2017 – Page 88

The director general of the National Police reiterated on Tuesday, 12 September 2017, that during his term, any officer or agent who commits any crime will be discharged from the institution and face criminal charges in the justice system. Major General Ney Bautista Almonte said that among his goals is to restore public trust. Bautista …

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The US Embassy announced that because a large part of the staff in the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Barbados, as well as in Curacao offices are involved in Hurricane Irma’s relief efforts, consular services are being offered on a limited basis. As a result, the Consular Section of the United States Embassy in …

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A second Pawa Dominicana Airline flight left on Monday to Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) in Sint Maarten with a load of 30,000 of goods to assist Dominican expat victims of Hurricane Irma in Philipsburg. Hurricane Irma caused major damage in St. Martin and Sint Maarten in the eastern Caribbean. The president of Pawa Dominicana, …

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The leader of the Agriculture Front of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Leonardo Faña, said yesterday that the Administrative Minister for the Presidency, José Ramon Peralta, received 32 authorizations to import foodstuffs in a single day. According to Faña, the Minister of Agriculture authorized these imports for the company known as Agro Commercial Import, owned …

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The electricity distributor for most of the northern half of the Dominican Republic, EdeNorte, announced on Tuesday, 12 September 2017, that it had resolved 92 of the 103 causes of interruptions in their service in the area of Puerto Plata due to Hurricane Irma. The press release from the electric company praises the work of …

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The civic movement known in Spanish as Participacion Ciudadana (Citizen Participation) delivered on 12 September 2017, in the afternoon, its recommendations to the Joint Congressional Commission that is studying the Political Parties and Groups Bill. The civic society organization presented the issues that it feels the political parties have avoided, thus preventing the parties from …

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The Ministry of Environment recognized the Centro Cuesta Nacional (CCN) for its efforts in the conservation of the parrotfish and the preservation of the nation’s ecological system. During the activity on 12 September 2017 in the food court at the Jumbo Supermarket on Luperon Avenue, a plaque was presented by Environment Minister Francisco Dominguez Brito …

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In Paris, the French government greeted the renewal of the dialogue between Venezuelan authorities and the opposition even as they warned Venezuelan leaders in Caracas of the risk of sanctions by the European Union (EU). The French Minister of Foreign Affairs,Jean-Yves Le Drian, met in Paris with his Venezuelan counterpart, Jorge Arreaza. The meeting had …

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Mike Meldman of Discovery Land Co. has added a residential resort in Playa Grande to his list of Discovery Land luxury vacation destinations. Sales will open in January 2018. A real estate tycoon, Meldman’s properties seek to preserve the natural characteristics of the location. Playa Grande complex has 18-hole Playa Grande Golf Course with several …

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Spanish singer Pablo Alborán has booked a Santo Domingo stop for his 2018 world tour. The show is set for the Palacio de los Deportes at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center on 24 March 2018. The tour is to promote his new songs, “Saturno” and “No vaya a ser”. Listen to his music at: …

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