2018 – Page 260

The fake migration cards keep turning up. Although the numbers vary according to the newspaper carrying the news, it is apparent that the Migration Agency (DGM) has recently seized more than 350 fake or altered ID cards for persons registering with the National Foreigner Legalization Plan (PNRE). According to the report from the DGM, some …

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Judge Wilson Gomez, a member of the Constitutional Court as well as the vice-president of the Duarte Institute, has called for firmer measures to deal with the massive, illegal immigration of Haitian into Dominican territory. He added that the massive presence of Haitians in the country not only impacts the economy and public health, but …

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There is an urgency to close the entire area of Los Haitises to human settlement as well as all agriculture according to the National Geological Service. The area is responsible for most of the drinking water in the eastern region of the Dominican Republic and is a natural water reserve. The Los Haitises National Park …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Dominican Republic and the Dominican Port Authority disputed news published in The Japan Times regarding a Dominican Republic registry tanker in North Korea waters. Victor Gomez Casanova, of the Port Authority, said there is no oil tanker registered for this country. Likewise, the Japanese ministries of Defense and …

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At a recent meeting in Chile with the foreign ministers from El Salvador, Dominican Republic and Haiti, the Taiwanese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, said that “relations with the Caribbean nations remain stable.” The meeting of the diplomats from the Caribbean took place last week in Santiago de Chile on occasion of the ministerial meeting of …

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In an advertisement in Diario Libre on 23 January 2018, the Agencia Bella, concessionaires of Honda vehicles in the Dominican Republic, explained that the lack of a sidewalk in front of their location on Av. John F Kennedy occurred when the Ministry of Public Works added a lane to the avenue when engineer Diandino Peña …

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The National Business Council (Conep) and the National Federation of Dominican Transportation (Fenatrado) have agreed to join forces and work towards the reorganization of the transportation system in the country in order to make it more efficient and modern. Fenatrado is the largest association of owners of trucks in the country that has used forceful …

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Constitutional Court presiding judge Milton Ray Guevara used the forum of the celebrations for the 6th anniversary of the court at the Supreme Court of Justice building on 24 January 2018 to call for the National Congress to pass several important bills. Among the bills mentioned by Ray Guevara are: the Political Parties Bill, the …

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The annual Funglode Film Festival opens on 24 January 2018 with events and films scheduled to be presented at the National Theater, Palacio del Cine Blue Mall, the in the Colonial City and the Real InterContinental Hotel on Av. Winston Churchill. A competition with participating films will run through 1 February, but afterwards the most …

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The Aguilas Cibaeñas shocked the Tigres del Licey fans who filled the Quisqueya Ball Park (capacity 11,000 fans) on Tuesday, 24 January 2018 with a 8-1 victory in the start of the playoffs of the Dominican Baseball Championship. This was game one of a 7-4 series that continues today at the Cibao Ball Park, the …

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