2019 – Page 272

Renown Italian trombone player, Sandro Comini will be at the Fiesta Sunset Jazz of the Dominican Fiesta Hotel on Friday, 1 February 2019. Comini plays a classic trombone style (JJ Johnson, Bill Watrous). He will be accompanied by Corey Allen (piano), Pengbian Sang (bass) and Guy Frometa (drums). The musicians will deliver a repertoire of …

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According to a report on the inmates in jail in the Dominican Republic, homicide is the main crime committed by those interned in the 22 new model prisons. The statistics show that of the 9,069 inmates in the new jails, 2,861 have been convicted of murder. 91 of them for aggravated homicide, 43 for femicide …

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On Monday, 28 January 2019, the Dominican bachata singer Yoskar Sarante died in a hospital in Orlando, Florida from pulmonary fibrosis. Hours beforehand, his son, Darling Sarante had informed via social media that his father was in a serious condition and asked his fans to pray for him. He said that God had saved his …

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The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published on 29 January 2019, by Transparency International shows the Dominican Republic improved one point, moving from 29 to 30 in the ranking. The DR is in 129th position and is listed 23rd of 31 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. This places the country in the bottom …

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Judge Jose Alejandro Vargas will be hearing the DGII case against Tremols Payero business group. The DGII has taken the business conglomerate to court for RD$4.13 billion in unpaid taxes that has now grown to a DGII debt of RD$9.32 billion, including interest. The DGII accuses the company of intimidating DGII employees and having offered …

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The Customs’ Agency (DGA) has begun the process of the Unique Customs Registration (RUA) for all of those who use courier services in the Dominican Republic. The DGA explains the system is implemented as a tool to safeguard the rights of users and speed up online goods imports, says the agency. The system seeks to …

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According to a press release from the National Institute of Ground Transit and Transport (Intrant), half a million Dominicans have obtained a driving licence and a learner’s permit during the past year. The Intrant press release explains that from November 2017 to December 2018 more than 13,000 licences were renewed having expired for over three …

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With an unknown amount of money, central government via the National Housing Institute (INVI) has begun the construction of a housing project to benefit 100 families in Puerto Plata. The location is on former sugar cane land in Villa Esperanza, Puerto Plata on the road to Sosua from Puerto Plata city. Seventeen 3-floor buildings with …

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Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo, who heads the 911 National System of Attention to Emergencies and Safety 911, announced plans to expand the system to 10 new provinces and 38 municipalities in 2019. This would bring almost total coverage of the service nationwide. He also announced that the People’s Republic of China had donated 40 fire …

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According to the director of the Airport Authority, Marino Collante, during this year they are proposing to build two new heliports, one in Santo Domingo East and the other in Barahona. The one in Santo Domingo East will be on the Caribbean Sea coastline-fronting Avenida España near the National Aquarium. This would facilitate helicopter tours …

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