2017 – Page 212

The Office of Vice President Margarita Cedeno and the Dominican Republic Children’s Library (BIJRD) are inviting filmmakers to participate in the First Short Film Contest of the XII International Children’s Film Festival 2017 (FICI). The event seeks to promote values and creativity among local producers. The Festival opens 26 July 2017 nationwide. Participants are invited …

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Representatives of Eco Motors and Grupo Viamar reached an agreement with the transport companies Mochotran, Unatrafin and Codotatur for the financing of 1,300 JAC buses with a range of different passenger capacities that will be used on urban city routes nationwide. The agreement follows the enactment of Transport Law 63-17 that orders passenger service to …

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The Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) says that the Dominican Power Partners (DPP) combined cycle plant will go into operation in May 2017 with added production of 114 MW. CDEEE executive vice president Ruben Jimenez Bichara visited the power plant in Los Mina in eastern Santo Domingo to see the progress of the conversion project that …

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The Dominican Republic is the Latin American country affected by the most blackouts, according to a recent study by Ramón Espinasa, lead oil and gas specialist at the Energy Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). Espinasa was in Santo Domingo to present the findings of the “Iluminando el Futuro: Electricidad en Centro América y …

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INFOTEP, a government institution and the leading vocational training provider in the country, has announced the construction of new facilities in La Romana, La Altagracia (Higuey), Azua and the National District. Infotep is investing RD$248 million in buildings and equipment, says Rafael Ovalles, INFOTEP’s director general. This investment is in addition to the RD$400 million …

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Deals promoting local tourism are available at the Caribbean Traveling Network Fair that will take place 19 to 21 May 2017 at Sambil Mall. This is a good opportunity to learn about family vacations in the Dominican Republic. The event is in its 16th year and is organized by Puro Turismo travel magazine and CTN …

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The Center of Emergency Operations (COE) has continued its alert in 15 provinces for possible flooding. At the same time COE reports that nearly 600 persons were evacuated from their homes and taken to the residences of friends and families. Some 47 communities were also said to be cut off and isolated by floodwaters or …

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For years local residents have advised newcomers and visiting foreigners to be extremely careful on the streets, roads and highways of the Dominican Republic. Yesterday, Diario Libre reported that the HBO cable service is broadcasting a short documentary entitled “Valley of Death: Driving in the DR”, a story about the lenience to drinking and driving, …

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The wife of Joao Santana, the former campaign adviser for President Danilo Medina, issued statements distancing her husband and the Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht from campaign financing for Medina. However, leaders of the Green Movement (Marcha Verde), a civic interest group that has sprung up over the last several months and received immense popular support …

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Judge Danilo Quevedo of the Third Instruction Court of the National District approved the agreement signed by the Attorney General and the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht regarding bribes that the company admitted paying in the Dominican Republic during testimony in a New York court. The agreement, whose details have not yet been revealed in full, …

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