2018 – Page 253

The Dominican Armada (Navy) announced the rescue of five men who were on the 60-foot long boat, Miss Matinal that became inoperable near Saona Island on the southeastern coast. The boat was captained by Carlos Durán, who was accompanied by Wilton Manuel Gómez, Ramón Antonio Cabrera, Warlin Guillermo Robaira and Luis Carrasco. The alarm was …

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The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) and Pawa Dominicana have reached an agreement to resolve the situation of the 12,000 passengers who have bought tickets to fly with the airline up to July 2018. The announcement was made by Luis Ernesto Camilo, president of the JAC. For those flying to Sint Marteen, Aruba and Curacao it …

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A follow up meeting that would have taken place at the Ministry of Foreign Relations between Venezuelan government and opposition representatives on Monday, 5 February 2018, has been indefinitely suspended. The previous meeting took place in Santo Domingo and concluded on 31 January 2018. President Danilo Medina and Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado had been …

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President Danilo Medina could use the majority he has of followers in the National Magistracy Council (CNM) to increase his influence in the Constitutional Court by pushing through four new judges, a report in Diario Libre highlighted on 5 February 2018. This year three Constitutional Court judges reach the six year terms for which they …

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The rector of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), Ivan Grullón Fernández, met on Monday, 5 February 2018, with José Ramón Peralta, Administrative Minister of the Presidency, to seek a solution to faculty protests that are affecting the start of this semester of classes. Grullón Fernández said the Presidency would need to provide the …

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Curacao, which in the past sourced fruits and vegetables from Venezuela, is looking to buy these commodities in the Dominican Republic. Last month the prime ministers of Curacao and Aruba expressed their concern about the closure of the air and maritime borders and any trade with Venezuela. Curacao Minister of Economic Development Steven Martina, representatives …

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The Dominican Republic has not taken advantage of the DR-CAFTA free trade agreement with the United States, says Antonio Ciriaco Cruz, director of the School of Economics of the state university UASD. On the contrary, from 2013 to 2017, the country has accumulated a trade deficit of US$14.6 billion. US exports to the Dominican Republic …

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While participating in the Caribbean Energy Conference in Nassau, Bahamas, the executive vice president of the Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), Ruben Jiménez Bichara, said the government would be calling by mid year 2018 a tender for more power plants and would favor those fired by natural gas. He also said the government has a …

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Representing the Dominican Republic, the Aguilas Cibaeñas lost their first game of the Caribbean Series 15-4 to Venezuela (Caribes de Anzoátegui). But there was relief, when they pulled off a 6-3 victory against Puerto Rico (Criollos de Caguas), in the second game in Guadalajara, Mexico on Sunday, 4 February 2018. The games are being played …

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The young Dominican Davis Cup tennis team battled a more experienced Brazilian club to lose the Americas Group I play held in Santo Domingo at the Club Naco tennis courts. The matches took place on 2 February and 3 February 2018. The DR lost 2-3, with the two points secured by José (Bebo) Hernández. Playing …

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