2016 – Page 91

The National Hydraulic Resources Institute (INDRHI) announced yesterday, Wednesday, 6 April 2016, that they are about to launch a major operation to clean the irrigation systems in the north of the country, especially along the Yaque River. The plan is to help farmers take maximum advantage of the water that is supplied for their crops. …

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In Santiago yesterday afternoon, Wednesday 6 April 2016, the Cibao Ecological Society (SOECI) blamed the current water crisis in the Dominican Republic to indiscriminate deforestation practices and destruction of the areas where the sources of the country’s main rivers are located. SOECI executive director Luis Polanco told Diario Libre that the current situation was “very …

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Residents’ associations in the Cayetano Germosen neighborhood continue to oppose the installation of an animal shelter at the Santo Domingo city government’s chosen site. Yesterday, Wednesday 6 April 2016, environmentalists, microbiologists and veterinarians spoke at an event organized by the community to reject the project site. They also said it would endanger the health of …

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During the presentation of her credentials as ambassador for the Dominican Republic in Italy on Monday, 4 April 2016, Alba Maria (Peggy) Cabral met with President Sergio Matarella of Italy and the re-opening of the Italian Embassy in the Dominican Republic topped the agenda, according to a press release from the Dominican Embassy in Rome. …

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A recent CID Latinoamerica poll shows that incumbent mayor Roberto Salcedo is likely to be returned as National District mayor for a fourth term. Salcedo of the ruling PLD would receive 60% of the vote, followed by David Collado of the PRM with 33% and Karim Abu Naba’a with 4%. CID Latinoamerica surveyed 827 National …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito has requested judicial cooperation from his counterpart in Panama in the “Panama Papers” case, as reported in Diario Libre. He is asking for help in identifying companies or individuals among those involved in tax evasion through “offshore” companies. The request was sent through the Specialized Prosecutor for the Persecution of …

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After a four-year investigation, the case of the murder of a Taiwanese diplomat in Santo Domingo has been cracked, Chen Shih-kuei, head of the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC), confirmed Wednesday, 6 April 2016 in Taiwan. He attributed the outcome to Taiwan’s dispatching of an investigation team to the DR in January to re-examine the …

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According to authorities at the Las Americas International Airport, the United States government has canceled the visas of more than 9,000 Dominicans over the last two years. The cancellations include people from all social and economic strata including both governmental and diplomatic personnel. The reports obtained by El Nacional newspaper at the AILA airport state …

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Alfonso Rodriguez is promoting Pelidom as the Dominican Netflix. The plan is to attract all Dominican filmmakers and documentary producers to park their films so that people can watch the films on that platform for US$6.99, a dollar less than Netflix. The company is offering a four-day free trial run for people to test the …

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According to the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) a low-pressure trough associated with a frontal system has begun to affect provinces in the northwest, the north and some urban areas in the western part of the central Cibao Valley causing scattered showers. The rains will continue gradually along the coastal plain of the Atlantic as the …

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