2018 – Page 28

The National Federation of Dominican Transport (Fenatrado) has complained about what it calls “the repeated aggression” against Dominican truck drivers taking cargo to Haiti. Fenatrado said that in the majority of cases the driver and his assistants are beat up and the merchandise stolen. Ricardo de los Santos, president of Fenatrado, said that this attacks …

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Dominican Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas says that a high level commission will go to The Bahamas on 26 November 2018 to sign an extradition agreement for Dominican fishermen who are serving jail sentences there. The commission expects to return with at least three of the 127 fishermen who are currently in custody in the Bahamas. …

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According to the NGO Dominican Center for Social Justice (DOCESJ-CENTER), the Dominican community in the United States has risen to 2,081,419 during 2017. Organization president, Dominican Frank Valenzuela, said that in 2016 the number was 1,914,120, which means that there has been an increase of 167,299 representing 8.7%. According to Valenzuela, the Dominican population was …

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The Dominican Republic will take over the presidency of the Network of Electronic Government of Latin America and the Caribbean (Red GEALC) for 2019, as announced by the Presidential Office of Technology of Information and Communication (Optic) that represents the country in the regional organization. The vote for the Dominican Republic was unanimous on 16 …

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Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado cut the symbolic ribbon for the opening of the new offices of the Swiss Embassy in the Dominican Republic on 20 November 2018 in Santo Domingo. The offices of Swiss Embassy and the Austrian Embassy in Havana will also be located at the same address. The new offices are located …

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Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas and director of the National Institute of Transit and Ground Transport (Intrant) Claudia Franchesca de los Santos signed an agreement on 20 November 2018 to allow the renewal of Dominican drivers’ licenses at Dominican consulates around the world. Deputy Minister for Consular and Migratory Affairs Marjorie Espinosa was present for the …

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Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas announced on Monday, 19 November 2018, the awarding of the first International Dominican Expat Award, Oscar de la Renta 2018 to Dominican physician Dr. Rafael Antonio Lantigua of New York-Presbyterian/Columbia Hospital. The award was created to recognize Dominican expats and their descendents to the second generation that have had outstanding careers …

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President Danilo Medina has ordered the Ministry of Energy and Mines to arrange for the process of issuing permits for the export of amber and larimar in its natural or semi processed state. The order was made via Decree 431- 18 and according to the Association of Larimar Artisans in Barahona, is because the restriction …

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The National Technical Training Institute (Infotep) graduated 26,000 students on Tuesday, 20 November 2018. The graduation was presided over by President Danilo Medina and Vice President Margarita Cedeño and took place at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. The 26,000 graduates received diplomas in a number of professions. So far in 2018, Infotep has awarded …

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After a successful first three performances, the producers of the Dominican version of the famous Broadway musical, “Mamma Mia” announced an extra showing on 23 November 2018 at the Escenario 360 at the Galerías 360 shopping mall. The Dominican version of the musical stars Spanish actress Solange Freyre in the role of Donna. She is …

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