Dominican Republic

The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. Announces Important Dates for Rights Offering

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Friday, October 20, 2023
Sale, Commission, Security (finance), Dominican Republic, Policy, Closed-end fund, Investment, Commonwealth, Rights, Prospectus, Fund, Netherlands Antilles, NAV, Cryptocurrency

The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end fund managed by HERZFELD/CUBA, a division of Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. (based in Miami Beach).

Key Points: 
  • The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end fund managed by HERZFELD/CUBA, a division of Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. (based in Miami Beach).
  • Investing in companies of Caribbean Basin Countries may present certain unique risks not associated with domestic investments, such as currency fluctuation, political and economic changes and market risks.
  • Before investing in the Fund, investors should carefully consider the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund.
  • The formal offer and detailed terms of the tender offer will be announced following the conclusion of the Rights Offer.

OpenWay and Clip E Payments Offer Latam Payment Companies a Fast Track to Digital Transformation

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Software as a service, Dominican Republic, API, Banco Falabella, Growth, Partnership, Banco Internacional de São Tomé e Príncipe, Online shopping, LATAM

This collaboration empowers payment companies across Latam to swiftly adopt OpenWay's digital payments software platform, Way4, to accelerate time-to-market for innovative card issuing, merchant acquiring, payment switching, and digital wallet services.

Key Points: 
  • This collaboration empowers payment companies across Latam to swiftly adopt OpenWay's digital payments software platform, Way4, to accelerate time-to-market for innovative card issuing, merchant acquiring, payment switching, and digital wallet services.
  • Clip E Payments, a member of Clip Group, operates in Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Brazil, and counts among its clients Banco Falabella and Banco Internacional.
  • It is uniquely positioned to offer Spanish-and Portuguese-language operational support and to provide insights on the challenges faced by local payment companies.
  • Other Way4 innovations include instant and cross-border payments, digital wallets, Buy Now, Pay Later, regional switching systems, and multi-currency payments.

OpenWay and Clip E Payments Offer Latam Payment Companies a Fast Track to Digital Transformation

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Software as a service, Dominican Republic, API, Banco Falabella, Growth, Partnership, Banco Internacional de São Tomé e Príncipe, Online shopping, LATAM

This collaboration empowers payment companies across Latam to swiftly adopt OpenWay's digital payments software platform, Way4, to accelerate time-to-market for innovative card issuing, merchant acquiring, payment switching, and digital wallet services.

Key Points: 
  • This collaboration empowers payment companies across Latam to swiftly adopt OpenWay's digital payments software platform, Way4, to accelerate time-to-market for innovative card issuing, merchant acquiring, payment switching, and digital wallet services.
  • Clip E Payments, a member of Clip Group, operates in Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Brazil, and counts among its clients Banco Falabella and Banco Internacional.
  • It is uniquely positioned to offer Spanish-and Portuguese-language operational support and to provide insights on the challenges faced by local payment companies.
  • Other Way4 innovations include instant and cross-border payments, digital wallets, Buy Now, Pay Later, regional switching systems, and multi-currency payments.

Dominican President Loosens Border Closure to Help Resolve Impasse with Haiti

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Monday, October 23, 2023
Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Public Policy, Other Policy Issues, Advocacy Group Opinion, Environmental Policy, Other Natural Resources, Environment, Environmental Issues, Government, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Urban Planning, Landscape, Other Construction & Property, Casas del Tratado de Tordesillas, Treaty, Water, Dominican Republic, River, Food, OAS, Multimedia, Organization, Abinader, Medicine, Dominican nationality law, Foreign minister, High, United Nations Security Council, Drug, Property management, Dominican

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231023386105/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231023386105/en/
    Dominican President Loosens Border Closure to Help Resolve Impasse with Haiti.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    The president opened the PCCs to facilitate progress toward the minimum conditions that would allow for diplomatic dialogue.
  • Just one week before their arrival, the Dominican National Security Council, headed by Abinader, met to approve several measures on Oct. 9.
  • Abinader appeared Monday, Oct. 16, to say that the Haitian government has the right to close its border and refuse to purchase products from the Dominican Republic.

DP World Dominicana Wins Prestigious 2023 AAPA-CIP Port Industry Award of Excellence

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Maritime, Environment, Transport, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Green Technology, Other Transport, Dominican Republic, DP, Atmosphere, OAS, AAPA, Organization, DP World, CIP, XXXI, Agriculture, Drug

In recognition of its operational excellence and significant contributions to the local community, DP World Dominicana has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2023 AAPA-CIP Port Industry Award of Excellence in the port infrastructure development category.

Key Points: 
  • In recognition of its operational excellence and significant contributions to the local community, DP World Dominicana has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2023 AAPA-CIP Port Industry Award of Excellence in the port infrastructure development category.
  • The award underscores DP World’s dedication to expanding its physical port infrastructure in the Dominican Republic, while making concrete and positive economic impacts on the local community.
  • “We are tremendously honored to receive the 2023 AAPA-CIP Port Industry Award of Excellence for our outstanding work at DP World Dominicana,” said Morten Johansen, chief operating officer (COO) of DP World Americas and chief executive officer of DP World Dominicana.
  • Awardees will be honored during the XXXI AAPA LATAM Convention of Ports, taking place in Barranquilla, Colombia, from December 4-6, 2023.

Astra Energy Inc. Affiliate Astra Global Solutions, Inc. and Partner Inti Global Dominicana, S.R.L. Secure a 25-Year Concession for Organic Waste in Dominican Republic

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Monday, October 16, 2023
Health, AGS, Partnership, OTCQB, Herbicide, Wood, Dominican Republic, IBN, Inti, Cacao, SAN, Astra, Pesticide, Airline, Agriculture, Dominican

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via IBN -- Astra Energy Inc. (OTCQB: ASRE) (“Astra” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its affiliate, Astra Global Solutions, Inc. (“AGS”), has partnered with Inti Global Dominicana, S.R.L.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via IBN -- Astra Energy Inc. (OTCQB: ASRE) (“Astra” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its affiliate, Astra Global Solutions, Inc. (“AGS”), has partnered with Inti Global Dominicana, S.R.L.
  • (“Inti”) to secure the Dominican Republic National Coconut Program (“the Program”).
  • Astra will benefit from its relationship with AGS as it advances business development activities in various regions around the world.
  • Astra's subsidiary Regreen Technologies Inc. has licensed the territory to AGS for the Regreen Waste to Energy System and will provide the equipment.

Bonnell Aluminum Commenting on Recent Trade Filing from Aluminum Extruders Coalition and United Steelworkers Union

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
Machine Tools, Metalworking & Metallurgy, Other Construction & Property, Manufacturing, Construction & Property, Other Manufacturing, Steel, United Arab Emirates, U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Security, USW, NYSE, United States International Trade Commission, USITC, United Steelworkers, Aluminium, Dominican Republic, Commerce, Wiley Rein, Growth, TG, U.S. Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, Tredegar Corporation, Drug

Bonnell Aluminum, a subsidiary of Tredegar Corporation (NYSE: TG), applauds the U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition - which Bonnell Aluminum is part of - and the United Steelworkers union following the October 4, 2023, filing of antidumping and countervailing duty petitions to remedy the unfairly traded imports of aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

Key Points: 
  • Bonnell Aluminum, a subsidiary of Tredegar Corporation (NYSE: TG), applauds the U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition - which Bonnell Aluminum is part of - and the United Steelworkers union following the October 4, 2023, filing of antidumping and countervailing duty petitions to remedy the unfairly traded imports of aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.
  • “We are determined to end the significant surge of unfairly dumped and subsidized imports of aluminum extrusions that have flooded the U.S. market,” said Brook Hamilton, president of Bonnell Aluminum.
  • “Enforcing our trade laws will ensure that U.S. aluminum manufacturers are given the opportunity to compete on a level playing field.
  • We must stand up for American manufacturers and put an end to the continuous layoffs that are devastating our workers, our industry, and our communities.”

CyberGhost VPN continues to break boundaries, now offering servers in 100 countries worldwide

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Friday, October 6, 2023
AES, IP, Dominican Republic, RAM, Football, Virtual private network, VPN, News, Privacy, Online shopping

"We've seen increasing numbers of user requests for servers in these locations" said Alex Danaila, Product Manager at CyberGhost VPN, "and we're glad to be able to meet that demand wherever possible.

Key Points: 
  • "We've seen increasing numbers of user requests for servers in these locations" said Alex Danaila, Product Manager at CyberGhost VPN, "and we're glad to be able to meet that demand wherever possible.
  • By connecting to servers in these different countries, users can bypass geolocation restrictions and access region-restricted content, while protecting their online activities from prying eyes.
  • "With the expansion of its server network, CyberGhost VPN continues to position itself as one of the best value and most user-friendly VPNs on the market.
  • CyberGhost VPN has consistently been recognized for its strong commitment to user privacy and recently released their Q2 2023 Transparency Report .

CyberGhost VPN continues to break boundaries, now offering servers in 100 countries worldwide

Retrieved on: 
Friday, October 6, 2023
AES, IP, Dominican Republic, RAM, Football, Virtual private network, VPN, News, Privacy, Online shopping

"We've seen increasing numbers of user requests for servers in these locations" said Alex Danaila, Product Manager at CyberGhost VPN, "and we're glad to be able to meet that demand wherever possible.

Key Points: 
  • "We've seen increasing numbers of user requests for servers in these locations" said Alex Danaila, Product Manager at CyberGhost VPN, "and we're glad to be able to meet that demand wherever possible.
  • By connecting to servers in these different countries, users can bypass geolocation restrictions and access region-restricted content, while protecting their online activities from prying eyes.
  • "With the expansion of its server network, CyberGhost VPN continues to position itself as one of the best value and most user-friendly VPNs on the market.
  • CyberGhost VPN has consistently been recognized for its strong commitment to user privacy and recently released their Q2 2023 Transparency Report .

Wyndham Grand Unveils Upscale All-Inclusive Getaway Along the Lush Coast of Southeast Barbados

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, News, Family, Plastic, U.S. News & World Report, Beauty, Farmer, Building automation, Wood, Dominican Republic, LED, USA Today, Education, Environment, Architecture, Friends, Relaxation, Ventilation, Tennis, Life, Mediterranean Sea, Hotel

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyndham Grand®, the hotel brand known for its upscale accommodations and approachable designs, today announced it's now taking reservations for its newest resort, the inviting 422-room all-inclusive Wyndham Grand Barbados, Sam Lord's Castle Resort & Spa. The secluded, ocean-front hotel marks Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' entrance into Barbados and will begin welcoming its first guests beginning October 12 with select amenities, followed by a formal Grand Opening in early 2024.

Key Points: 
  • "Wyndham Grand Barbados brings all of that to life on our legendary grounds, allowing guests to take a step back to practice self-care and immerse themselves in the beauty of the nature around them."
  • Wyndham Grand offers guests an upscale ensemble of distinguished hotels that are approachable by design, representing one-of-a-kind experiences with refined accommodations, attentive service and relaxed surroundings.
  • "At Wyndham Grand Barbados, everything is at your fingertips, making it easier than ever to kick back, relax and enjoy the beauty that Barbados has to offer."
  • Wyndham Grand participates in Wyndham Rewards®, the number one rated hotel rewards program as named by both USA Today and US News & World Report.