2017 – Page 52

Andrea Canepari is the new ambassador of Italy in the Dominican Republic. He is entrusted with the reopening of the Italian embassy in the country, closed since 31 December 2014 and reopened in February 2017. There is a large Italian community in the Dominican Republic, extensive trade and tourism relations. Canepari presented credentials to President …

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The new Canadian ambassador is Shauna Hemingway comes to the Dominican Republic at a time when a long-negotiated free trade agreement with Canada is at a standstill. Negotiations had been well advanced when circumstances led Dominican negotiators to instead move ahead the DR-CAFTA with the United States and file away the agreement with Canada for …

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In 2013, Diario Libre and other Dominican media denounced major irregularities in the operation of the Omsa, then under director Manuel Rivas, appointed in 2012 by the Medina administration. Previously, a 2010 Chamber of Account audit had produced evidence of irregularities in the department. The government did not act on the evidence and the case …

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Green March movement activists protested on Sunday, 29 October 2017, in front of the main offices of the governmental Omsa bus agency. The protestors criticized what they called “criminal politicians in government, the lack of transparency and claimed that criminals and murders are employed in government institutions. In the reading at the event, Alexander Terrero …

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The Monetary Board at the Central Bank authorized the use of US$11.5 billion remaining from the release of the legal reserve to stimulate the private sector. This is in addition to RD$23.5 billion that recently had been made available to banks for lending. The Monetary Board authorized lending up to 8% interest rate for productive …

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There are 323 surveillance cameras keeping track of street movement in the Colonial City. The Center for Video Surveillance under the Programa de Fomento al Turismo Ciudad Colonial de Santo Domingo is monitoring all visitations to the Colonial City. Wilfredo Feliz, who is in charge of the program, says that the monitoring enhances security and …

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The Dominican Republic government says it recognizes one Spain as it made known its position regarding the domestic crisis that confronts Catalonia’s separatist government and the national government in Madrid. By way of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the Dominican government called for the discussions to be done according to the rule of law, according …

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The ruling PLD party is majority in Congress and has it relatively easy moving through bills and the National Budget every year. That is, as long as the perks and benefits of the legislators themselves are kept at their very attractive levels. Media reported that the legislators expect to remove a ceiling that would have …

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Education Minister Andrés Navarro said during the opening on Sunday, 29 October 2017, of the Workshop for Strengthening the Quality and Expanding Technical-Professional Education in the Dominican Republic, funded by the Inter-American Development Bank, that the country requires major changes in the educational system with an emphasis on expanding vocational training so that young graduates …

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Puerto Rican singer Daddy Yankee (King of Reggaeton) is booked for a Saturday, 16 December 2017 performance at Santo Domingo’s Felix Sánchez Olympic Stadium. Daddy Yankee is in a peak moment of his fame after “Despacito,” where he is an invited singer with Luis Fonsi, has climbed to the top of the music world. Previously, …

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