2017 – Page 249

President Danilo Medina received the president of the Federation of Chambers and Industrial Associations of Central America and the Dominican Republic, Enrique Egloff at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday, 7 March 2017. The Presidency said they exchanged ideas about the importance of manufacturing to the country and the region. Egloff was accompanied by the president …

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The Dominican Republic is the favorite as the World Baseball Classic opens today with games starting for Pool C in Miami at Marlins Park on Wednesday, 8 March 2017. The DR plays its first game against on Thursday at 6pm. The World Baseball Classic runs through March 22. The DR plays Canada, Colombia and the …

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The Weather Office (Onamet) explained that the cold front moving over the country will continue to bring chilly temperatures and rains to the central Cibao provinces, the north, northwest and northeast. The weather system is being replaced by a high pressure system, but areas in the east and southeast will experience the rains as it …

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Singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra will be performing at the 33rd Soberano Awards 2017, the most important show business event held in the Dominican Republic, producer Edilenia Tactuk announced on 5 March 2017. The show airs on Tuesday, 28 March 2017. Guerra is one of the most recognized Dominican performers of all time. He is a …

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On Saturday, 4 March, 2017 a man shot at the vehicle which was carrying the mayor of Pedro Brand along with his chauffer. At the time of the shooting, Mayor Ramon Pascual Gomez (El Mello) and his chauffeur Luis Cepeda Azcona were on John F. Kennedy Avenue at the corner of Nunez de Caceres. They …

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In the small communities of Palo Verde, Jaramillo, Juliana, Batey Madre, El Gomez, Cabuya, Sanita and Sequia in Montecristi province, which were established years ago, are now only occupied by Haitians, almost all undocumented, because the original inhabitants decided to leave. According to provincial governor, Marcelino Cordero, the Dominicans slowly began to realize that it …

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According to the National Statistics Office (ONE) there are 5,086,296 women in the country, more than the 5,082,867 men. In addition, according to ONE director, Alexandra Izquierdo, women are more likely to study at university, with 59.6% of the higher education students being women compared to 40.4% men. She said that 63.6% of those studying …

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The State Sugar Council (CEA), for decades a defunct government institution, has maintained a payroll of around RD$60 million a month, as reported in El Dia. The CEA was created in the 60s to coordinate the work of the government state sugar mills. These were sold to the private sector during the Leonel Fernández governments, …

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TV investigative journalist Nuria Piera aired on Saturday, 4 March 2017 an investigative report on a tender for the redesign of the ProCompetencia promotional strategy and logo part of the developments during the first six months of TV and radio host and lawyer Yolanda Martínez’s tenure as president of ProCompetencia. The report focuses on wasteful …

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Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas announced that President of Paraguay Horacio Cartes will visit to be present at the Santo Domingo International Book Fair. Paraguay is the guest country this year. The book fair will take place from 21 April to 1 May 2017. On Monday 6 March 2017, Dominican Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas met with …

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