2017 – Page 257

Three survivors, the remains of a 17-year old girl, identified as Walkiria Matías Tapia, Josefina Inoa and Reinaldo Mejía, and another 14 passengers still reported as missing are the latest news as of Thursday afternoon of the boating accident that occurred off the coast of Miches on Tuesday, 14 February 2017. The 19 year-old sister …

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A truck loaded with construction rebar crashed into a Total gas station on Av. Prolongación 27 de Febrero, in western Santo Domingo on the afternoon of Thursday, 23 February 2017. The ensuing fire caused several injuries and badly damaged the fire station and around 15 vehicles. Jose Antonio Segura Feliz, chief of the Santo Domingo …

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The Listín Diario reports a credible source has told it that the US Consulate has revoked the US visas of three judges of the Court of Appeals of the Province of Santo Domingo that ruled in favor Winston Rizik and his brother Nelson Rizkik Delgado, and ordered their release and suspension of their prison sentences. …

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Dr. Herbert Stern has compiled historic documents on the hearings of the commission of US senators that visited the Dominican Republic early last century to investigate the abuses committed by the US military to Dominican citizens. The documents were gathered for the book “Investigaciones sobre la ocupacion y administracion de Haiti y Santo Domingo”. 24 …

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The CEO of Air Europa (a division of Globalia), a leader in air travel to Europe from the Dominican Republic, swore in the Dominican Juan Juan José Hidalgo Acera (Pepe Hidalgo) as its CEO on Thursday, 23 February 2017. The ceremony was held at the Ministry of Interior and Police. A Spanish citizen, Hidalgo Acera …

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Newly elected Haiti President Jovenel Moise has named gastroenterologist Jack Guy Lafontant his Prime Minister. Lafontant, 56, is a professor at the State University of Haiti (UEH) and the University of Notre Dame of Haiti (UNDH). He replaces Enex Jean-Charles who resigned to allow the new head of state to consult with legislators for his …

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In 2012, National Development Strategy Law 1-12 ordered that in no less than a year, the private and public sectors must reach a National Electricity Pact that would resolve the structural crisis of the electricity sector and put in place the regulatory and institutional framework to attract needed investment to meet the energy demands for …

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Physicians who offer their services to private clinics marched to the Presidential Palace under the banner of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD). The professionals are protesting that health providers (ARS) are applying administrative measures that negatively impact them professionally. The president of the CMD, Dr. Waldo Ariel Suero, headed the march of the physicians. The …

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Administrative Minister of the Presidency José Ramón Peralta assured free zone companies that the government will not cut their incentives nor change the rules of the game. In a meeting on Tuesday, 21 February 2017, Peralta said no measures would be taken to limit the competitiveness of free zone companies. He said the Medina government, …

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The film industry expressed their concern that the National Film Industry Law would be revised. In an interview published in the Diario Libre, Hacienda Minister Donald Guerrero said that tax exemptions would be revised, including several that he says have served their purpose, mentioning by name Film Industry Promotion Law 108-10. The sector says they …

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