2018 – Page 205

Reports from Pedro Santana in Elías Piña province are that a Dominican Armada pickup and a minibus and a drone that were patrolling the border with Haiti were attacked with stones by Haitians when patrolling the Artibonito River. The incident took place at El Paso de Nonón, Bánica and ended with the arrest of undocumented …

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More than 250,000 Dominicans have active travel restriction cases against them that theoretically prevent those affected from leaving the Dominican Republic. There are also some 14,000 foreign residents, mostly Europeans, who are not allowed to leave the national territory because of different judicial proceedings against them. Sources at the office of the Attorney General of …

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Former President Leonel Fernandez delivered the 2017 Funglode Awards for excellence in storytelling, poetry, journalism and documentary in a ceremony at Funglode on 4 April 2018. The awards come with a cash prize of up to RD$150,000. Among the award winners were the managing editor of the Listín Diario, Juan Salazar for the series, “En …

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On 4 April 2018, a military parade and other ceremonies were held in the city of Santiago to celebrate another anniversary of the famous battle of 30 March 1844, which ended the threat of a Haitian invasion from the north. The ceremonies were held on Wednesday, 4 April, because 30 March fell this year within …

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Nearly every day a long-term resident, appreciated by his friends and neighbors, will be said to have become “aplatanado”—“plantained” or better yet, accustomed to things in the Dominican Republic such as their love of the plantain. An article in the Diario Libre notes that the Dominican Republic consumes, on average, more than 6 million plantains …

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Supermarkets, restaurants, and local “pica pollo” establishments are having a lot of trouble with their supply of poultry both in Santo Domingo and in the rest of the country, apparently because the poultry producers reduced their stocks by some 30% and now fresh killed chickens are selling for RD $65 and RD $70 per pound. …

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The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) participated in the Safe Easter Week 2018 program that started on 23 March and ended on Tuesday, 3 April, and documented more than 16,000 incidences that MOPC offered roadside assistances to travelers. The most common incident was related to mechanical failure of vehicles on highways and thoroughfares …

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The ministers of Education and Public Health announced the start of a vaccination campaign against diphtheria, tetanus and other diseases to students, teachers and administrative personnel in public schools in border provinces with Haiti. Protocols to deal with diphtheria were also agreed on in the most vulnerable communities nationwide. The prevention measures were announced following …

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The Dominican Republic can create 350,000 new jobs in three years if new policies are put in place to enhance the competitiveness of tourism, footwear, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, electrical and electronic devices and call centers, five sectors with great export potential identified by the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD). AIRD sees potential …

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Antonio Taveras Guzmán, spokesman for the Association of Herrera Industries (AEIH) says that in the past decade 77,000 jobs have been lost in manufacturing. Guzmán says that manufacturing is essential for inclusive growth in the country. He says the government needs to rethink its development model and start to make financing easier for the sector. …

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