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Alejandro Herrera, director general of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC), says that the Dominican Republic is at the vanguard of air passenger transportation and safety among Latin American countries. Herrera said the country has come a long way after recovering its classification category 1 from the International Aviation Safety Assessment Program that was established …

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Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas met in New York with the executive director of the Global Jewish Advocacy organization (AJC), David Harris to discuss international politics and various issues related to Dominicans living in the United States. A press release from the Ministry of Foreign Relations highlights that Harris spoke of the interest of the AJC …

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Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas, in New York City as part of activities for the Dominican Week USA, met with Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres and pressed the need for the international community to express their solidarity to Haiti in actions rather than words. Vargas detailed to Guterres the humanitarian campaigns carried out …

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Don’t miss the performances of Pavel Núñez, Aljadaqui and Transfusion rock singers this Friday, 5 May 2017 at Hard Rock Live at Blue Mall in Santo Domingo. Showtime is 9pm. Tickets are RD$1,500 person at the door. For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar 5 May 2017

The Council of the Judicial Branch (CPJ) removed  judge Awilda Ines Reyes Beltre of the Fourth Hall of the Penal Chamber of the First Instance of the National District on Thursday, 4 May 2017. The judge had made several controversial decisions from the bench that benefitted a number of individuals, including persons accused of drug trafficking …

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Participating in an event organized at the Atlantic Council-Latin America Economic Growth Initiative on 4 May 2017 in Washington, D.C., US Homeland Security secretary John Kelly went on record stating that the drug flow to the United States is “entirely due to the drug demand in the United States.” In his remarks, he expressed the …

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The Migration Agency (DGM) reported the deporting of 4,787 foreigners from 12 countries in April 2017, most for their irregular status. These were from Germany, Cuba, Guyana, Haiti, India, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Russia, Serbia and Venezuela, according to a DGM press release. Read more in Spanish: 7 Dias 5 May 2017

Speaking at the 8th Bancamerica Anti-Laundering Congress, Juan Carlos Medina Carruitero, corporate vice president for compliance for the Venezuelan Grupo Financiero B.O.D., the holding corporation for Bancamerica, commented that today the laundering of government money associated with corruption outstrips the amount of money laundered in illegal drug deals. “Not all laundering is about drugs,” Medina …

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Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness will be visiting the Dominican Republic on 15 May 2017, announced Fernando Gonzalez Nicolas, president of the Commonwealth Round Table in the Dominican Republic. He said the visit is an indication of the interest Jamaicans have in political and commercial ties with the Dominican Republic. Holnes explained that Jamaica is …

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Political analyst Rosario Espinal says that despite the waning popularity of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) that has enjoyed so many years in power, despite the many cases of corruption, including the Odebrecht scandal, the PLD does not yet have real competition. She said that there is yet to come about an opposition party …

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