2019 – Page 17

President Danilo Medina chaired a meeting in the Presidential Palace last week to evaluate the rehab of the ports of Samaná and Sabana de la Mar in the northeast to meet the needs of tourism and commerce. Presidential Minister Gustavo Montalvo explained to reporters that the authorities are looking at alternatives for the repair and …

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The Customs Agency (DGA) and the National Statistics Office (ONE) have inked an agreement to provide the data gathered by Customs to the ONE. In this manner, the ONE can establish statistics and indicators on international commerce. Among the specific data that will be transmitted are the purchase prices of the goods and services, the …

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The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) announced that party secretary-general Carolina Mejía is the PRM’s choice for National District mayor. National District Mayor David Collado announced he would not seek a second term for mayor. Polls gave Collado a sure win if he had attempted to continue in the post. There is speculation PRM presidential candidate …

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Juana Barceló, president of Barrick Pueblo Viejo, has shared with the local media data on the volume of exports over the past years and prospects for continued growth in gold exports from the Pueblo Viejo mine in the north-central Sánchez Ramírez province. The company, whose Pueblo Viejo site is already one of the world’s Tier …

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The US corporation Apache is preparing to invest US$85 million to find natural gas off the southeastern coast of San Pedro de Macoris. The company has four years to explore and determine whether there are natural gas deposits worth exploiting. Energy and Mining Minister Antonio Isa Conde noted that if the deposits prove out, 40% …

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In a week where eight out of every ten stories in the newspapers and on the talk shows were about the on-going search for Cesar Emilio Peralta (aka Cesar the Abuser), Dominican officials have yet to talk to the now arrested Dominican drug capo. For many, this is a puzzle. For others, it prompts many …

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It is now known that a Lexus SUV seized from Haitian consul Judith Exavier belonged to José Bernabé Quiterio (Nino), one of the supect members of the Cesar Emilio Peralta (El Abusador) drug trafficking network, according to a report in N Digital. As reported, Cesar El Abusador used the SUV to get around in the …

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Pediatrician Jesus Feris Iglesias revealed that for every Dominican who tests positive for malaria in the country, between eight and ten Haitians are detected infected with the disease. Nevertheless, he said that malaria outbreaks that have been detected in the country are under the control of Dominican health authorities. When interviewed by Héctor Herrera Cabral …

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40-year old Cristian Eugenio Medina Méndez, suffering from depression and under the influence of alcohol, is suspect to have killed the head of the Swat unit of the National Police on Sunday, 8 December 2019 that entered the Medina family dwelling to intervene in a domestic violence incident. The Criminal Affairs Agency of the Police …

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A major fire destroyed the installation of Petro Fuel, a fuel storage and dispatching firm in Villa Aura, a mainly residential area in northwestern Santo Domingo on Friday, 6 December 2019. At least four persons were injured and two were taken to the Ney Arias Lora Burn Unit. These two that were seriously injured were …

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