2017 – Page 71

The Dominican Republic won the appeal and a repeat trial against two Florida-registered companies, Architectural Ingenieria Siglo XXI LL and Sunland that had won a US$50 million foreign judgment against the Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidraulicos (Indrhi), the Dominican government agency in charge of building and running water projects, over a cancelled contract to build …

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The Dominican government has signed on to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change 21 September 2017. As of 21 September, the Paris Agreement has reached 166 parties. Some 31 more ratifications are needed for the Paris Agreement to have the same number of parties as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which, …

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The Central Bank announced a new RD$500 note is circulating as of Wednesday, 4 October 2017, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the bank. The logo of the Central Bank on the bill changes color as the note changes position. Another new feature is a security thread with three-dimensional optical effects made of circles and …

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On Wednesday 4 October 2017, Environment Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito announced October is “Reforestation Month” in the Dominican Republic. To mark the occasion, he symbolically planted mangroves in the ecological park of Boca de Nigua in the southern province of San Cristobal. Also present at the ceremony were provincial Senator Tommy Galán, provincial governor, Julio …

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The next DR1 Daily News update will be published on Monday, 9 October 2017. The Monday issue will compile headline news for the previous Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Breaking news can be followed 24/7 in the Forums. See the DR1 Forum at DR1 Forums 5 October 2017

A knee injury has affected the performance of Dominican Audrys Nin Reyes in the 47th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships that is taking place in Montreal from 2-8 October 2017. The best of 80 countries and over 500 athletes are competing. After suffering the injury, Nin ended 67th in the men’s horizontal bar qualification on …

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A Diario Libre sports section report makes the point that the 708 home runs clubbed by Dominicans accounted for 11.5% of the total 6,105 homeruns hit in 2017. In last year’s season, Dominican major leaguers launched 753 home runs. The all-time record year for home runs by Dominicans was 769 in 2004. This year, 16 …

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The whereabouts of Pedro Alejandro Castillo Paniagua (Quirinito) are not known. Castillo’s nickname comes from his being a nephew of infamous drug trafficker, former army colonel Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo. But an investigation by the Attorney General Office confirmed what is vox populi. He is alive. Originally sentenced to 30 years in jail for the …

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From January to June 2017, Dominican cement exports have reached a record US$654.8 million. This is US$58.6 million more than those registered for the first half of 2016. The biggest buyer of Dominican cement is Haiti that purchased US$543.1 million during the first half of the year. The volume of exports for the same period …

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Dominican ambassador Jose Manuel Castillo Betances, presented his credentials on 3 October 2017, at the Kremlin, in the traditional ceremony at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow that symbolizes the official commencement of the diplomat’s tour of duty in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin received credentials from 20 foreign ambassadors. In …

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