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Will the Military and Police Commission of the Ministry of Public Works (MOPC) take action and arrest the motorcyclists that have converted national roads and highways into race tracks? The rash youths racing their motorcycles have caused numerous deaths and injuries. Armada captain Luis Manuel Feliz Jose said the authorities have confiscated over the holidays …

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The Center for Emergency Operations said 17 persons died over the Christmas holidays (24, 25 December 2018) in traffic accidents, of which in 16 of these a motorcyclist was involved. This is similar to the 15 deaths reported in 2017. The Center for Emergency Operations coordinated a major national effort for road safety over the …

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The National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) and the Association of Hotels of the East (Asoleste) announced they would withdraw from legal actions taken against the abrupt government change in the land use regulations in the eastern tourism region. The hotel people protested the unilateral actions taken to allow high rises in Punta Cana beach …

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Listin Diario and Diario Libre have carried reports over the Christmas holidays on the continuing presence of Haitian farm workers in the protected Constanza province mountain areas. The Ministry of Environment under former head, Francisco Dominguez Brito had ordered an end to farming in the area on grounds that it is an importance source of …

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Presidents Trump and Medina have something in common: both have deployed thousands of troops on their country’s border. President Danilo Medina has authorized the stationing of 7,000 Dominican military personnel on the border with Haiti in an effort to halt illegal immigration. Some 600 new troops were dispatched to the border along with helicopters, speedboats …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations signed a memorandum of understanding with the State of Qatar for cooperation in sports. Acting charge d’affaires at the Embassy of the State of Qatar in the Dominican Republic, Khalid Mohammed Al Sharshani, signed for Qatar and Sports Minister Danilo Diaz for the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo. Read more:The Peninsula Qatar …

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The Central Bank has released a report with a glowing picture of the Dominican economy for 2018. Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu noted that the results of the latest figures show that the DR is the leading economy in Latin America as far as growth is concerned. The Central Bank says the economy should …

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On Saturday, 29 December 2018, President Danilo Medina visited the construction site of the Santuario Santo Cristo de los Milagros, a mega church the Medina administration is funding in Bayaguana, Monte Plata province. This is a follow up to a visit he made about a year ago. The church will have seated capacity for 1,800. …

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Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo celebrated the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice that returns to the government lands that had been irregularly titled in the pristine beach area of Bahia de las Aguilas, in Pedernales. The ruling is expected to be followed by government announcements in tourism development of the southwestern area. …

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President Danilo Medina backed politicians who sought to divide the city of Santiago into two municipalities under two city governments. Medina and signed Law 65-18 that creates Santiago Oeste (Santiago West). The bill had met with widespread opposition by business, community, development, religious entities and the incumbent Santiago mayor that criticized the split saying it …

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