2018 – Page 56

The Association of Fisherboat Owners of Puerto Plata has requested government assistance to protest what they call the persecution, indiscriminate arrest and repression of their members. They are protesting that 148 fishermen have been arrested on high seas. The Bahamas authorities claim they were fishing in their waters, the local fishermen say they were in …

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The Dominican Republic would be giving up too much if it signs the pre-clearance aviation agreement for Punta Cana International Airport, with a migratory matters annex on refugees, says former Migration Agency director, Jose Ricarto Taveras. The Constitutional Court now needs to issue its opinion on the Pre-Clearance Agreement for US customs clearance that has …

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The National Office for Industrial Property (Onapi) announced that commercial name certificates are being issued in a single day, as compared to five days in the past. She said requests can be made at 8am and the next day by 8am, the certificate for the name will be issued or rejected. The transactions can be …

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The Passports Agency (DGP) announced Dominican passports can be requested online for the same cost as when applying in person. Director of the agency, Aura Toribio, said they will no longer be levying the RD$300 online transactions charge. First time passport requests and renewals are accepted for adults and minors. The service is still only …

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The city mayors of Madrid and Santo Domingo, Manuela Carmena and David Collado, signed a declaration of intent whereby a comprehensive collaboration program would be developed with policies and initiatives for mutual benefit. The signing was at the City Government of Madrid, under the umbrella of the Union of Iberoamerican Capital Cities (UCCI). Collado has …

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US investors have shown strong interest in purchasing the 752 MW Punta Catalina coal-fired power central under construction in southern Peravia province, as reported in El Dia. The newspaper speculates this could be why US Ambassador Robin Bernstein was present at the signing of the coal supply agreement for the test period of the power …

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Condé Nast Traveler has voted Santo Domingo among their most friendly cities in the world. The results were based on a query in the 31st annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey. CN Traveler explains: “For years, we’ve asked our readers to rate a city’s “friendliness” in the Readers’ Choice Awards survey, focusing on where you felt …

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The World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2018 ranks the Dominican Republic 82nd of 140 countries. In the 2017 report, the country was ranked 104th of 137 countries. Pedro Brache, president of the National Business Council, attributed the improvement to new public-private efforts lead by the National Competitiveness Council to reduce obstacles to doing business. …

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A British documentary focuses on child sexual exploitation in the Dominican Republic. The documentary is part of the “Unreported World” series on Channel 4 News. In the documentary, several teenagers say they offer sex because they need the money. The video has gotten more than 5 million views. It seeks to create awareness to combat …

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The deputy and presidential candidate for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Wellington Arnaud, demanded that the Executive Branch, through the Ministry of Hacienda, explain the details of each of the accounts payable amounting for a total of RD $66.13 billion that is listed in article 4 of the bill of the National Budget. The item …

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