2018 – Page 17

Dominican Geury del Carmen Cruz Bencosme (El Patrón), who is linked to the kidnapping and murder of Rafael Cruz Hernández that occurred in Bonao on 2 February this year, has been extradited from Colombia. According to the Attorney General’s Office in a press release, he was extradited last Saturday, 1 December 2018, and the prosecution …

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The United States’ embassy has announced that it will be closed on Wednesday, 5 December 2018. Appointments are being rescheduled. The day off is to honor the life and memory of former US President George H.W. Bush. Emergency services for United States citizens will continue to be available including the issue of emergency passports. Read …

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The United States Embassy has revealed to Listin Diario that it was the United States National Security Department that contacted the Dominican Government and asked them to allow the convicted Cuban drug dealer Augusto “Willie” Falcon to come to the country. Falcon had completed a 20-year jail sentence for drug dealing in the United States …

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Transcontinental Capital (Bermuda), an affiliate of Seaboard Corporation, has awarded a contract for the SCC-800 2x1C SeaFloat barge-mounted floating power plant in the Dominican Republic jointly to Siemens and the marine arm of ST Engineering in Singapore. Siemens is supplying the combined cycle power plant with capacity to generate 145MW and ST Engineering is providing …

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The president of the Dominican Association of Exporters, Luis Concepción, says that exports were up 8.20% in October 2018 when compared to October 2017. But he expressed his concern that 40% of Dominican exports are just minerals, medical devices and apparel. Mining makes up 35% of all non-export free zone exports and 15% of all …

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The Chamber of Deputies authorized the governmental Banco de Reservas to issue loans for up to RD$1.2 billion to decentralized government entities and non-financial autonomous government entities to pay the 13th Christmas wage to their employees. The authorization covers social security system institutions and city governments. The money had been budgeted by these organizations, but …

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Following the mission from the Dominican Republic to China in early November, a delegation from China has come to the country to meet with potential Dominican business customers and vendors. The trade exploration activities are being coordinated by Marius De León from the Center for Export and Investment in the Dominican Republic (CEIRD) with the …

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According to Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Rubén Darío Paulino Sem, in the last year the Dominican government has invested around RD$10 billion to reinforce the border area. He said that around RD$6 billion had been paid in salaries and social security and the rest are investments in border security. He highlighted that in February 2018, …

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The Dominican government announced it is pulling out from the signing of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, responding to major rejection for the agreement nationwide. The Global Compact is being promoted by the United Nations as the link between migration and development policies. The announcement was made by legal advisor to …

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Customs agents in Hamburg, in the north of Germany have discovered 300 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside a large cargo of dental floss in a container sent from the Dominican Republic. Supposedly the cocaine has a black market value of US$71.6 million. So far there is no information as to if anyone has been arrested …

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