and antidemocratic.” Drivers on many of the main routes in Santo Domingo, along Winston Churchill, Bolivar, …

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According to a report released yesterday afternoon, Wednesday 27 April 2016, a total of 36 people have lost their lives and another 60 have been seriously injured on the Las Americas Highway over the last 16 months. Excess speed, recklessness, motorcycle racing, lack of illumination and the poor condition of some stretches of the expressway …

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As part of the International Jazz Day celebrations, jazz musicians in the Dominican Republic are holding a jazz concert at the Plaza Independencia (Central Park) in Puerto Plata city. Pengbian Sang & Retro Jazz and the Sandy Gabriel Big Band (with Anthony Jefferson as special guest) will be playing in the free concert this Saturday, …

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Several jazz groups will be playing at the Agora Mall in Santo Domingo to mark International Jazz Day this Saturday, 30 April 2016. From 5:30pm at the Central Atrium. Free. Read more about upcoming events at http://www.dr1.com/calendar To read more news, see the DR1 News Archives at: http://dr1.com/premium/news/2016/index.shtml

President Danilo Medina inaugurated a renewable energy plant in the eastern province of San Pedro de Macoris yesterday Tuesday 26 April 2016. The San Pedro Bio-Energy (SPBE) has a 30- megawatt power generation capacity. The new plant was built at a cost of RD$4.5 billion and is co-managed by Putney Capital Management. At the inaugural …

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