2017 – Page 185

Despite agreements reached with the Ministry of Foreign Relations, reports from the border are that Haitian authorities are impeding the entry of at least 23 Dominican industry products on Monday and Friday market days. As reported in Diario Libre, on Friday, 19 May 2017, in the morning, Customs inspectors and police agents of Haiti did …

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Hundreds of thousands of residents in the southwest of the Dominican Republic spontaneously turned out to be part of a nationwide protest for an end to corruption and impunity. The protest march took place on Sunday, 21 May 2017 in the city of Azua, about an hour and a half drive west of Santo Domingo. …

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The Senate modified the Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism Bill to exclude betting shops. The bill would enforce in the Dominican Republic measures that are now globally sanctioned under the Financial Action Task Force (FATF-GAFI). The bill would replace Law 72-02. The bill had been approved already by the Chamber of Deputies. It had …

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New Santo Domingo Metro director, engineer Manuel Antonio Saleta toured the Santo Domingo Metro line 1 and 2 over the weekend. Saleta said that the completion of Line 2, the increase of passenger load and cars of Line 1 and the maintenance of the installation in operation are the three priorities in the short and …

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The Presidency reports that the Dutch firm, Boskalis, a global dredging and marine expert firm, would be interested in creating a regional center to provide service to the Americas from the Dominican Republic. Recently, William E. Castleton, Boskalis’ regional manager for the country, met with President Danilo Medina on the matter. From its Dominican office, …

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The Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) reached an agreement for assistance from the US government for the digitalization of the Dominican television system. Indotel reported that a Letter of Intent was signed in Washington, D.C. on 10 May 2017, by José del Castillo Saviñón, president of Indotel, and Ajit Pai, president of the US Federal Communications …

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Merengue legend, Johnny Ventura will be performing on Friday, 19 May 2017 at Trio Bar & Lounge, the discotheque in front of the Casino Diamante of the Santo Domingo Sheraton on the Malecón. 19 May 2017

The Military Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Defense (J2) announced the arrest on Wednesday, 17 May 2017, of Pedro José Gutiérrez Nova for posing as a police mayor general. Gutiérrez is the son of member of the Political Committee of the PLD, Euclides Gutiérrez Felix. He was arrested in Pantoja, in northern Santo Domingo, …

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The management of Ferries del Caribe expects the Caribbean Fantasy to be back in operation in two weeks after the ship rammed into the Port of Santo Domingo causing structural damages to the ship and the port. No passengers or crew were injured as a result of the crash that occurred around 8:30am on Thursday, …

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A six-vehicle crash occurred on Thursday, 18 May 2017 morning on Av. 27 de Febrero near President Antonio Guzman (Privada) street in Santo Domingo. The crash was caused by a major mechanical failure of a small vehicle that abruptly stopped, leading to the collision of two SUVs and three cars. Units from the 911 Emergency …

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