2019 – Page 220

The Ministry of Foreign Relations revealed that 57 Dominican fishermen jailed in Jamaica on charges of fishing illegally in Jamaica’s territorial waters were released on Saturday, 30 March 2019, after the payment of a fine by the owners of the two ships that were seized. The fishermen were accused of violation of the Fisheries Act …

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The president of Alianza País (AlPaís), Guillermo Moreno complained that the Central Electoral Board (JCE) has been indifferent to the “frenetic campaigning for reelection” of followers of President Danilo. The former National District prosecutor demanded the JCE take actions to put a stop to the premature campaigning. “Every week there are public events promoting re-election, …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) requested that city governments begin to remove political campaign banners and billboards. The JCE had given the pre-candidates 15 days to remove the billboards. The pre-campaign period has not yet been officially opened. The restrictions to campaigning, nevertheless, are openly violated by most politicians. Read more in Spanish:Hoy 2 April …

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The Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) reports that the operational testing at the Punta Catalina thermoelectric plant is proceeding as planned and the system is entering and leaving the National Interconnected Electricity System (SENI) without any major incidents. The plant has now generated upwards of 150 megawatts for several hours during the test period, says …

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The Central Bank has decided to maintain its annual interest rate at 5.5%. The decision was taken at a recent meeting of the Monetary Board, which said that the decision was based on a detailed analysis of the balance of risks of inflation forecasts, including information provided by the international and domestic macroeconomic indicators, market …

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At the end of this month, government employees who receive minimum salary, as well as pensioners, will receive the increases President Danilo Medina had announced on 27 February 2019. Those who earn RD$5,117 will now receive RD$10,000 per month, those who earn between RD$10,000 and RD$20,000 per month, will receive a 10% increase, those who …

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Barahona tourism representatives want to lead the launching of the south region as a diverse destination to attract more visitors. Virgilio Perez Bernal, president, and Elena Nunziatini, director, of the Barahona Production & Tourism Cluster say the tourism clusters in Baní, San José de Ocoa and other towns are participating in the promotional effort. The …

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An Associated Press news story highlights that for the first time a single country has more than 100 players on the opening rosters of MLB. MLB said that 251 of the 882 players on the rosters were foreign-born. Of these, 102 are Dominican-born, or 11.6%. This does not include Dominican baseball players that were born …

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With the 2019 season of Major League Baseball finally underway, baseball addicts are now trying to predict the winners of the various important awards that come at the end of the season: Cy Young, for pitchers, Gold Gloves for each position, MVP for both leagues, and Rookie of the Year for each league. David Adler …

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Four days of rains fell in most of the Cibao Valley very late last week, and both urban and rural populations were elated. According to reports in the Diario Libre and the El Caribe, farmers and cattlemen are hopeful that this will be a major break in the months’ long drought. The head of the …

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