2017 – Page 60

The Green March (Marcha Verde) group called on Tuesday, 17 October 2017 to all citizens and organized sectors of the country to participate in the Green Day or National Day of Mobilization that will be held on Sunday, October 29, in rejection of impunity. The Green March protests the unpunished participation of criminals and assassins …

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A Mark Penn poll reveals that Dominicans have cooled off on political parties. 58% of those polled now say they are independent, 29% say they follow the ruling PLD, 9% the PRM, 3% the PRD and 1% the PRSC. This is the highest number of independents since the polls were first conducted in 1982. The …

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Different opinions abound in Santiago regarding the order by Mayor Abel Martinez to publish on a huge billboard the first 10 names of the companies that the city claims owe millions to the city government in back taxes. Lawyers representing businesses are divided as to whether this was the right move or not, as reported …

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The Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD) together with the Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison Committee (COLEACP) announced on 17 October 2017 the launching in the Dominican Republic of the international program called “Fit for Market” that is focused on producing sustainable and competitive farm production. The program seeks to help producers access not only the local markets but also …

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The departure of the United Nations Stabilization Mission (Minustah) from Haiti has moved the Dominican Ministry of Defense to increase its presence along the border. The Minister of Defense, Lieutenant general Ruben Dario Paulino Sem, confirmed on 17 October 2017, that some 800 soldiers were added to the security force along the border. In July …

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The Duarte Institute is celebrating on 18 October 2017 a civic march to honor Juan Pablo Duarte, the founding father of the Dominican Republic. This comes after a well-known journalist, Alvaro Arvelo jr., smeared the memory of the patriarch during the popular morning news and commentary program “Gobierno de la Mañana” morning talk show last …

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Ministry of Environment fined the city government of Villa Altagracia with RD$2,302,875 for establishing a trash dump without minimal conditions. “It is not admissible that situations such as this continue in the country, that of an open sky garbage dumps without treatment for residual waters, without equipment, without minimal conditions to operate, threatening the health …

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The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) issued on 17 October 2017, three resolutions regarding mining concessions. The Ministry also established the obligatory certification of no-objection for the export of metallic and nonmetallic substances. The Ministry explains that these resolutions, based on Mining Law 146 -71, will enable the ministry to better structure the extraction …

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The British company, De la Rue took advantage of the 6th Dominican Week in the United Kingdom to present the new design for the Dominican electronic passport. De la Rue was awarded the contract for 500,000 machine-readable passport booklets for the Dominican Republic in January 2017. The new passport will be available in 2018. The …

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The new president of the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball League (Lidom) Vitelio Mejía promises that this 2017-2018 season experience for the fans will be much better than in the past. He says they are aware that fans can watch the games on TV in comfortable settings, so the league has to work harder to draw …

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