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Ex-convicts hail Medina’s pledge to help them get jobs
Santo Domingo.- Dominicans deported from the United States hailed president Danilo Medina's request for Barack Obama's help with reinserting deported ex-convicts to the labor market. They say the need the government's help because while many of them want to work, society rejects them for being ex-cons. Quoted by listin.com.do, Jose Mejia, one of 69 deported ex-cons who arrived ...
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Man allegedly admits to 60 rapes at resort town
Puerto Plata, Dom. Rep.- Police on Wednesday arrested a 23-year old man who allegedly admitted having raped 60 women between 16 and 28 years of age, in the resort town of Puerto Plata. Jonathan Alexander Parra Melo raped the women who mounted his motorcycle taxi, and then took them to secluded areas of the city, according to police. Local media report that during interrogation, Parra said he ...
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Justice Minister clarifies statement on Haitian children
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Domnguez on Tuesday clarified that children of undocumented Haitian parents aren't Dominicans, just hours after Senate president Reinaldo Pared questioned his confusing statement, fueling the row on the Central Electoral Board's refusal to document the foreigners who claimed citizenship. "The Constitution is very clear, it says who is ...
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The State wants to own plants but can’t even collect the light bill
Santo Domingo.- As the State-owned energy utility (CDEEE) seeks a contractor to build two coal-fired power plants owned by the State, the general manager of the EGE Haina energy group criticized the government's involvement in the industry, because it "shouldn't compete in the thermal generation market" and in his view "discourage the arrival of new investors." ...
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State bank announces 7.5 rate for homes of up to US$97500
Santo Domingo.. - Dominican Republic's State-owned bank (Ban-Reservas) on Wednesday announced a 7.5% interest rate for low-cost homes of up to RD$4.0 million (US$97,500). Reservas administrator Vicente Bengoa said the rate, which stems from the Monetary Board's release of bank reserves, will increase to 8% in the second year, and 8.5% in six years. He said industry can access loans ...
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Central Bank RD$20.0B boost unleashes interest rate war
Santo Domingo.- The Central Bank's RD$20.0 billion boost for the economy with the release of the banks' reserve requirements and the early reactions from economic agents reveal that the goal has been met as the days wear on. Banks and S&Ls, retailers, builders, dealers and vehicle importers have declared an "interest rate war" stoked by the monetary authorities' ...
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Ex presidents in dead heat for 2016 presidential election Poll
Santo Domingo. - Former president Leonel Fernandez would edge out opposition (PRD) party leaders Miguel Vargas and Luis Abinader in the 2016 presidential elections, but would be tied with former president Hipolito Mejia. When the pollster Penn, Schoen & Berland asked eligible voters about the 2016 presidential elections, Fernndez beat Vargas by 19 points and Abinader by six, but tied with ...
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Kobo Town A Haunted Jukebox Filled With Caribbean Sounds
, Kobo Town frontman Drew Gonsalves declares his love for the past even as his feet are firmly planted in the present. The music of the Toronto-based band can drift between classic Caribbean pop styles and even verge on hip-hop, but the singer's perspective remains sharply focused, wry and witty. The song "Postcard Poverty," for example, ribs tourists for whom tropical slums ...
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Don’t send Haitians to Dominican territory official warns Brazil
Santo Domingo.- Immigration Agency director on Wednesday said the country isn't obliged to receive Haitian nationals repatriated from Brazil or other nations, if they didn't depart from the country. Jose Ricardo Taveras noted that in recent months Brazil has deported more than 300 Haitians who allegedly departed from Dominican Republic. He said the country, which signed off on the ...
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Montreal man faces child porn charges
MONTREAL - An 82-year-old Montreal man who has been travelling between Montreal and the Dominican Republic for decades is in detention, facing charges of producing, importing and possessing child pornography as well inviting young girls to touch him sexually.On Wednesday, the preliminary hearing for Joseph Charles Philippe Ct was scheduled for Sept. 12 and 13.According to evidence released at ...
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Stressed in Cuba the Need to Increase Links in the Caribbean
Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Caribbean Cultural institutions need to promote and get more cooperation between them, said here Lourdes Croes, Director of the National Library of Aruba, the unique institution of its kind in the ...
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Dominican police arrest man accused of raping at least 60 women
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a man suspected of raping at least 60 women in the past two years. Police say 23-year-old Jonathan Parra confessed to raping women ages 16 to 28 after picking them up on his motorcycle while pretending to be a taxi driver in the popular tourist town of Puerto Plata. People routinely hail motorcycles as taxi ...
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Former beauty queen wants quick divorce from mogul husband
Santo Domingo.- Former beauty queen Sandra Kurdas, who accused her husband, the businessman Frank Jorge Elas with assault, said she wants to conclude their divorce soon. "I have hopes that the process will end soon," said Kurdish through on Twitter. "I am very concerned that he can manipulate things to hurt me from prison. I just want live in peace and enjoy my children." ...
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Reappearance of H1N1 in Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The H1N1 influenza virus reappeared in Dominican Republic in the recent two months and there is no statement of epidemiological alert for that reason, reported the media. The sources show that a pregnant woman died due to the disease, which appeared in Mexico in 2009 with a negative impact for regional countries. Nevertheless, said the source, the identity ...
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Government measures spur Banesco bank to expand
Santo Domingo.- Banesco bank CEO Juan Carlos Escotet on Wednesday said the Monetary Board's decisions and changes implemented point to the growth of financial intermediaries, prompting them to expand their business in the Dominican Republic. Escotet, who met with president Danilo Medina in National Palace, said the bank will open three new branches this year, for a total of 14 nationwide. ...
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Dominican businesses expanding role in Haiti reconstruction
The Dominican Republic is already a regional leader in Central America and now looks poised to play an even greater role in the future of disaster-hit Haiti. The two countries are already major trade partners, and this relationship looks set to expand into rebuilding the country as well.
The Dominican Republic has one of the strongest economies in Central America and is one of the major trade partners of earthquake-beleaguered Haiti. For this reason, political leaders in the country have pointed out that it is vital for local businesses to continue or expand their involvement in Haiti’s reconstruction, or the country would lose an important source of revenue. Read more
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