Archive for January, 2019
PUERTO PLATA. – In an act held this Friday morning, officials of the Ministry of Culture delivered the certificate that accredits Puerto Plata as the province to which the Grand National Parade of Carnival 2019 will be dedicated.
To ponder the dedication, the Deputy Minister of Identity and Citizenship, Ediltrudis Pichardo (Edilí), said that they are very proud for the state portfolio to announce that the national carnival galas of this year are dedicated to Puerto Plata.
The official said that the choice of Puerto Plata is to highlight the contributions of this Atlantic town for being a community of rich traditional elements of our roots and where abundant creativity highlights the integral essences of Dominican folklore.
Pichardo explained that the great national parade that takes place every year in the Malecón de Santo Domingo, shows that the carnival is the summit expression of the popular culture of our country, since it brings together the works carried out by the carnival artists of all the national territory.
In the activity carried out in Casa de Cultura, the presence of other officials of the Ministry of Culture, such as the Deputy Minister of Decentralization and Territorial Reorganization, Juan Antonio Morales and the National Director of Carnival and Folklore, Reyes Moore, stands out.
Also, awards were given to the Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Tourism Companies of the North Zone (ASHONORTE) and the Municipal Council of Puerto Plata, for their contributions to the carnival of this tourist resort located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.
Likewise, they were present at the ceremony where the dedication certificate of the National Carnival Parade was delivered to the province of Puerto Plata, the vice minister of Tourism, Julio Almonte Nina, the deputy Felix Castillo, the provincial director of Culture, Arsenio Díaz, the deputy mayor Marisol Almonte and councilor Rosa Dúncan Smith (Rochy).
Source: Puerto Plata Digital
Jan 26, 2019
The persevering Mallens finally achieved their goal: a Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship for the Estrellas Orientales of San Pedro de Macorís. José Mallén, president and José Mallén Calac, general manager, together with Miguel Feris Chalas and Francisco Domínguez Brito received the BHD Leon trophy from the president of the Dominican Baseball League (Lidom), Vitelio Mejía after the 4-0 win over the Toros del Este at the La Romana Francisco Micheli Stadium. It was the first Estrellas pennant in 51 years.
The “green dream” happened at 11:57pm on 23 January 2019, thanks to general manager Fernando Tatis who dedicated the win to the loyal fans of the town of San Pedro de Macoris. Playing on the team was his son, Fernando Tatis Jr., who had an outstanding performance during the tournament.
José Sirí was named the Most Valuable Player of the series, the Estrellas won 5-1, in a series that could have gone to nine games. The 2018-2019 Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship was dedicated to Cooperstown immortal Vladimir Guerrero.
The Estrellas had not won a pennant since 14 February 1968, despite making it to the playoffs 17 times. This is the team’s third crown of champions. Their first team title was obtained in 1954 against the Tigres del Licey, then again in 1968 against the Leones del Escogido.
The Estrellas did a clean sweep of the 2018-2019 Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship. The team won the regular series (29-11), the round robin (11-7) and the playoffs (5-1).
The Estrellas now will represent the Dominican Republic at the Caribbean Series that is scheduled to take place 2-8 February 2019 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. The celebration of the Caribbean Series in Venezuela, nevertheless, is in doubt, given the worsening of the political crisis in that South American country. Juan Puello Herrera, Caribbean Baseball Commissioner, called for a telephone conference of the presidents of the regional leagues. Venezuela has not been able to finish its championship.
http://www.estrellasorientales.com.do/
Source: DR1, Eldia
Jan 26, 2019
Dominican models were chosen by fashion designer house Valentino to show off the Spring 2019 collection on Wednesday, 23 January 2019 in Paris, France, Diario Libre reports. The show closing was by supermodel Naomi Campbell. The Dominican models were Lineisy Montero, Hiandra Martinez, Elibeidy Dani, Anyelina Rosa, Licett Morillo and Annibelis Baez.
https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/…ture/valentino
Source: DR1, DiarioLibre
Jan 26, 2019
The Central Electoral Board (JCE) reported that the identification card (cédula No. 402-4095330-3) issued to now deported Colombian drug trafficker Julian Alberto Jimenez Monsalve (Machete), in the name of David Jose Mateo was issued by the Oficialia del Estado Civil de la 12va Circunscripción in Santo Domingo East. The JCE said that procedures were violated to issue the document. The document was issued on the same day of the transcription of his birth certificate in violation of the process that calls for an investigation to precedes the issuing of the document.
The JCE identified Alba Elizabeth Vásquez Curiel, Zewxis Oxiades Ledesma Gonell and Yaniris Yohanni Perez as responsible for the fraudulent issuing of the identification document.
Sandra del Carmen Francisco Paniagua, Oficial del Estado Civil de la Oficialía de la 12va Circunscripción de Santo Domingo Este, and the head of the office was suspended for 30 days without pay.
The identification document was voided, the identification card cancelled and the officers fired and have pending a case in the judiciary.
Source: DR1, JCE
Jan 26, 2019
Agriculture Minister Osmar Benítez proudly announces that Dominican pineapples will soon be sold on Amazon.com. He explained that Shared-X Impact Farm is installing itself in a free zone Las Carolinas at Cruce del Pajón in central Monte Plata. Monte Plata province is a major pineapple-producing area.
Benítez said the company will be exporting organic pineapples online on Amazon. He estimated production of around 10 million pineapples in the farm’s two annual harvests. He said the farm will employ 500 permanent workers. The company is making a US$6.9 million investment that includes the construction of a packaging plant. He said the packaging plant will have capacity to fill a freight container per hour. He estimated 12 containers per week will be shipped during harvest time. The company expects to expand to production of 40 freight containers per week in the future.
Benítez said the company’s main market is northern Europe, but there are plans to market the pineapple in the United States and other countries.
The leader for the operation is Alfredo Ruiz, who is operations director for pineapples for Shared Ximpact, says he has 100 hectares planted of the fruit. He wants to add another 44 hectares.
Source: DR1, Hoy
Jan 25, 2019
Auditions for the reality show Dominicana’s Got Talent begin this month in the National District. The show seeks to discover hidden talents in musicians, singers, actors, magicians among other performers. The local version of the leading international reality is conducted by Nashla Bogaert, and the producers are her husband David Maler and Gilberto Morillo and Tuto Guerrero.
The program will be televised over four month period, with 16 episodes of 120 minutes each airing from September to December 2019 on Channel 9, Color Vision.
As reported, the auditions start on Wednesday, 23 January 2019 at 8:30pm at the Haz Tu Vida Bar, located on Av. Gustavo Mejía Ricart. The second audition will be on Wednesday, 30 January at 8:30pm at Casa de Teatro, a third on Wednesday, 6 February at Studio Theater of Acropolis Mall at 6pm. Other auditions are set for 1, 8, 15 and 22 February at Comedy Club from 7 to 9pm.
Source: DR1, Listindiario
Jan 25, 2019
Non-resident mothers in the Dominican Republic, who have given birth in Dominican Hospitals, and who have registered the babies in the Libro de Extranjeria in the Civil Registry offices, come from at least 36 countries, with the majority coming from Haiti.
Records from the Civil Registry show that between 2017 and 2018, there were 34,947 children registered of which 34,188 were Haitian. In 2018 alone, of the 19,227 registered foreign births, some 18,892 were Haitian.
The second highest number both in 2017 and 2018 were from Venezuela with 241 in 2017 and 334 in 2018. This is followed by the United States with 30 in 2017 and 22 in 2018; China, 11 in 2017 and 12 in 2018; Mexico, 6 in 2017 and 12 in 2018 and Spain with 7 in 2017 and 10 in 2018.
In 2018, foreign births from 4 to 9 per country were registered to women from Colombia, Chile, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, France, Holland and India. Between one and three births were registered to non-resident women from Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Canada, South Korea, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Great Britain, Guatemala, Guyana, Hungary, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Peru, and others.
Source: DR1, Listindiario
Jan 25, 2019
The treasurer of the Central Bank, Yamileth García has announced that in March 2019, the Central Bank will begin the testing of a new automated platform for the sale of foreign currency. The automated system is being implemented to avoid duplicate requests for dollars along with other situations that create distortions in the currency exchange market, and which have obliged commercial banks to restrict the amount of currency available from their bank cashiers. García expects the platform to be operational by mid-year.
On the same topic, the deputy manager of the Central Bank, Frank Montaño shared that the Central Bank is looking for ways to improve the sale of dollars as some clients have expressed concerns some financial institutions limit the sale of dollars to a maximum of US$1,000 to US$2,000 per day per client from the bank tellers. He reiterated that there was no scarcity of dollars. Montaño explained that the Central Bank had around US$1.6 billion available in cash for sale, but that the problem was that certain agencies and foreigners would send different people, even their employees to buy US$10,000 per person. The ploy is to avoid having to pay the premium charged by banks for amounts larger than US$2,000 per day per client.
Source: DR1, DiarioLibre
Jan 25, 2019
The 2019 World Report by the Human Rights Watch does not even have a separate report on the Dominican Republic. In fact the Dominican Republic is only mentioned in regards to the handling of Haitian immigration and migratory status.
The report says that at least 250,000 Dominicans of Haitian descent and Haitian migrants working in the Dominican Republic re-entered Haiti between June 2015 and March 2018, after Dominican officials began deportations in accordance with a controversial 2015 Plan for the Regularization of Foreigners in the Dominican Republic. Many deportations did not meet international standards and many people have been swept up in arbitrary, summary deportations without any sort of hearing.
In addition to those deported, many people left the Dominican Republic under pressure or threat. Of more than 6,000 under investigation, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has verified legitimate Dominican nationality for more than 2,800 individuals now in Haiti. During the first six months of 2018 alone, nearly 70,000 Haitians were returned to their country. After being renewed three times, the Plan for the Regularization of Foreigners ended in August 2018, leaving more than 200,000 Haitians who remain in the Dominican Republic without valid paperwork at continued risk of deportation.
Source: DR1, DiarioLibre
Jan 25, 2019
The Transit and Transport Security Agency (Digesett) reported that more than 260 cargo vehicles drivers were penalized on the first day of the implementation of Resolution No. 1-2019 that regulates cargo transport on roadways. The drivers were issued fines for driving in left lanes of multi lane highways, excessive cargo loads, or speeding.
Source: DR1, Elnacional
Jan 25, 2019
