2018 – Page 197

The organizing commission for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), the country’s leading opposition party, has shared the results for the election of the party president and secretary general. The election is important because these will be the responsible to prepare the party for the 2020 general election. Puerto Plata senator José Ignacio Paliza won with …

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According to the Second National Immigrant Survey, carried out in 2017, the foreign population in the Dominican Republic is 570,933, which is equivalent to 5.6% of the total population. Of these some 497,825 were born in Haiti, for 87.2% and the remaining 73,108 are from other countries. In addition the study reveals that in the …

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According to information published last week by the Central Bank, the Price of the products and services which make up the family basket for the poorest in the country registered the highest increase during the last year. Over the last 12 months the most basic basket has risen in price from RD$13,220.72 in March 2017 …

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Environment Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito signed on 6 April 2018 the Hamilton Declaration on Collaboration for the Conservation of the Sargasso Sea, the Bermuda News reported. The Declaration is a political commitment by the signatories to work with the Government of Bermuda and the Sargasso Sea Commission to conserve the Sargasso Sea — the high …

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The city of Santiago is on its way to be the first Dominican city to have a mobility plan, as a first step for the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan for Sustainable Urban Mobility, (PIMUS), under the city government of Mayor Abel Martínez. Alberto Marín, senior urban mobility planner at the international consulting firm Idom, …

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On Sunday, 15 April 2018, President Danilo Medina visited the La Emboscada neighborhood, in Cienfuegos, in Santiago de los Caballeros, where he met with the Pig Farmers Association PRIN 4 that has 117 members. The purpose of the visit was to discuss government support for building and equipping a modern and environmentally safe barn for …

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75-year old Cuban troubadour Pablo Milanés is booked for a 17 May 2018 performance at Hard Rock Live in Santo Domingo. The stopover in Santo Domingo is part of his “Canciones para siempre” Tour that is taking the singer-songwriter to venues worldwide. For the performance, he has made a selection of his best hits over …

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A heart-warming episode of the Ellen Degeneres show featured Dominican Diana Aquino, who moved to the US seven years ago and says she learned English watching the show. “Be Kind,” remembers Aquino, she picked up from show host, comedian and actresss Degeneres. Aquino knew only two words — hello and goodbye — when she arrived …

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Aumí Guerra won gold in singles adult category at the 7th Iberoamerican Bowling Championships that took place from 8-14 April 2018 at the Sebelén Bowling Center in Santo Domingo with the participating of leading bowlers from nine countries. She bowled scores of 214, 226, 257, 198, 191, 223, 198 and 229, averaging 217 in her …

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The first reports on the 2018 audit to the state bus company, Omsa have been made public. While press reports had cited the anomalies on several occasions, it took the murder of lawyer Yuniol Ramírez for the government to act on corruption in the entity. Ramírez was preparing to take the management of Manuel Rivas …

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