2020 – Page 275

Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado took advantage of his visit to Jamaica for a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to sign a bilateral agreement with Jamaica to promote economic relations. The memorandum on cooperation, investment and trade was signed by Vargas Maldonado and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of …

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The executive director of the Center for Export and Investment of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD), Marius de León, reports that the Dominican government is meeting with Chinese investors for the integral development of the border with Haiti. De León says the initiative goes beyond the installation of free zones in that area. “This will be …

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As part of the NUVI recycling initiative, “Nuvi Points” have been identified for the deposit of plastic bottles by the general public. The Nuvi initiative was launched last week by the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The purpose is to mitigate the contamination by plastics. Nuvi …

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Ministry of Public Works were prompt to restore traffic on the Jarabacoa-Constanza mountain road after large rocks sliding down the side of the road at the Paso Bajito section on Sunday, 26 January 2020. Brigades of the Ministry of Public Works and Civil Defense were stationed in the area to prevent damages. The Military and …

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Police spokesman Colonel Frank Felix Duran says that Federico Batista is one of the lead suspects in the murder of banker Julissa Campos Hernandez. Batista turned himself in voluntarily in San Jose de Ocoa on the early morning of 20 January 2020. He argued through his lawyer that he was under the effects of drugs …

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Former New York Yankees, Texas Ranger and Seattle Mariner slugger, 44-year old Alex Rodríguez is now going to bat to market Presidente beer at a time when beer sales are dropping. On Thursday, 23 January 2020, it was announced that he joins Presidente as its chairman and co-owner in charge of positioning the Dominican beer …

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The National Botanical Gardens in Santo Domingo is hosting Santo Domingo Pop bringing together artists, book lovers, puppets, arts and crafts and even zip line adventures, together with food truck area. There is a large area dedicated to children. The city event is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, 1 and 2 February 2020 and opens …

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The Tigres del Licey defeated the Toros del Este 5-1 on Sunday, 26 January 2020 at the Quisqueya Ball Park meaning the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball League is tied to three games each. The 9-5 series continues today with a seventh game to be played at 7:30pm at the Francisco Micheli Ball Park in La …

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Electoral Regime Law 15-19 establishes that the Attorney General is responsible for naming a Special Prosecutor for Electoral Affairs. With less than a month for the 16 February 2020 election, this relevant electoral officer has not been named. Attorney General Office says that electoral crimes committed by militants and political leaders during the next election …

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Julio César de la Rosa Tiburcio, president of the Dominican Alliance Against Corruption (ADOCCO), says that the Central Electoral Board (JCE) has not developed an effective campaign. For the first time, in this electoral year, the municipal election will be held separately from the congressional and presidential election. The date of the municipal election is …

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