2017 – Page 224

On Tuesday 4 April 2017, at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace, President Danilo Medina committed over RD$104 million to the Project for Rural Economic Development (ProRural). The project will benefit 500 producers belonging to 37 rural organizations in 20 provinces around the country. This marked the third installment of the government’s pledge to support …

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According to the Dominican Competitive Observatory, the Barometer for the Manufacturing and Free Zone Sector in the Dominican Republic shows that the country heads the list for free zone exports amongst DR-CAFTA trade agreement countries. The report states that in 2016, the DR exported US$5.30 billion in medical equipment, textiles, electrical products, tobacco, shoes and …

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President Danilo Medina has appointed Rafael Tejeda Acevedo as the new Dominican ambassador in Panama, replacing journalist César Medina. Medina was appointed Deputy Minister of Bilateral Foreign Policy based at the Ministry of Foreign Relations in Santo Domingo. Decree 99-17 with the appointment was issued on Monday, 3 April 2017. Read more in Spanish: Presidenciaa …

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The historic and symbolic clock of San Fernando de Montecristi in the northwestern city of Montecristi has been restored and is accurately keeping time for this community. During a ceremony headed up by Mayor Luis Mendez, accompanied by vice admiral of the Dominican Armada (Navy) Miguel Peña Acosta, the symbol of the city is no …

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According to the Government Ethics and Integrity Agency (Digeig), officers of the anti corruption department of the Organization of American States (OAS) are visiting the country for three days for discussions related to the prevention, control and penalizing of corruption. The visit will conclude today, Wednesday 5 April 2017. Meetings have been held with civil …

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Yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 4 April 2017, another 106 Dominican ex convicts arrived at Las Americas International Airport from New York, bringing the total number repatriated this year to 573, which is almost a 50% increase over the same time period last year. The group includes 57 individuals convicted of drug dealing. The other repatriated ex-felons …

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Director General of the National Police, Major General Nelson Peguero Paredes has announced that one of the suspects in the robbery at the Constitución insurance company in Piantini neighborhood in Santo Domingo has died, following a supposed shoot out with a police patrol on the Yamasá road in Monte Plata province, north of Santo Domingo. …

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Police spokesman General Nelson Rosario confirmed that persons unknown assaulted on Monday, 3 April 2017, the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise located at Av. Rómulo Betancourt and Calle Arturo Defilló in Bella Vista neighborhood. They stole RD$190,000 in cash of the day’s sales. Rosario said the robbery occurred at around 2am when the staff was closing. …

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The former Major League Baseball slugger of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pedro Guerrero, is battling for his life in the Lebanon Hospital Center in the Bronx, New York hospital, according to his stepdaughter, Jessica Mora. It appeared that Guerrero has suffered his second stroke since 2015 and was unconscious, connected to life support. However later …

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There are more Dominicans on the rosters of Major League Baseball clubs than any other nationality (other than players from the US). At the start of the season (that began this past Sunday, 2 April 2017, there are 93 Dominican players are Dominicans in the league. There are 77 Venezuelans, 23 Cubans and 16 Puerto …

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