2018 – Page 37

The Dominican Republic public debt burden is well below average by Caribbean and Central American standards, according to the Regional Economic Outlook published in October 2018 by the International Monetary Fund. The report says that with the exception of Haiti, the debt to GDP burden of other Caribbean nations is much higher than the Dominican …

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The Presidency announced the completion of the Hospital Pedro A. Céspedes in Constanza. The medical center is fully equipped to offer high standard medical care. The hospital will be inaugurated on 12 November 2018. The public hospital features areas for emergency care, vaccinations, surgery, newly born care, areas for medical specialists and general medicine, images, …

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President Danilo Medina and First Lady Candida Montilla presided over the opening of the World Tennis Invitational Santo Domingo, part of the Special Olympics global competitions, at the installations of the Parque del Este in eastern Santo Domingo. 220 athletes from 30 countries are participating in the tennis matches from 12-16 November 2018. The Dominican …

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Stand-up comedy in the Dominican Republic is alive and well. A report in Listin Diario says that while Carlos Sanchez around 15 years ago pioneered stand-up comedy here, today he has inspired many new emerging comedians. These comedians are taking advantage of social media to spread their laughs. And they have their own Comedy Club, …

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The National Metereological Office (Onamet) forecasts rains from Wednesday in the northeast, southeast, Cibao Valley and Greater Santo Domingo. He said these conditions are the result of the incidence of a trough in almost all levels of the troposphere and the east-northeastern wind flow that generates a tropical wave in the southeast of the country. …

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The US Coast Guard announced it has returned 71 of 81 interdicted migrants to Dominican law enforcement authorities following multiple at sea interdictions off Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Ten other migrants interdicted are facing federal prosecution in Puerto Rico for attempting to illegally re-enter a U.S territory. The interdictions were a result of …

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The Second Collegiate Tribunal of San Francisco de Macorís sentenced 21-year old Marlon Martínez to 30 years in jail and his mother Marlin to five years in jail for the death of 16-year old Emely Peguero in August 2017. Judges Maria de los Ángeles Concepción, Víctor Inoa and Carminia Caminero ruled that Marlon was guilty …

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A United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) tribunal has begun hearing a Jamaican billionaire’s US$300 million treaty claim against the Dominican Republic concerning the seizure of a landfill site. On 19 December 2017, Jamaican national Michael Lee-Chin served the Dominican Republic government with a notice of intent to arbitrate under the Caribbean Community-Dominican …

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Dominicans have traded the inconveniences of mass transport for the inconveniences of private cars that are adding to the problem of traffic congestion. Diario Libre reports that vehicle sales in the country have topped RD$534.5 billion since 2015. The DGII reports vehicle sales of RD$152.9 billion in 2017 alone. Over the years, the government-owned Banco …

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The Dominican Exporters Association (Adoexpo) has just published the “Guía de Exportación: Súmate a la Cultura Exportadora,” an exporters guide that seeks to motivate more to export. The guide looks into procedures, plans, free trade agreements, market access and more guidelines for those interested in exporting. Odile Miniño Bogaert, executive vice president of Adoexpo, made …

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