2018 – Page 213

The National Metereological Office (Onamet) forecasts rains will water out the vacation of many travelers this Easter Week, especially those heading to the north coast and mountain areas. Good weather, nevertheless, is forecast for La Altagracia, La Romana, Samana and Barahona provinces, the main local vacation destinations for the later part of the holiday. Onamet …

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The Major League baseball pitcher, Bartolo Colón, has been sued in the Dominican courts by two doctors who carried out stem cell treatment on his which enabled him to extend his career from 2011 to date, and are asking for the payment of outstanding bills according to an agreement made between the physicians and Colon. …

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The telecom giant, Altice Dominicana announced signing of a multi-year agreement for exclusive transmission and sponsorship rights with Major League Baseball. This will make it possible for Dominicans to enjoy the MLB games on regular television. Previously, it had been reported that in 2018, the games would only be available on paid TV. Martin Roos, …

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In recognition of her long years as a social, travel, investigative reporter, the jury of the Ministry of Education and the Dominican Journalism Guild (CDP) named Carmenchu Brusiloff Ugarte as the recipient of the 2018 National Journalism Award. At present, Brusiloff writes for the Listin Diario. 27 March 2018

The Foundation for Justice and Transparency has filed an appeal in the Superior Administrative Court (TSA) against the proposal to transfer 10,400,000 square meters surrounding the Cueva de las Maravillas to the foundation that administrates it. Trajano Vidal Potentini said that the anthropological reserve has a value of around US$300 million and that we had …

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After the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) annulled the convention organized by the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) on 3 December 2018, the Executive Presidential Commission of the PRD announced on Monday it would organize a new process to elect the political party’s authorities for the next four years. Party president Miguel Vargas Maldonado said he feels …

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The Attorney General’s office has announced that the ex-director of Human Resources at Santiago City Hall, René Guzmán Corporán, has been arrested at Las Americas International Airport having been red flagged in the Migration Agency data system. He is linked to a fraud case involving more than RD$10 million and is now in custody at …

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According to data presented by the Center for Sustainable Economic Strategies (CREES) and obtained using figures from the Central Bank and the Ministry of Hacienda (Treasury), consolidated public debt in the Dominican Republic has risen 850% from the year 2000 to 2018, going from US$4,460 million in 2000 to US$42,378 million in February 2018. According …

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In the last 20 years, the production of fish in the country has decreased by over half. In 1996, there were 18,000 tons of fish, but in 2006, it was down to 11,104 and by 2015 down to 8,944. Unsustainable fishing practices, coral reef loss, overfishing and climate change are identified as reasons for the …

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If you want a job in the formal sector, look for a government contact. The Medina administration is the main creator of formal jobs, according to statistics released by the Central Bank. Economists Ernesto Selman, Miguel Collado and Juan Rojas of the Regional Center for Sustainable Economic Strategies (CREES), told Diario Libre that the few …

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