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The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard interdicted 59 Dominican fishermen, accusing these of illegal fishing on Wednesday, 12 April 2017. The JDF reported intercepting the “Alma Rosa” carrying the 59 men from the Dominican Republic on board and more 7,675 pounds of fish in storage. The men were detained and the vessel seized and …

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Lack of sufficient water caused delays in extinguishing the fire that broke out at the Almacenes Iberia in San Pedro de Macoris, in the southeast. The firefighters of San Pedro were assisted by firefighters from La Romana, Hato Mayor and Punta Cana. However, the lack of water was the major obstacle in bringing the blaze …

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In a new development on the Odebrecht corruption scandal, Brazil media report that bribe-paying operations were carried out mostly from the Dominican Republic. As reported, leaked documents from the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil reveal that company CEO Marcelo Bahía Odebrecht stated that all the illicit and bribe-paying operations of the company were moved to …

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On Sunday, the Center for Emergency Operations (COE) called off the ban on small boats leaving port that affected the north coast over the Easter Week holiday. A front crossing over from the Atlantic brought with it high surf and intense winds that while excellent for kite flying, were not for water sports and boating. …

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In a surprising development, the Dominican Coffee Confederation (Concafed) has announced that most of the coffee currently sold in the Dominican Republic is now imported, due to the collapse of domestic coffee production. The secretary general of Concafed, Carlos Ramirez said that 70% of the 30,000 families that make a living off coffee growing are …

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A report by the Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD) focuses on increases in banana (29.5%), avocado (72.7%), bell peppers (71.9%) exports in 2016. Overall farm exports showed a 14% increase for the year. Export data shows that four crops generated US$1.44 billion in revenues in 2016. Tobacco exports were US$696 million, banana exports were US$398 million …

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Minister of Foreign Relations Miguel Vargas Maldonado left Tuesday, 12 April, on an 11-day European tour. He is holding meetings with Dominican diplomatic missions and government and business people in France, Italy, Spain and Turkey on matters of business, trade, investment and cooperation. The Ministry has reported that in Spain he met with Dominican ambassador …

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The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) said that it would reveal the assistance, traffic accidents, drownings, and death toll of the Easter Week operations on Monday, 17 April 2017 in a press conference scheduled for 11am. Around 41,000 staff and volunteers participated in actions to prevent crime and accidents from Easter Thursday to Easter Sunday. …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) has announced that the scattered rains will continue for the first few days of Easter Week, due to the presence of a frontal system. The front has also brought temporary relief from hot temperatures in the country. Onamet has issued an alert for possible flooding for those residents in low …

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Frenchman Henri Christophe Naudin, under arrest in the Dominican Republic accused of helping two pilots evade a sentence of 20 years in jail for drug trafficking, has reached a deal with the Dominican judiciary on Friday, 6 April 2017 that will enable his rapid return to France. As part of the deal he will serve …

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