2018 – Page 194

The International Monetary Fund highlights that the Dominican economy was quick to rebound after the effects of the Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017. The Dominican Republic reported moderate growth in 2017 with economic activity expanding by 4.6% compared to 7.1% on average during 2014-16. The IMF published the appraisal results following the conclusion …

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Education Minister Andrés Navarro announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Dominican Scouts Association to incorporate the scout movement into public schools nationwide. The agreement was signed by Juan Carlos Santana Sandoval, president of the board of directors of the Asociación de Scouts Dominicana, Inc. The agreement was signed at the Campo Escuela …

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On Monday 23 April 2018, President Danilo Medina Sánchez, accompanied by the ministers of the Environment and Public Works, headed up the ceremony to inaugurate the first stage of the Professor Eugenio de Jesús Marcano Botantical Garden in Santiago.The area has more than 650,000 square meters, of which more than 12 kilometers are trails for …

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On Mondays in June, musicals producer Amaury Sánchez will be inviting his friends for stellar evenings of song at the Bar Juan Lockward at the National Theater. On the list of guests so far are Frank Ceara, Diomary La Mala, and Carolina Rivas. Showtime is 8:30pm. Tickets are for sale in advance at 809 333-1950 …

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The Cigar Country Benefit will take place Thursday, 3 May 2018, from 7pm to 11pm at the JW Marriott Hotel at Blue Mall in Santo Domingo. In its 4th year, the Top Dominican Cigar event is a benefit for the Dream Project. During the event, Cigar Aficionado recognizes the manufacturers of the best Dominican cigar …

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Irvine Martinez Vasquez, 28, was found alive on Saona island after going missing for five days during an excursion. He is the son of a former governor of La Romana province, Abel Martinez Cedeño. The young man was transferred to the Armed Forces Hospital in Santo Domingo by helicopter in a state of severe dehydration. …

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Investigators of the robbery of RD$36 million of a G4S armored cash truck suspect Darbinson Volquez Espinosa, who is in jail in Barahona, organized via his mobile phone the logistics for the theft of 14 money bags full of cash that were to be delivered to several bank branches in the southwest. Investigating agents of …

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Prosecutors from the office of the District Attorney in Santiago de los Caballeros have filed an appeal against the decision by the judge for permanent attention to grant the former director of human resources at the Santiago City Government his freedom on bail. Luisa Liranzo, the District Attorney, said that the judge for Permanent Attention …

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Authorities seized 130 bags of garlic weighing over 1 ton in Dajabon, on the border with Haiti. Members of Cesfront (the Specialized Corps of Frontier Security) and civilian authorities confiscated the shipment in a house on Maximo Gomez Street in the border city. Taking part in the raid were the District Attorney for Dajabon, Carmen …

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The details flowing from the leaked versions of the Chamber of Accounts audit of the Metropolitan Office of Bus Service (Omsa) present a Dominican government where people with influence seem to have been able to spend as they have pleased. The most recent revelations regarding the huge scandal at the Metropolitan Office of Bus Service …

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