2017 – Page 33

Coffee producers from around the country protested the approval by Congress of the Dominican Coffee Institute (Indocafé) at the foot of the Presidential Palace on Tuesday, 21 November 2017. The coffee producers called for President Medina to veto the bill. The protest was coordinated by members of the Confederación Cafetalera Dominicana (Concafed) that said they …

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The Chamber of Deputies declared the legislation urgent and approved it after two readings. The legislation bans hookahs, or water pipes in colmados, bars, discotheques and other public and private places. The initiative, authored by deputy Miladys del Rosario Nuñez, moves now to the Senate for approval. The bill was drafted after several children and …

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The executive vice president of the Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), Ruben Jiménez Bichara, told reporters on Tuesday, 21 November 2017, that the Dominican state is adhering to the contract in the case of the differences with Odebrecht regarding the construction costs of the Punta Catalina power plant. Jiménez Bichara said: “We are adhering to …

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More than half of the almost two million vehicles in circulation in the Dominican Republic would not pass a rigorous technical revision to determine if the vehicle is adequate for circulation, according to Luis Molina, coordinator of the Dominican Alliance for Safety and Road Mobility (Avial). He estimates that 1,230,503, or 70% of the 1,757,862 …

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The director of the National Police, Ney Aldrin Bautista, said that they would begin this year’s Safe Christmas Operation on Monday, 4 December 2017, to coincide with the payment of the 13th wage to government employees. Major General Aldrin Bautista said that they would use part of the administrative personnel on the police force for …

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Accompanied by First Lady Candida Montilla, Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Alejandrina German presided over the graduation of 15,000 students who had completed the English Immersion Program sponsored by the government. The students came from 92 different centers around the country. The event took place at the Palacio de los Deportes in the Juan …

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The Ministry of Environment has announced the development of two important projects – a water treatment plant and solid waste collection nets — that are expected to free the Ozama and Isabela rivers of contamination by 2018. Environment Minister Francisco Domínguez explained that a water treatment plant is being installed that will process effluents from …

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President Danilo Medina attended the inauguration of the 10 km of paved road connecting Padre Las Casas in Azua and Bohechio, in his province of birth, San Juan de la Maguana. The road will benefit 160,000 inhabitants, most in rural areas. The road has two bridges, one in Padre Las Casas crossing Las Cuevas River, …

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Dominican singer-composer Wason Brazobán will be at Hard Rock Live at Blue Mall in Santo Domingo on Friday, 21 December 2017 for the presentation of his concert “De viaje por la vida.” This is a repeat of the 20 October concert that lasted over three hours and was a total sell out many days before. …

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Felix del Rosario, his legacy, and his music will be staged at the Lucia 203 on Friday, 8 December 2017 as of 9pm. The event is an evening for dancing merengue to the beats of the Los Magos del Ritmos orchestra, founded by Felix del Rosario. The evening seeks to keep alive the legacy of …

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