2018 – Page 274

Education Minister Andrés Navarro for the first time has openly admitted he would consider being a candidate to the Presidency for the ruling PLD party. Navarro has been mentioned, along with Public Works Minister Gonzalo Castillo, as two politicians that would possibly have the support of incumbent President Danilo Medina. According to the 2015 Constitution, …

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Students returned to schools this week after the Christmas break and despite the call from Education Minister Andrés Navarro urging parents to send their children back to school, there was low student attendance reported in Santo Domingo and throughout the country on the first day of classes, 8 January 2018. The attendance was on average …

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It was a good evening for Escogido Lions fans. Despite putting men on base several times, the Licey Tigers were not able to defeat the Lions during the Monday, 8 January 2018 game at the Quisqueya Ball Park in Santo Domingo. Nevertheless, the defending champions, the Tigres del Licey continue in the lead of the …

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The intense rain which there has been in Puerto Plata province since Friday 5 January 2108, has caused flooding in several areas, including the hospital in Villa Isabela, damaged bridges and left communities cut off. Doctor Edwin López, director of the Villa Isabela hospital said that the hospital is still operating normally at the moment, …

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The forecast of National Meteorological Office (Onamet) calls for a decrease in the frequency and intensity of rainstorms. However, the Dominican weather bureau has maintained flood alerts across 11 provinces. In its bulletin yesterday, Monday 8 January 2018, Onamet explained that the weather front to the south of Haiti is moving away from the country …

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Rescue service agencies have been looking for a minor who disappeared in the waters of the municipality of Cabarete, Puerto Plata on Sunday, 7 January 2018 at around midday. Marcos Abreu, aged 16 was swimming in the ocean with his friends and then disappeared. He lived at Kilometer 13 of the Duarte Highway in the …

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The Army has detained 20 Haitians in a community in Montecristi who had crossed the border illegally and were waiting for nightfall to move towards Santiago. Sixteen of the group was male and four female, including five minors. According to the Ministry of Defense, the year 2017 saw an explosion in the numbers of Haitians …

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Cap Cana Group has confirmed via a paid for advertisement that they are in total compliance with the regulations of the Ministry of Tourism in respect of the maximum number of floors for projects in beach areas. The Cap Cana Group stated that the law says construction should not be within 60 meters of the …

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Monday, 8 January 2018 was the last day to renew the vehicle taxation sticker, known here as the “marbete” for 2017-2018 without paying the RD$1,000 penalty. Now the sticker can only be obtained from the Tax Agency offices (DGII) rather than from the full range of financial institutions. By the end of last week, only …

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Agriculture MinisterÁngel Estévez says farm production is up 5.9% responding to measures implemented last year. He figures to data released by the Central Bank for the January to November 2018 period. Estévez said that the biggest production gains were in rice production that increased from 12.2 million quintals to 12.8 million, which represents 4.9% increase, …

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