2017 – Page 98

The Migration Agency (DGM) reported yesterday that the Dominican government has invested RD$139.8 million in the deportations carried out between August 2016 and August 2017. According to a report from the DGM, some RD$132.4 million were spent in land deportations. These average to a cost of RD$2,944 for each person returned to Haiti. The report …

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The Ministry of Environment has created six no fishing zones in Samaná. The Ministry also signed two agreements for collaborating on the strengthening of capacities and conservation of natural resources in the northeastern province. Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito said the no-fishing zones are El Manglar de la Jina, Boca del Río Jabón, Bahía de San …

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Brigade General Ney Aldrin de Jesús Bautista Almonte was appointed director general of the National Police on Wednesday, 30 August 2017 by Decree 320-17. He was also promoted to the rank of Major General of the Police for the duration of the position. Previously, he had been the director of the Criminal Investigations Agency (Dicrim) …

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The Governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, Hector Valdez Albizu, announced that the Dominican economy grew by 4% in the first semester of this year. He called it “a satisfactory growth,” although below what the country has been accustomed to. Valdez Albizu, nevertheless, is optimistic that freeing up resources from the legal …

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Major works to renovate Port-au-Prince, Haiti are scheduled to begin in December 2017. The ambitious project encompasses the mega sum of US$30 billion that the People’s Republic of China would invest in Haiti as it extends its reach through the Caribbean and Central America. The proposed infrastructure works call for the installation of much needed …

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The next DR1 Daily News update will be published on Monday, 4 September 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 Forum at DR1 Forums 31 August 2017

The Dominican Republic national basketball team won a convincing victory against Panama 86-64 in the continuing of the FIBA AmeriCup in Montevideo, Uruguay. The quarter scores were 27-22, 18-19, 18-6 and 23-17. The Dominican offensive was lead by players Víctor Liz, Angel Delgado and Sadiel Rojas. In a first game, the Dominican men’s basketball team …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) has forecast rains nationwide due to the passing of a tropical wave, moving west from the Mona channel. Most of the rains will be felt in the southeast, southwest, central mountain range and the border area. The rainstorm, nevertheless, is expected to have passed on its way to Cuba by …

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Supermarket Olé published a paid announcement in response to the shutdown of the store on Av. Duarte after ProConsumidor inspectors confirmed the finding of rats’ feces on their food shelves. ProConsumidor also ordered the shutdown because over 1,500 expired items were being sold. Nevertheless, the store put the blame for their internal lack of hygiene …

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According to the report number 32 of the Epidemiology Department of the Ministry of Public Health (Digepi), in the first eight months of the year, 461 people have been infected with leptospirosis, with the most recent death being recorded in week 32, from 6 to 12 August. The disease comes from contact with water or …

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