2017 – Page 81

After cancellations of flights from the Caribbean, South America, Europe and the United States affected operations at the country’s international airports, as of Thursday flights began to gradually resume. Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), that handles the most air traffic in the country, Santo Domingo’s two international airports (Las Americas and La Isabela), Santiago’s Cibao …

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While for the most part the Dominican Republic was spared the brunt of Category 5 Hurricane Maria as it moved west from Puerto Rico, the large size of the storm brought flooding and damage caused by rain bands and winds. The forecasted path of the storm was maintained, and local forecasters also proved right. Onamet …

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Greater Santo Domingo and Punta Cana resorts (the major Dominican tourism destination) are quickly spring back after two days of anxiety, rain and wind gusts brought by the passing of Hurricane Maria. The storm itself caused minor damages, but the wide-spreading rain and wind bands of Hurricane María resulted in flooding, toppled trees and line …

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Former Major League Baseball player turned politician, Raúl Mondesí was sentenced on 20 September 2017 to eight years in jail for mismanaging RD$300 million during his term as mayor of San Cristóbal from 2010-2016. The court presided by judge Biurkis Milanés also banned Mondesí from taking a government job for 10 years. He was also …

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The Observatory of Human Rights for Vulnerable Groups (ODHGV) announced on Tuesday, 19 September 2017, that it would sue the Roman Catholic Church for RD$100 million for damages. The Observatory is representing six families that were victims of rape by Catholic priest Alberto Gil (Wojciech) in Juncalito. The spokesman for ODHGB, Juan Alberto Francisco says …

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The British Chamber of Commerce and the Dominican Embassy in the United Kingdom announced the celebration of the 6th Dominican Week in London from 9 to 15 October 2017. The event also has the collaboration of the British Embassy in Santo Domingo. As part of the event, meetings, conferences and business round tables will be …

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The Ministry of Energy and Mines and the National Competitiveness Council signed an inter-institutional agreement for the registration of definitive label of origin for larimar, the rare gemstone only found in Barahona in the southwest. The agreement would help establish mechanisms for the appropriate extraction of pectolite, the geological source of larimar. The registration of …

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Centro Cuesta Nacional (CCN) announced the opening later this September of the Jumbo Puerto Plata. The new 4,000 square meter superstore will be located at the Avenida Manolo Tavares Justo corner Av. Luis Ginebra in the Urbanizacion Buenaventura in Puerto Plata. The store will also offer delivery. Madelyn Martínez, corporate marketing director, made the announcement …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has announced that they have confiscated a plantation of 72 trees, presumed to be marijuana. The plantation was located in a mountainous area in Peravia Province, in the community of Los Fondos in Bani municipality. The trees were between four and six feet tall and several people are being …

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At 2pm on Wednesday, the board of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD) called off a 24-hour strike that would have coincided with the passing of Hurricane Maria. The public hospital physicians are demanding the government comply with the agreement for pay increases of 15% to 5,000 public hospital physicians. Dr. Waldo Ariel Suero, president of …

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