2017 – Page 284

The Ministry of the Environment has installed checkpoints in the different access points of Valle Nuevo to ban workers access to the protected area. Likewise, the dismantling of irrigation systems piping water to farms has begun. The prohibition of farming activities in the Valle Nuevo was upheld following the end of the timeframe imposed by …

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The Guzmán family, owners of around 140,000 tareas (1 tarea = 629 square meters) of land in the protected area of Valle Nuevo, has issued a video in which they confirm they hold title to the land and highlight their conservation work in the area. José Delio Guzmán appears in the video and confirms he …

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On Friday, 27 January 2017 the Superior Administrative Court (TSA) ruled in favor of the Ministry of the Environment in rejecting the provisional suspension of the resolution to remove within 120 days any people still working or living in the Juan Bautista Perez Rancier National Park (Valle Nuevo) in La Vega. The deadline for leaving the …

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The president of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) José del Castillo Saviñón announced that as of 15 February 2017 cell phone users will have access to an online service to verify if a cell phone has been stolen. Del Castillo predicts the new service will reduce the number of cell phone robberies. Del Castillo …

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The National Workforce Survey, underwritten by the Central Bank, revealed that the level of poverty in the Dominican Republic has decreased from 42.2% in September 2012 to 30% in September 2016. This means that 1,072,400 more Dominicans are now above the poverty line. The results were presented by the Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu. …

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Via his Twitter account, President Danilo Medina congratulated the Licey Tigers for winning the Dominican Baseball League championship against the Aguilas Cibaeñas. The President wished Licey the best of luck in the Caribbean Series that follows. He also congratulated the Aguilas from the Cibao on their effort and for being great competitors. The Tigres del …

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Via his Twitter account, President Danilo Medina congratulated the Licey Tigers for winning the Dominican Baseball League championship against the Aguilas Cibaeñas. The President wished Licey the best of luck in the Caribbean Series that follows. He also congratulated the Aguilas from the Cibao on their effort and for being great competitors. The Tigres del …

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On Sunday, 29 January 2017, Danilo Medina visited the provinces of Hato Mayor and La Romana in the southeast, where he met hog farmers and cattle ranchers as well as crop farmers to discuss ways to strengthen the agricultural sector in the region. The visit began in Los Hatillos, Hato Mayor, where the President and …

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The Aguilas Cibaeñas, playing in their home Santiago stadium, defeated the Tigres del Licey on Thursday, 26 January 2017, taking the 2016-2017 Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship to play for the championship game at the Quisqueya Ball Park in Santo Domingo starting at 7:30pm. The Licey now leads 4-3 over the Aguilas. If the team …

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