2017 – Page 245

After securing government permits for the construction of a 40-story hotel, 400-room announced by Hard Rock International in January 2016, the Mexican investors may be abandoning the building of the Hard Rock Santo Domingo Hotel and Casino at their chosen Piantini location. The announcement was made by Mayor David Collado. Piantini neighbor groups had criticized …

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Attorney General Jean-Alain Rodríguez has announced wage increases of around 25% for prosecutors. He said the hope is that all prosecutors be career government professional civil servants. At present, an estimated 70% are career officers. Rodríguez announced the remaining 30% will be hired through a competitive professional evaluation process. He said the raise will be …

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The Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) has installed cones in its most recent effort to reduce the intensity of traffic jams for vehicles crossing from eastern to western Santo Domingo. Hundreds of thousands of people live in eastern Santo Domingo and commute to work in the National District. The cones were installed along the extension of …

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Watch Team Dominican Republic defend its 2013 World Baseball Classic Championship title in Miami, Florida on big screens installed in several shopping centers in Santo Domingo and Santiago. The Ministry of Sports is sponsoring the big screens for the enjoyment of local fans. From the first game against Canada on Thursday, 9 March 2017, when …

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Legal defense and the family of murdered former rector of the state university (UASD), Mateo Aquino Febrillet used the anniversary of his murder to protest for delays in the justice system. Mateo Aquino Febrillet was murdered on 11 March 2016. The lead accused in the case, Blas Peralta is the president of the country’s largest …

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Three men were murdered at dawn on Thursday, 9 March 2017, in Veron, La Altagracia in a poultry truck in Veron, in which they were occupants. The victims were identified as 33-year old John Kenny Morla Mercedes, the driver of the truck, and his assistants, nationalized Haitians 28-year old Johnny Benoit de los Santos, and …

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Banco Popular and its Azul credit card payment system wants to help Dominicans use the Shopify ecommerce solution that allows for setting up online stores to sell goods. Azul would serve as the digital payments platform. Banco Popular’s Servicios Digitales Popular division and their AZUL trademark announced the signing on Wednesday, 8 March 2017, of …

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The Dominican Free Zone Association (Adozona) announced engineer Federico Domínguez Aristy was chosen president of the organization for 2017-2019. Domínguez is one of the founders of the Parque Industrial Santiago Norte SA (Pisano) where 32 industries are located. Pisano employs around 6,200 workers. Other members of the Adozona board are Pedro Manuel García, Miguel Lama, …

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The president of the Asociación de Suplidores de Alimentos a las Escuelas de República Dominicana that supplies public school breakfast announced they are suspending food service as of 13 March 2017. Marino Peralta, president of the organization, said the government is in arrears with their members since October 2016. Given these circumstances, they say they …

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The city government of the National District announced the start of works for the restoration of the Friar Antón de Montesinos monument on the Malecón on Monday, 13 March 2017. He says the project has a RD$23 million budget. City mayor David Collado made the announcement accompanied by Culture Minister Pedro Vergés. The two government …

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