2017 – Page 84

The Association of Commercial Banks (ABA) announced banks would be closing on Wednesday, 20 September 2017, from 11am to 12 noon in branches and offices in areas declared under red alert by the Emergency Operations Committee (COE) due to the passing of Hurricane Maria. These provinces are: La Altagracia (Punta Cana and Higuey), El Seibo, …

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Tedx Santo Domingo will take place on 11 November 2017. Tickets are RD$3,000. In the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading,” the TEDx program helps communities, organizations and individuals produce TED-style events at the local level. TEDx events are planned and coordinated independently, on a community-by-community basis, under a free license from TED. The …

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Maestro Enrique Pérez Mesa, director of the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba, will be conducting the National Symphony on Wednesday, 18 October 2017, during the premiere of the Folkloric Suite El Sueño de mi Padre for Symphonic Orchestra and Folkloric Percussion by Maestro Manuel Tejada. Henry Kramer is the invited pianist. Other pieces to be …

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According to the Puerto Rican newspaper, El Vocero, the father of drug dealer José David Figueroa Agosto was executed in what is being called a revenge killing, because his son gave information to the authorities about his partners involved in drug dealing. José David Figueroa Suárez, aged 74, and better known as “Cuqui”, took no …

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A trade mission with 20 of the most important Turkish steel manufacturers will be participating in a meeting with Dominican businessmen scheduled for 6 October 2017, at the Hotel Embajador in Santo Domingo. The mission will be meeting with local industry representatives and with government officials. The mission will also be visiting logistics centers such …

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A delegation of senators and deputies, members of the Commission of Natural Resources and the Environment from the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, has travelled to Australia, invited by Perilya mining company to learn about the development and the advances made in underground mining as well as the advantages of this type of mining from …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has informed the public that it will closed until further notice the Central Office of the Civil Registration, located in the Centro de los Heroes in Santo Domingo, due to a problem with the sanitation system caused by the rains over the last few days. The JCE explained that the …

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The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) has called for a 24-hour strike tomorrow, Wednesday 19 September 2017, across all of the public health hospitals in protest for what they call violations of the agreement made with the government last year. CMD president, Dr. Waldo Ariel Suero, said that more than 5,000 doctors were left out of …

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The school year is affected by teacher work stoppages in several parts of the country. Some schools have not begun classes. The school year began 27 days ago and last Friday, 15 September 2017, there was already a teachers’ strike. On Tuesday, 19 September 2017, educators will organize vigils around the country and on Wednesday, …

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Last June, the Ministry, together with the Treasury (Ministry of Hacienda) and the Central Bank had already cut the projection back from 5.5% to 5.25%. During the first half of the year, the rate of growth showed a sharp deceleration, down to 4%. To revitalize the economy, the Central Bank announced an injection of RD$20 …

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