2021 – Page 51

Pro Dominicana, the government export and investment agency, and the Dominican Embassy in Russia have organized a webinar to teach Dominicans how to export to Russia. The presentation is by Nelson Ortega, a counsellor at the Dominican Embassy in Russia. Also speaking will be successful exporters, Esteban Luciano and Laura Marrero for ProAgro Dominicana, Eliot …

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The St. Louis Cardinals announced on Monday, 25 October 2021 that bench coach Oliver (Oli) Marmol has been promoted to general manager replacing fired manager Mike Shildt. Marmol for the past three seasons had been the team’s bench coach and Shildt’s trusted aide. Now Marmol will be the only active manager in the majors younger …

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The Tigres del Licey, Leones del Escogido, Aguilas Cibaeñas, Estrellas Orientales, Toros del Este and Gigantes del Cibao will compete for the Banreservas Cup as of Wednesday, 27 October 2021. There will be games at the stadiums in Santo Domingo, Santiago, San Francisco de Macorís, La Romana and San Pedro de Macorís. The government commercial …

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Covid-19 Bulletin #585 reflects a spike in cases primarily in the northwestern provinces, Haitian border provinces, Santiago and Greater Santo Domingo. The good news is cases in Montecristi and Valverde are down, confirming for the second day that the regional outbreak could be under control. Notwithstanding, overall the announcement that the two doses of Covid-19 …

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The Ministry of Tourism is funding improvements to the 4.3 km boardwalk in Santo Domingo East for RD$550 million. The Malecón de Santo Domingo Este has an extension of 5.2 km. The Santo Domingo East boardwalk starts at the military base and continues until it merges with the Las Americas Expressway. Tourism Minister David Collado …

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The Centra Bank of the Dominican Republic reports Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is doing better than originally expected. Central Bank governor Hector Valdez Albizu spoke of 12.7% growth over the first nine months of the year and forecast 2021 would close with 10% or better. Sector by sector, the news is mostly good, even …

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The Dominican Republic is the leading cigar exporter to the United States. Now Dominican ambassador to the United States, Sonia Guzmán is helping the Dominican tobacco industry to lobby against a US Congress proposal to hike taxes on tobacco and nicotine products. The House Democrats have included the provisions in a US$3.5 trillion spending plan …

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Late in 2020, Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ignacio Paliza announced that the Abinader administration was going to ask for tax reform and that 2021 was going to be used as a time of lobbying and trying to reach agreements on just how to do this. As of the present time, reportedly, the President …

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In a historic first, Dominican urban music star Emanuel Herrera Bautista, better known as El Alfa (The Boss), filled the world-famous Madison Square Garden to the brim on the evening of Friday, 22 October 2021. The 20,000+ audience enjoyed an evening of 39 songs of Dembow, Merengue and more. During the staging of the Legend …

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A not-really-new element has again appeared on the political scene: nepotism. The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco (PRM-National District) lashed out and denounced that many government officials were only trying to get jobs for their family and friends, much to the disgust of out-of-work ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) membership. This is …

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