2017 – Page 241

TV journalist Luis Eduardo Lora (Huchi) called for state prosecutors to investigate the escalating of the construction budgets for eight Odebrecht projects in the Dominican Republic. Lora mentioned there was US$634 million in cost variations of the public works. He compared the initial budgets to the final costs. Odebrecht admitted to a US court to …

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The Dominican-Canadian Chamber of Commerce told reporters that the commercial ties between the two countries have shown continuing growth over the years. Eduardo Dominguez, Chamber president, in an interview with reporters from Diario Libre, highlighted the huge Canadian investment In Barrick Gold and that some 800,000 Canadians visited the Dominican Republic in 2016. He also …

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The Dominican Geological Society (SODOGEO) opened its first congress yesterday, 15 March 2017 in Santo Domingo with a call for the use of science in order to sustain development. The scientists feel that this is the only way that discussions regarding development can be based on valid evidence. Miguel Diaz, the SODOGEO president, noted: “The …

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The National Confederation of Farmers (CONFENAGRO) told reporters that according to their calculations coffee production has fallen by more than 70%. This has cost farmers over RD$18 billion over the past four years. The report was presented by Eric Rivero, the president of the Confederation and Richard Peralta, the director of an important sector of …

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The governor of the Central Bank Héctor Valdez Albizu, after meeting with business sector representatives, announced reserves up to US$200 million will be made available to supply the hard currency needs of the business sector. He said an additional US$75 million would be available for future currency operations for companies with 30-45 forwards commitments. Valdez …

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The customs agencies of Dubai and the Dominican Republic signed a cooperation agreement whereby Dubai will provide technical assistance and specialized advisory services to the Dominican Customs Agency (DGA) for its reform and modernization. Directors Enrique A. Ramírez Paniagua and Faisal Eissa Lutfi signed for the Dominican Customs Agency (DGA) and the Dubai Customs World, …

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President Danilo Medina was present for the opening of the wax museum at the Duarte Institute. The museum tells the story of Duarte and his family. It is located at the house where founding father Juan Pablo Duarte was born in the Colonial City. In addition to the wax museum area, the enhanced Duarte Institute …

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The 21 finalists have been chosen in the pre-Soberano Awards reality, “Sueño ser artista.” An audition was held in social media and 1,389 aspiring new talents participated. The Soberano Awards are sponsored by the Dominican Showbusiness Association (Acroarte) and the Presidente beer brewery. The finalists include seven artists in three categories – singing, acting and …

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The Feria Ganadera, the national agropecuarian fair, is taking place on the Malecón in Santo Domingo from 11-19 March 2017. This is an opportunity to see some of the best paso fino and paso higueyano horses and the best livestock in one place. Organizers expect sales of farm products of more than RD$100 million during …

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Puerto Rico defeated the Dominican Republic 3-1 on Tuesday night in the Pool F opening game of the second round robin in the World Baseball Classic taking place in San Diego, California. World Baseball Classic highlighted the stellar performance by Puerto Rican pitchers and the strong showing by veteran catcher Yadier Molina. Molina stopped the …

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