2017 – Page 266

  In San Pedro de Macorís a shooting at around 11am on Tuesday, 14 February 2017, at the city’s main radio station, Radio FM 103.5 left two broadcasters dead. Broadcaster Luis Manuel Medina died yesterday, Tuesday 14 February when he was reading the news during the morning talk show “Milenio Caliente.” As reported, two individuals …

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The National Board of Motorcycle Taxis (Conamotor) is threatening to encircle the Presidential Palace with motorcycles unless the Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo meets with them to discuss points arising from the new Transport Bill that affect their work. Oscar Almanzar, president of the National Federation of Motorcycle Taxis, said their main issue with …

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Following up on an interest in doing business with the coffee sector in the Dominican Republic, a Taiwan Commercial Coffee Delegation visited the country from 8 to 10 February 2017. The mission was organized by the Taiwan Commercial Office for Central America and the Caribbean (CATO) and was headed up by its deputy executive director, …

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According to rumor, President Donald Trump has offered the ambassadorship to the Dominican Republic to his Palm Beach neighbor, long-time friend multimillionaire Robin Bernstein. As leaked by Gossip Extra website, Bernstein’s Palm Beach-based insurance company has done business with Trump for years. Bernstein is said to have financially backed Trump during his presidential campaign and …

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The United States’ Embassy in the country has refused to explain the reasons why visas were not granted to two legislators, Fidel Santana, president of the Popular Front Party and Deputy Fidelio Despradel, political secretary of Alianza País. Popular Front and Alianza País are two minor parties in Congress. The US Embassy refused to give …

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The northern electricity distributor, Edenorte is suspending service in several streets in Santiago due to the installation of medium tension lines to serve the new 911 National Emergency Center that will soon be operating in that city. As a consequence of this work, blackouts were reported on Tuesday, 14 February. There will be no power …

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The Ministry of the Environment cancelled the environmental permission and closed down the company Metales Antillanos, that had been operating in the La Isabela Industrial Zone in Villa Mella, in northern Santo Domingo. The company collected, transported, treated and processed iron metal (scrap) for export. The Ministry said that the company’s operation permission, issued on …

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After meeting for four hours, the Ministry of Superior Education and representatives of the state university (UASD) professors, staff and student unions agreed to call an end to the professors and employee strike that had effectively shut down UASD and prevented classes from resuming following the long Christmas and New Years holiday break. Superior Education …

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On Monday, 13 February, President Danilo Medina met with his 22 cabinet members to review the first reports of the System of Monitoring and Measurement of Public Management initiative being implemented by each of the ministries to ensure that the presidential promises and commitments are being met. The system measures the progress of the implementation …

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The Santo Domingo Mayor David Collado announced the celebration of the Santo Domingo Carnival for Saturday, 25 and Sunday, 26 February. The city carnival which has a new format that includes the traditional parades of Carnival characters and two live music shows with important merengue, salsa and urban music artists. For information on upcoming events: …

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