2017 – Page 280

A Haitian woman received a sentence of 30 years in jail for killing another Haitian woman. The murder occurred on 8 December 2014, when Yaqueline Yan (Juana) showed up at the banana farm in El Cañeo, Mao, where the the victim Osmaila Lacua was working, as reported in Acento. Yan stabbed Lacua who died after …

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Former Vice President Joe Biden issued a statement backing the former Secretary of Labor Tomas Pérez, a son of Dominicans living in the United States, for the post of Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Pérez was the Secretary of Labor during the Obama Administration and is a lawyer with experience in both labor law …

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The Barrick Gold Corporation announced the appointment of Dominican Méjico Ángeles Lithgow to the post of president of the company in the Dominican Republic. He replaces Manuel Rocha who was promoted to senior corporate vice president of the company. Rocha had been president since 2012. Ángeles Lithgow had been partner and director of government affairs …

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A two-day event is focusing on steps to advance the Dominican Republic becoming the regional logistics center of the Caribbean. The effort seeks to set the framework for establishing the country as the maritime commerce hub of the Caribbean. The event is organized by the Dominican Port Authority with the collaboration of the Dominican Association …

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      The governmental BanReservas, Banco Popular and BHD León reaped 78.7% of all the earnings of Dominican banks in 2016. The three leading banks accumulated earnings of RD$17.63 billion last year, as reported in El Dinero. The Superintendence of Banks (SIB) says that in 2016 bank earnings reached RD$22.39 billion, up from RD$20.85 …

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The Mayor of Santiago Abel Martinez called on the immigration authorities to undertake actions to control the entry of thousands of undocumented persons who continue arriving in Santiago, where he says they are taking over plazas, parks and other sectors while the authorities are doing nothing to deal with the situation. The mayor was answering …

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The block of small farmers in Valle Nuevo, Constanza decided to grant the government a truce until next Saturday, 4 February 2017, to find a solution to their eviction from working in the national park areas. The Ministry of Environment is implementing Resolution 14-2016 that has banned farming in the area as of 29 January …

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This week Minister of Interior and Police Carlos Amarante Baret highlighted the Medina administration had spent US$50 million to legalize 225 thousand of 249,000 who applied to regularize their status under the National Plan for Status Legalization (PNRE). Under the plan, the government relieved applicants from regular charges and offered a simplified procedure for status …

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  The former President of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero visited this week. He offered praise for the migratory programs of the Dominican government. He met at the Ministry of Interior and Police with Minister Carlos Amarante Baret and received an honoris causa title from the state university. While hosting Rodríguez Zapatero, Minister Amarante announced …

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The Dominican Consulate in New York announced all Dominican consulates will soon be offering the program “Cielo RD”, an insurance that will enable low cost funeral services to Dominican expats, Consul General Carlos Castillo told Hoy newspaper. The service would be offered by General de Seguros, a company affiliated to a Panamanian firm. The service …

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