2017 – Page 132

Drug gangs disputing points of sale have brought terror to the El Mango and El Matadero barrios in Salcedo, Hermanas Mirabal province. Police and DNCD agents reportedly occupied the barrios yesterday, 19 July 2017, as reported in Listin Diario, after four persons were killed and at least three were injured in rival drug gang clashes. …

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The Lajun Corporation, which is in charge of the operation of the Duquesa dump, issued a press notice where it presents their side of the story. The company says they are being paid on average US$2 per ton of refuse, while the regional average is US$11. The company is asking for a rate of US$9 …

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Former judge Juan Miguel Castillo told reporters that if the government extends the permits issued to foreigners, mostly Haitians, seeking to regularize their status this would be in violation of the Constitution. Castillo said that the law that created the National Foreigner Legalization Plan (PNRE), Law 169-14, and Decree 327-14 gave a time frame for …

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Hiddekel Morrison says Claro’s 4.5G recent announcement is fake advertising. Local technology expert Hiddekel Morrison disputed the new Claro telecom promotion that they are offering 4.5G technology to their mobile customers. Morrison said that the Claro service reaches a maximum of 390 megabits per second, much slower than the 1,000 Mb per second of 4.5G …

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The president of the organizing committee of the 14th National Sports Games Edi Medina said these will be the least costly sports games to ever be held in the country. He said that to reduce the need to build sports installations, the competitions will be held in the province of Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo) but also …

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The Minister of Economy Isidoro Santana and Antonio Vargas, the director general of Multilateral Cooperation, inspected the remodeling, expansion and cleanup of the Dajabon bi-national market on the border with Haiti. The expansion is scheduled to be inaugurated this summer by President Danilo Medina. Vargas said the European Union contributed €5 million to the project, …

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Administrative Minister of the Presidency José Ramón Peralta admitted to participants in a recent Dominican Association of Exporters (AdoExpo) activity that farm exports are sluggish and could be more. He was the keynote speaker at the AdoExpo luncheon. He spoke on “The Dominican Economy: Present Situation and Opportunities for the Export Sector.” Peralta admitted most …

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The new director of the Transport Institute (Intrant) Franchesca de los Santos says the goal of the organization is to enhance the safety of Dominican roads and reduce traffic accidents operating under Law 63-17. She spoke after a first meeting of the board of the Intrant that integrates the government transport-related entities. She explained that …

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The National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) announced the new members of the Supreme Court of Justice and the members of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) on the evening of Wednesday, 19 July 2017. The CNM met on Wednesday and completed the deliberations after interviewing 83 candidates. The four new judges of the Supreme Court …

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The drama hall of the National Theater, the Sala Ravelo, will be presenting Le Prenom, a dramatic comedy written by Alexandre de la Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte on weekends in September at the National Theater. The play is about Vincent who is about to become a father. At a meeting with childhood friends he announces …

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