2017 – Page 11

The Police have accused two Bulgarian tourists, identified as Radichev Radich Ivanov and Alexander Sadey of credit card fraud after they were caught reportedly trying to skim money from an Asociación Nacional de Ahorros y Préstamos automated teller machine in Puerto Plata. The Bulgarians were caught when installing a skimming device at the ATM located …

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An XL Airways France flight had to return to the Punta Cana International Airport just five minutes after taking off. The pilot notified controllers of difficulties with the main landing gear. That flight had taken off on Friday, 15 December 2017 at 9:46pm en route to Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris. Onboard were …

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The president of the Association of Industries of Herrera and the Province of Santo Domingo (AEIH), Antonio Taveras Guzman, criticized the new appointment of three members of the National Commission for the defense of Competitiveness (ProCompetencia) in violation of transparency and due process. He said that Law 42-08 establishes that the President is required to …

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The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Small Business (MICM) announced the Small Business Center of the UNPHU University in Santo Domingo won a grant for US$52,500 from the Small Business Network of the Americas (SBNA) of the United States. The purpose of the grant is to support and expand the SBNA through projects designed to …

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The Regional Center for Economic Sustainable Strategies (CREES) revealed that the Non-Financial Public Sector Debt was US$40,047 million at the close of October, which is 54.3% of the Gross Domestic Product. CREES based the estimates on data provided by the Ministry of Hacienda that shows an annual average public debt increase of 14.4% from 2000 …

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President Danilo Medina and former President Leonel Fernandez, the two main leaders of the ruling PLD party, embraced during the Saturday, 16 December 2017 wedding of Candy Sibeli Medina at the Santo Domingo Cathedral on Saturday, 16 December 2017. The photographers were prompt to catch the embrace of the two politicians that have marked differences …

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The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) has sent to the Executive Branch its proposed bill for increased government participation and oversight in mining projects in the Dominican Republic. “This is a historical bet on an unprecedented win-win mining model to exploit the riches of the subsoil,” said Minister Antonio Isa Conde. The Ministry of …

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The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States Secretary of Agriculture announced the complete lifting of the Federal Order banning certain fruits and vegetables from the Dominican Republic into the United States. Earlier, the ban had been partially lifted. The full lifting of the ban was announced after no medflies have …

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Venid y Adoremos is the name of the Dominican art exhibition commemorative of the Christmas time on display throughout the Galeria 360 mall. The participating artists are Alberto Houllemont, Pedro Gallardo, Lizette Mejía, Lucio Spitaleri, Emerén Haché, Osiris Gómez, Rosa Esther Lamarche, Pedro Veras, Ariel Soto, José Morillo (Galeria Bodden). The works are inspired on …

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The Panamerican Weightlifting Championships will take place in Santo Domingo from 12-18 May 2018. The best weightlifters from the Americas will be participating, including Yuderquis Contreras and Candida Vasquez, winner of gold in the Toronto Panamerican Games. The event is organized by the Dominican Weightlifting Federation with the support of the International Weightlifting Federation. The …

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