2017 – Page 72

The director of the National Police, Major General Ney Aldrin Bautista, told reporters on the afternoon of Tuesday, 3 October 2017, that the police are carrying out a survey to identify just what police patrols and its administrative units are doing to increase visibility and improve service in the different communities. The top police brass …

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Direct foreign investment in tourism has grown by over 520% in the last five years in a sector that now generates nearly million  jobs either direct or indirectly for the Dominican Republic. A just-released study, “Dominican Tourism: A Sea of Opportunities” produced by the Hotel and Tourism Association of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores) in collaboration with …

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The government has announced that it will mobilize resources to assist the more than 6,000 farmers who were affected by the floodwaters produced by hurricanes Irma and Maria. The floods affected different crops according to the Minister of Agriculture, Angel Estevez, as he left the meeting President Danilo Medina in the Presidential Palace. He told …

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The Migration Agency (DGM) reported on Tuesday, 3 October 2017, that some 9,322 foreigners were either deported, not admitted or were returned to their respective countries of origin during the month of September. 7dias.com, cited a DGM statistics report that reveals that of these 9,322 foreigners, some 5,254 were denied entry by air or by …

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Recent conversations in the DR1 Forums are focusing on the possibility of a major earthquake in the Dominican Republic, especially in light of the recent seismic activities that occurred in Mexico. On Tuesday, 3 October 2017, the El Dia newspaper published a short article that reported that at least 1,000 earthquakes a year, on average, …

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The Ministry of Environment has given the owners of small food stands and restaurants on the beach at Boca Chica two weeks to remove the establishments that are on beach to comply with the ordinance that prohibits any structure within a 60 m of the water at high tide. Juan Antonio Burgos, acting under the …

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The Medina administration has upped the Ministry of Interior and Police budget allotment for 2018 by RD$1.5 billion, compared to 2016’s budget. The additional money would be used to purchase technology and vehicles for patrolling the nation’s streets. The Ministry’s total budget will be RD$13.09 billion, of which RD$12.31 billion is assigned to the National …

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The cables that will carry the tramway across Ozama River are being installed this week, the URBE contractors reported. The first stretch of cables will go between Station 2 in Los Tres Brazos and Station 3 in Sabana Perdida. The installation consists of stretching a guide cable between the towers of the tramway. URBE/Cesmet press …

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The Dominican Republic qualified last week to participate in the 2018 FIVB World Championships after finishing second in the Norceca Men’s Continental Championship that ended on 1 October 2017 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The USA ended the Continental Championship with a record of 5-0, and the DR 3-2. The DR team lost to the …

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Dominican pitchers 34-year old Ervin Santana for the Minnesota Twins and 23-year old Luis Severino for the New York Yankees clash at the start of the game to decide the teams for the American League Division Series. Severino had a 2.98 ERA for the season, the more experienced Ervin Santana ended with a 3.28 ERA. …

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