2017 – Page 142

Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Ruben Darío Paulino Sem says that the security and people smuggling at the border with Haiti is under control. In a press conference on Monday, 10 July 2017, he said the Ministry is working in coordination with the Migration Agency (DGM), the Dominican Army and the Specialized Border Security Corps …

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According to an article in El Dia newspaper, the flow of undocumented Haitians into the Dominican Republic depends to a large part on assistance from Dominicans. The Haitians will walk as well as get lifts from motorcycles or cars to reach their destinations. The article states that the Haitians will often travel in groups and …

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According to the Tax Agency (DGII) at the end of 2016, 71.5% vehicles in circulation in the Dominican Republic are imported from Japan. Toyota has 35.8% and Honda 16.5% market share, respectively. The other most popular brands are Nissan, Mitsubishi and Daihatsu. Volkswagen only had 2.5% market share, while Mercedes Benz has 1.6% of the …

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Tahseen Sayed, the World Bank country director for Caribbean countries, is visiting the Dominican Republic this week to discuss the World Bank’s support for the country. She will be meeting with President Danilo Medina, Vice President Margarita Cedeño and the economic team of the Medina administration, head by Minister of Economy Isidoro Santana and Minister …

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The farmers’ produce market located in the Honduras neighborhood of Santo Domingo is now the most modern in the city. Mayor David Collado was there yesterday to formally reopen the market that dates back to 1965 after a RD$23 million remodelling. There are 70 vendor stalls in the market. The city government added a medical …

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The new director of the government transport coordinating agency, Intrant, engineer Claudia Franchesca de los Santos alerted the public during an interview with Huchi Lora on Channel 11 TV, that everyone who has an outstanding traffic fine will need to pay it to get their driver’s license renewed. The system is also expected to tie …

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The 911 emergency service that was expanded only last month into the north of the country has already processed 4,671 emergency calls. According to user statistics, there is an 88% satisfaction rating of the new service. 911 now operates in Santiago and extends out to Navarrete, Puerto Plata, Montellano, Imbert, Luperón and Sosúa-Cabarete. The service …

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Yesterday, Monday 10 July 2017, President Danilo Medina presided over the inauguration of the new main headquarters of the European Union Delegation in the Dominican Republic. The EU ambassador to the Dominican Republic Alberto Navarro welcomed President Medina and spoke of the privileged relationship the European Union has with the Dominican Republic. The European Union …

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An intense fire fighting effort was deployed in Bahoruco after on Friday, 7 July 2017 a fire broke out in Sierra de Bahoruco National Park in the southwest. The Ministry of Environment reported the fire was controlled but had destroyed thousands of tareas (1 tarea = 629 sq. meters) of pine forest. The fire began …

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Playing in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, the Dominican Republic women’s volleyball team (ranked 9th in the world) finished the first round of Group 1 (C1) of the World Grand Prix trailing the Netherlands (ranked 7th) by one point. The Dominican Republic lost its game to Netherlands. But the Netherlands would lose to Japan (ranked 6th). As a …

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