2017 – Page 271

Claiming that the new RD$100 charge to have access to the beaches in Costambar will deter patrons and reduce the attractiveness of this area to domestic and foreign tourists, the community of Puerto Plata has begun a protest of the recent city government announcement of the privatizing of the beach area. The decision of the …

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Attorney General Jean-Alain Rodríguez will travel to Brazil to meet with the Brazilian authorities that have investigated the so called “Lava Jato” (“Operation Car Wash”) corruption case involving Odebrecht, the leading construction company in Latin America. Other prosecutors in the Americas where the company has declared paying bribes to get contracts have also been invited …

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The organizers of the 22 January 2017 March Against Impunity are again revving the population to forcefully overcome its traditional tolerance to corruption impunity and participate in the Journey for National Mobilization for the End of Impunity. The group demands that Dominican government officials who accepted bribes from Odebrecht be penalized as well as the …

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Former president of the Chamber of Deputies, now Santiago Mayor Abel Martínez, has gone public to denounce that large numbers of undocumented persons continue to irregularly enter the country and are affecting the urban development in cities. He said the situation is serious in Santiago and showed the press dozens of forged Dominican IDs. He …

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Public and private representatives members of the National Committee on Wages (CNS) agreed to meet on Wednesday, 15 February 2017. During the meeting Resolution Num. 01/2015, related to the Non-Sectorized National Minimum Wage, will be discussed. The chairman of the National Committee on Wages, Felix Hidalgo said that everything is ready to restart the meeting …

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The Senate approved on Wednesday, 8 February 2017 the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The agreement is in effect since 4 November 2016, after it was ratified by more than 100 of the 195 countries that participated in the December 2015 discussions for the global pact during the Twenty-first Conference of the Parties (COP21) …

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The Senate approved the 96-page and 360-articles Mobility, Ground Transport, Transit and Road Safety Bill of the Dominican Republic and Ground Transit Institute (Intrant) sponsored by deputy Tobías Crespo. The bill was passed in a second reading that lasted from 4 to 9pm on Wednesday, 8 February 2017. The measures included in the extensive bill …

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Enrique A. Ramírez Paniagua, director of the Customs Agency (DGA), met with the Economic Development Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath of Curacao to look into ways both countries can increase trade. Rhuggenaath was accompanied by public and private sector representatives from Curacao. Ramírez outlined DGA’s vision and recent actions taken to modernize the customs agency and summarized …

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  The French Minister of State for Development and Francophonie Jean-Marie Le Guen made a courtesy visit to President Danilo Medina at the Presidential Palace on Thursday, 9 February 2017. The Presidency reported the visit was to stress the strong relations between both countries. Cooperation, investment, education and environmental issues on the bilateral agenda were …

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Hamburger lovers take note. The Heinz Burger Fest this year will take place 25-26 March 2017 at the La Media Cancha in northern Santo Domingo. La Media Cancha is located taking the road behind Carrefour on Duarte Highway. Calle Santo Domingo Cerro 11, Los Guayabos. Tel 809 530-7335. La Media Cancha For information on upcoming …

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