2017 – Page 157

The Ministry of Environment may have authorized the construction of a view-blocking fence along the Barahona panoramic highway to a company property of Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo. A report in El Nacional says that, if so, it would be in violation of articles 145 and 146, 148 of Law 64-00 and Law 305-68. …

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The Ministry of Public Works (MOPC) announced advancing are being made on the repaving and improvements of the Km 15 de Azua to Barahona highway. Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo says that RD$600 million are being invested in the 58 km stretch that connects Azua to Barahona. The construction is part of the Corredor …

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A street in Boston has been renamed to honor retired Boston Red Sox slugger, Dominican David Ortiz. Mayor Marty Walsh presided over the inaugural ceremony of the street formally known as Yawkey Way Extension that is near Fenway Park on Thursday, 22 June 2017. The street is being renamed the David Ortiz Drive. The Red …

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A big fire affected the warehouse of Termo Envases in Haina. The fire began after a fuel oil tanker lost control and crashed into a light post in the front of the factory. The accident happened around 5:30pm on Wednesday, 21 June 2017. The tanker driver suffered minor burns after being helped out of the …

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National District prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso says that the president of Fenatrado, Blas Peralta, is trying to handle Dominican justice the way he does his truckers. “Historically, Blas Peralta has believed he is above the law and we are going to demonstrate to him he is not above justice. [Peralta] pretends to manipulate justice the …

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The Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) announced the start on Thursday, 22 June 2017, of a prevention and reaction unit – Team Eagle (Equipo Aguila) – to patrol tunnels and overpasses. Circulation of motorcycles and cargo vehicles and buses are banned on these road sections. The measure was announced after a motorcyclist fired a gun at …

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Alianza Pais deputy Fidelio Despradel is working with other members in the Chamber of Deputies to pass a resolution to be sent to President Danilo Medina that declares the boundary areas of the Yaque del Sur, El Valle and Enriquillo regions in the southwest off limits for metallic mining exploitation. Despradel argues that the area …

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The regional director for the Ministry of Environment for the northern part of the country reported on Wednesday, 21 June 2017, that the Ministry will continue to hold meetings with dozens of amber miners in efforts to organize the activity in the northern coastal mountain range, the Cordillera Septentrional. Eduardo Rodriguez said that together with …

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Blackouts in the area served by EdeSur Dominicana, the power distribution company, will soon be a thing of the past, according to the administrator general of the electricity distribution company, Radhamés del Carmen. Del Carmen told an audience at the Regional Electricity Forum, sponsored by the Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE): “EdeSur clients will soon …

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The Presidential Office of Information and Communication Technologies (OPTIC) announced a new portal – http://www.dominicana.gob.do — for those requiring information on Dominican government services. The portal groups the 1,500 government entities offering services to the general public. It was created to save time and costs to government service users. The portal is conceived as a …

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