2017 – Page 273

With the peso depreciating to RD$47 to US$1, the Association of Industries of Herrera and Province of Santo Domingo (AEIH) demanded a clear explanation from the authorities concerning the continuing scarcity of US dollars circulating in the free market. The president of AEIH, Antonio Taveras said that businessmen are having serious difficulties in securing hard …

Read more…

For the first time in over 10 years, those wanting to purchase 1 US dollar need to cough up at least RD$47 Dominican pesos. The Central Bank reported that the official rate banks are buying US dollars is 46.91 pesos per one US dollar. To buy a US dollar at a bank the reference price …

Read more…

With the presence of a senior scientist from the Kew Gardens in London, the Dr. Rafael M. Moscoso Botanical Garden (JBN) unveiled on Tuesday, 7 February 2017, its Seed Bank dedicated to research and conservation of native and endemic plants of the Dominican Republic and the insular Caribbean. Ricardo García, director of the Botanical Gardens …

Read more…

The Minister of the Environment stressed that President Danilo Medina is working to guarantee safe water for the island over the coming decades in the face of climate change. According to Minister Francisco Dominguez Brito, the ministry is working in order to provide answers to meet the demand for drinking water, the collection and treatment …

Read more…

President Danilo Medina issued Decree 15-17 that applies to the control and fulfillment of public expenditures, as reported in El Nacional. The objective of the executive order is to improve the transparency in government purchases and to ensure the prompt payment of its suppliers. According to the Presidential Minister Gustavo Montalvo, the decree is aimed …

Read more…

In a written statement, the Migration Agency (DGM) reiterated on Wednesday, 8 February 2017, their respect for human rights and that the entity carries out its duties professionally. Recently there has been criticism regarding operations that aim to verify the legal status of foreigners in the country. In the press statement, the agency says that …

Read more…

“Jazz for Lovers” (Jazz para enamorados) will take place Saturday, 11 February 2017 at the Mecenas Café of the Centro Cultural Mirador, located on Av. Mirador del Sur No. 1 in Santo Domingo. Enjoy the music of 4 in Tune with Marjorie Jiménez, Álvaro Dinzey, Gerson Sheppard and Joel Ramírez and the Dueto Aire (Jorge’s …

Read more…

Cuban singer Augusto Enríquez is performing at Casa de Teatro in Santo Domingo on Wednesday, 8 February 2017 at 7pm. Tickets are RD$500. This is Enríquez’s first visit to the Dominican Republic. His concert is named “Te doy una canción” and features popular songs by legendary Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez. Enríquez participated in 2002 in …

Read more…

The National Police reported on Tuesday, 7 February 2017, having located a US tourist who had been reported missing for the past six days. Mark Franklin Sanzo was reported by a reception desk supervisor who noticed him walking barefoot in a disoriented manner along the beach in Bavaro. A spokesperson for the hotel had reported …

Read more…

The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has confiscated 204 packages of a white power assumed to be cocaine or heroin inside a freight container that would have been shipped to the United States. The DNCD agents, accompanied by the Public Prosecution Service, inspected the containers located in a warehouse of a company on the Duarte …

Read more…