2016 – Page 83

Canadian Roman Catholic nun Joan Tinkess has just published a book, “No Turning Back” on her experiences in the Dominican Republic where she arrived to work as a missionary in Yamasa, to the north of Santo Domingo in 1958, when dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo was still in power. She ended up spending two more decades …

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New and used car dealers will be meeting at the Ciudad Ganadera fairground in Santo Domingo to sell their cars from next Thursday, 21 to Monday, 25 April 2016. Prospective car buyers can also obtain financing at the event. The companies are offering 10% down on new cars and 15% down on used cars, with …

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President Danilo Medina has formally launched the construction of the “most important cleanup project ever built in the country,” a water treatment plant for the Ozama River being built at a cost of EUR55.7 million. Spanish construction firm Incatema Consulting will be in charge of its implementation. During the inauguration yesterday, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 …

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Central Bank governor Hector Valdez Albizu is taking part in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank spring meetings, which are being held between 13 and 16 April in Washington, DC. Valdez Albizu has scheduled important meetings with IMF Western Hemisphere Department director Alejandro Werner, during which they will review the situation of …

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National Business Council (Conep) president Rafael Blanco Canto, speaking yesterday afternoon Wednesday, 13 April 2016 expressed fears that the Dominican Republic would not be able to withstand any more debt. Blanco Canto mentioned the excessive government spending during the presidential campaign. “Any fiscal deficit ends up being covered by foreign debt, because there is no …

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The most recent opinion poll by Alfonso Cabrera & Asociados carried out between 8-10 April 2016 shows that President Danilo Medina of the ruling PLD would receive 50.1% of the vote compared to 42.9% for his leading rival, Luis Abinader of the PRM, followed by Guillermo Moreno with 4.5%, Minou Tavarez 1.2%, Pelegrin Castillo 0.8%, …

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Dominican Foreign Minister Andres Navarro held a meeting with his Haitian counterpart, recently appointed Pierrot Deilenne, yesterday, Wednesday 13 April 2016, to announce the resumption of talks between both countries. Commenting on the overland import ban that Haiti has imposed on 23 Dominican products, Deilenne denied the existence of a ban. He said that “these …

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The Industrial Development and Competitiveness Center (Proindustria) has chosen the Reservas Trust to administer the RD$100 million Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium Industries (FIPYMI). Both entities signed a service contract that says that Reservas Trust will administer these funds, only and exclusively for granting fiduciary guarantees to financial intermediaries that approve loans for small …

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Neurologist Jose Silie Ruiz told reporters yesterday Wednesday, 13 April 2016 that he “hopes to God that [the country does] not suffer from an outbreak of Guillian Barre Syndrome (GBS).” Speaking to reporters from Diario Libre, Dr. Silie said that the syndrome has a 25% mortality rate and could cost patients between RD$10,000 and RD$15,000 …

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The lack of rainfall is causing water shortage across the Cibao Valley with serious implication for livestock grazing and farming in the area, particularly the northwest, which is the one of the country’s most arid farming areas. According to local farmers, the drought is affecting their production on a large scale as reported by the …

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