2017 – Page 255

Political experts Daniel Pou and Belarminio Ramírez believe that as a result of the crisis affecting the political party system, and the lack of leadership, President Danilo Medina continues to be the best-positioned politician into the 2020 election. Speaking on the Fuera de Record (Off the Record) TV program produced by journalist Elvis Lima on …

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After listening to President Medina’s remarks on 27 February 2017, leaders of the “Green March” (Marcha Verde) movement against corruption and impunity have concluded that President is part of the corrupt structure that exists in the Dominican Republic. The Green March organizers noted that President Medina ignored the call for independent prosecutors and the United …

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Adriano Miguel Tejada, executive editor of Diario Libre, called the 27 February 2017 Annual Report by President Danilo Medina “a rhetorical speech,” and focused on Medina’s announcement that the government would continue working with Odebrecht on the Punta Catalina power plants. Tejada wrote: “No one in their right mind can explain why the government insists …

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The president of the Dominican Republic Association of Industries Campos de Moya was satisfied with President Danilo Medina’s remarks on 27 February 2017 that the investigations into the Odebrecht bribes and overpricing scandal would continue all the way under the the Attorney General’s Office. The executive vice president of the Foundation for Institutionalism and Justice …

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The president of the Dominican Association of Free Zones (Adozona), José Tomás Contreras appreciated the remarks President Danilo Medina made in his Annual Report on the Nation on the export manufacturing industry. Contreras said Adozona enthusiastically shares Medina’s vision of the great potential the free zone industry has for growth and development. Contreras said the …

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Directed by Maria Castillo, the cabaret show Hotel Burlesque Tropical Paradise, in its third edition, opens at the Downtown Center on Av. Rómulo Betancourt and Av. Núñez de Cáceres this weekend, Friday 17 March and 18 March 2017. The show stars Carolina Rivas, Javier Grullón, Techy Fatule, Tony Almont, Gabi Desangles, Crystal Jiménez Vicens, Laura …

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Miami-based Venezuelan stand up comedian George Harris is coming to Escenario 360 at the Galeria 360 mall this coming Friday, 3 March 2017 at 9pm. In his comedy act, “Típico” he has people laughing about the peculiarities that are common to Latin Americans all throughout the region. Tickets range from RD$1,000, RD$1,400, RD$1,800 and RD$2,500.

The Dominican Republic shook with the effects of the 4.5 Richter Scale earthquake in the evening of Sunday, 26 February 2017. The earthquake was one of the strongest in recent years. No damage was reported. The epicenter was reported to be 5 km southwest of Cevicos, near Cotuí in central Dominican Republic. Read more: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00om0do3#executive

As has occurred on 12 previous times, the case against those accused of the murder of former UASD university rector Mateo Aquino Febrillet was delayed once again on Thursday, 24 February 2017 and postponed for 3 March. But this time, before the new postponement, the National District prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso was able to formally …

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Son of two Dominican immigrants, Buffalo, New York-born Thomas Perez, was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on 25 February 2017. He is the first Latino to be head the DNC. The DNC faces daunting challenges to counteract the Trump administration. Previously, 55-year old Perez served as Labor Secretary during the Barack Obama …

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