2017 – Page 232

Under Article IV of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Articles of Agreement, an IMF staff team visits the country every year to collect economic and financial information, and discuss with officials the country’s economic development and policies. The report on the 2016 economic performance has now been issued and an abstract published online for the …

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The Dominican Police signed a five-year cooperation and transnational crime fighting agreement with the New York Police on Monday, 27 March 2017 in Santo Domingo. Signing were Mayor General Nelson Peguero Paredes, who is the director of the National Police, and James P. O’Neill, New York City Police Commissioner. The agreement focuses on fighting transnational …

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Sans Souci’s Faro de Punta Torrecilla will be the stage of Isle of Light, with the eclectic music of Rita Indiana, Crystal Castles, Real Estate, Hunters of the Alps, PJ Sin Suela, Original Juan, Millionyoung (DJ) and others as of 2pm on 1 April 2017. Admission to the event can be booked online at Uepa …

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The National Police announced the arrest of a US citizen accused of sexual exploitation of 13 and 14 year old teenagers in Puerto Plata. The Police accuse 50-year old Theodore William Symonds of violating Law 137-03 on trafficking in migrants and people and Law 136-03 for the Protection of Rights of Children and Teenagers. The …

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Daniel Castillo died as a result of a gunshot wound he received when the tumultuous student elections at the state university UASD turned violent at noon on Friday, 24 March 2017. Two students, Mauricio Carpio and Bryan Vasquez were injured but released from hospitalization over the weekend. The violence caused a suspension of the election. …

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The Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Westchester announced that the Camacho Twins have celebrated their first birthday and are preparing to return their home in the Dominican Republic. The twins Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho were born conjoined and were successfully separated after a 21-hour surgery at the hospital in January 2017. “The multidisciplinary team that …

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As reported, the Parliament in Haiti has voted in favor of the Convention to Reduce Statelessness 1961. As reported, the ruling could exempt the government of Haiti from responsibility in granting Haitian nationality to its citizens born abroad. The international conventions have the goal of reducing the stateless status that many Haitians endure, primarily due …

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President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse visited the installations of the border free zone company Codevi of Grupo M in the Dominican Republic to personally get to know job creation opportunities under the bi-national initiative promoted by the Quisqueya Binational Economic Council. He met with Fernando Capellán of Grupo M and businessman Juan Vicini. The group …

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Santiago went green all over on Sunday, 26 March 2017. Reports on the Sunday march against corruption and impunity in government held in Santiago are that it could have even been larger than the also spontaneous demonstrations on 22 January in Santo Domingo. The organizers said that the growing popularity of the protests is a …

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The Dominican Fishing and Aquiculture Council (Codopesca) announced ongoing talks for the opening of a warehouse at Merca Santo Domingo, off Duarte Highway, where fishermen can store their fish and seafood products for later sale to buyers. Milton Ginebra, Codopesca director, said meetings are taking place to reach an agreement with the government wholesale market …

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