2018 – Page 30

The director of the National Institute of Terrestrial Transit and Transport (Intrant), Claudia Franchesca de los Santos has said that the Dominican Republic has one of the highest rates of road traffic deaths in the Americas. She made the observation during a ceremony kicking off the First Road Safety Week. She said the first year …

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The Ministry of Hacienda has announced yet another loan, this time from the Central American Bank of Economic Integration (BCIE) for US$54 million to build a pipeline. Hacienda Minister Donald Guerrero Ortiz has said that the loan will be for AES Dominicana to build a 50-kilometer pipeline from the AES Andrés natural gas terminal to …

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Energy & Mines Minister Antonio Isa Conde announced US company Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac), the global energy consultancy firm, is the winner of the tender to oversee the selection of companies to exploit Dominican petroleum and gas deposits. WoodMac will be in charge of assessing and planning for the process in which companies could inquire about …

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The National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) announced they have shortlisted 47 persons for interviews for four vacancies in the Constitutional Court. The new judges will replace Leyda Margarita Piña, Jottin Cury David, Idelfonso Reyes and Víctor Gómez Bergés. The interviews will be carried out from Wednesday, 5 December to Friday, 7 December 2018. On …

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The Executive Branch has submitted to the National Congress an amendment to the 2019 National Budget that is being reviewed by a bilateral commission of senators and deputies. The increase would be for RD$7.97 billion. The funds would be used to cover an expected increase in the price of fuel, the electricity sector deficit (RD$5,67 …

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The Estrellas Orientales are alone in the first place of the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship with 16 games won and 13 losses. Weekend games put the Leones del Escogido in third place with record of 15-14; the Gigantes in third place with 14-14, The Tigres del Licey and the Aguilas Cibaeñas are tied for …

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The Dominican film on the life of Jack Veneno (Jack Poison) and his career-long rivalry with “Relampago” Hernandez (Lightning) has just won the Best Cinematography Award at the Sydney Indiefest Film Festival. Tabaré Blanchard, the director, gave the good news to the Diario Libre. The movie re-creates a life of the outstanding Dominican professional wrestler …

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31-year old Aristides Rafael Rubio Ortiz died in a traffic accident on the San Pedro de Macorís-Santo Domingo highway, as reported on Friday, 16 November 2018. He died when his vehicle slid off one of the highway overpasses. The Listin Diario reported he was a noted law professional. He had graduated in law magna cum …

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Former manager of the Central Bank, economist Pedro Silverio Alvarez writes in an op-ed piece in Diario Libre on how the 2019 National Budget worsens the situation of weak Dominican institutions. Silverio observes that the 2019 budget reproduces the same institutional weaknesses of previous budgets. He says the bill highlights the irresponsibility of the political …

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The government has reduced the price of unleaded gasoline RD$25 in the past five weeks, but Broad Front of Popular Struggles (Falpo) and the named National Strike Coordinator insist on calling for a 24-hour national strike on Tuesday, 27 November. Israel Ramirez, the FALPO spokesperson, said the strike is called also to protest against government …

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