2017 – Page 145

The Dominican Republic received the Edouard Saouma Award (cash prize of US$25,000) for its true impact in the efficient execution of the family dairy farms project funded by FAO’s Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP). The award was presented by the FAO director-general José Graziano da Silva to Conaleche director Arnaldo Gómez at a special ceremony held …

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List of Catholic schools that are now public schools The Ministry of Education has published the list of Roman Catholic schools that are now operating as public schools in a co-management alliance with the government and Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic. Recently, the Ministry of Education announced 127 educational centers under the Catholic …

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There will be 10 Dominicans on the roster for the Major League Baseball All Stars Game set for 11 July 2017 at the Marlins Park in Miami, Florida. The DR is the foreign country with the most players. First time players in the All Stars Game for the Dominican Republic are pitcher Luis Severino, catcher …

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Judges of the Second Collegiate Court of Santiago acquitted on Tuesday José Benjamín Gómez Díaz, one of the owners and cashier Juan Pablo Estrella of Pasion Night Club in which authorities suspected of being a venue for prostitution and human trafficking. Prosecutor Luisa Liranzo said she would appeal the decision. Their lawyer Felix Portes said …

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36-year old National District Prosecutor’s office employee, Heidy Rosanna Martínez Villar, died from gunshot wounds from her former spouse, 31 year old Alexander Espinosa Matos in the Invi de Caballona neighborhood, of Santo Domingo West. Espinosa would later commit suicide, shooting himself in the head, as reported by the Police. MetroRD reported that neighbors of …

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The hearing of witnesses in the 11 March 2016 murder of former UASD rector Mateo Aquino Febrillet continues. The District Attorney has accused Fenatrado truckers association president, Blas Peralta of the murder. Peralta had maintained his innocence until two witnesses (Geraldo Bautista and Franklin Venegas) who were in the vehicle with him on that day, …

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Although recent statements by the Governor of the Central Bank Hector Valdez Albizu stressed the fact that Internet currencies such as Bitcoin and others are not protected under current monetary legislation in the Dominican Republic, as many as 15 persons a day operate an ATM located in a commercial establishment on Maximo Gomez Avenue at …

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Representatives of three of the subcontractors hired by the Odebrecht construction company came to the defense of the Brazilian company saying that it had provided a new vitality to smaller, local construction companies. In spite of the admission by the company that they had paid US$92 million in bribes in order to obtain contracts in …

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The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) dismissed the report from the commission appointed by the President of the Dominican Republic to evaluate the Punta Catalina 600MW thermoelectric central the government is building Peravia province. The PRM called the report “a useless effort to justify the partiality of the administration of Danilo Medina in granting the contract …

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The ubiquitous motorcycle has served for all kinds of activities in the Dominican Republic both legal and criminal. Motorcyclists support a large part of the nation’s business sector, including major companies as well as small and micro businesses in the delivery of packages and correspondence. The number of motorcycles is reported in the Diario Libre …

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