2022 – Page 90

With Decree 445-22, issued on 16 August 2022, President Luis Abinader changed all the commanders of the Army, Armada (Navy) and Air Force, but left the Minister of Defense Carlos Diaz Morfa. Prior to his appointment, Diaz Morfa was the military assistant to former President Hipolito Mejia (2000-2004), an influential member of the ruling political …

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The Export and Investment Center of the Dominican Republic (ProDominicana) and the Chamber of Commerce and Production of Santo Domingo (CCSPSD) are working together to realize the potential of the Hub Santo Domingo, the largest multi-sector trade exhibition in the Caribbean. The event is developed under the business to business (B2B) format. It will be …

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US Senator Tim Kaine (Democratic Party-Virginia) has praised the Dominican Republic as a “regional success story” and supports the country’s promotion strategy for economic growth, the Alliance for Development in Democracy (ADD). The strategy seeks to take advantage of the reconfiguration of global supply chains. Senator Tim Kaine says the country is consolidating itself as …

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The president of the Dominican Association of Free Zones (Adozona), Luis José Bonilla announced if the present pace of contracting continues, the country could surpass US$8 billion in exports of goods and the rest in exports of services, with a net foreign exchange generation of US$1.7 billion for companies operating under the free zone regime. …

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The Abinader Administration has secured the passing of several public-private alliance trusts by Congress. Five of these were approved during the 2021-2022 legislative period, as reported in Diario Libre. The trust contracts were enacted through the office of the legal advisor to the Executive Branch. Of the total number of trusts that went into effect, …

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Andres Julio Portes is the new general manager of the Empresa Distribuidora del Este (Ede Este). The Unified Council of Distribution Companies (CUED) announced the appointment. Portes is an industrial engineer by profession and has more than 25 years of experience in the sector. He has held positions such as: manager of Edesur for San …

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Somos Pueblo’s Ricardo Ripoll and Eduardo Sanchez Tolentino (El Piro) continue to follow up on suspected overpricing of procurement at the EdeNorte power distribution company. Somos Pueblo has presented evidence of price inflating in tenders with the government power distribution company that serves the north of the Dominican Republic. The general manager of EdeNorte, Andres …

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The Dominican Republic donated medicines and food to Cuba after the recent major fire at a fuel storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba. The Ministry of Foreign Relations coordinated the donation. The Ministry of Foreign Relations reported that on Sunday, 14 August 2022, the first eight of 32 tons of basic foodstuffs and four tons of …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reports three recent major drug confiscation operations. On Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 250 packages of cocaine (256.85 kilograms) were seized in Palmilla, La Altagracia beach. On Sunday, 14 August, 590 packages of cocaine were seized off the coast of Santo Domingo East. On Tuesday, 16 August, the DNCD reported …

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The National Police announced an investigation into the death of 33-year old Dabel de Jesús Zapata, the son of ruling Modern Revolutionary Party legislator, Darío Zapata. Darío Zapata represents Dajabón. The legislator learned of the death of his son when he was accompanying President Luis Abinader who was in Dajabón for the commemorations of the …

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