2024 – Page 167

The Ministry of the Environment has just announced what they are calling the “Green Line” which is, in r a hotline for reporting violations of environmental rules and regulations. The calls go to provincial authorities of the Ministry and are tied to the offices of Zero Bureaucracy and the Ethics Division of the central government. …

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Diario Libre, Listin Diario and many other main-stream media have been covering recent environmental violations, many of which are said to have occurred with the complicity of high-ranking government environment officers. Making a call to protect water sources and biodiversity, environmentalists speaking during a round table for the Esta Noche con Mariasela variety TV program …

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The Office of the US Trade Representative announced on Thursday, 25 April 2024, that it hasremoved the Dominican Republic from the “watch list” this year for significant progress on addressing concerns with intellectual property enforcement and transparency. The announcement came with the release of the USTR 2024 Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness …

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Malpractice insurance could add RD$300,000 to RD$400,000 a year to the cost of being a doctor in the Dominican Republic. But given the numerous rulings in favor of patients, physicians are seriously considering purchasing civil responsibility insurance to cover the risk of malpractice claims. In an interview with Listin Diario, Dr. Severo Mercedes said: “The …

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The judge of the Permanent Attention Court of the Judicial District of La Altagracia, Francis Diloné ordered Air Force recruit Paulino de la Cruz to three months preventive detention at the Anamuya Jail in La Altagracia province. De la Cruz is accused of the rape of a 14-year old Haitian migrant during a Migration Agency …

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The Labor Day long weekend was wet over the majority of the Dominican Republic with 28 of the nation’s 31 provinces and the National District under some type of weather alert. Most of the North and East of the country, with the exception of Valverde and Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo), were under the Yellow Alert for …

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The number of times the name Elly De La Cruz (now being called EDLC) has broken a Major League Baseball record is starting to get absurd. His most recent entry, and the names of players on the list he passed, proves just how historic the start of his career has been, the media is reporting. …

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The Miami Marlins and Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) announced a multi-year, strategic partnership on Friday, 27 April 2024 at loanDepot ballpark in Miami, Florida, USA. The signees for the agreement, Caroline O’Connor for the MZarlins and Vitelio Mejia Ortiz for Lidom did not reveal the details of the agreement. For the past two years, …

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Star athlete Marileidy Paulino, Olympic silver medalist and reigning world champion in the 400m run, continues her preparation for the Paris Olympics this summer. In her second consecutive meeting of the Diamond League in Suzhou, China on Saturday, 27 April 2024, Paulino turned in a so-so victory at 50.89 seconds. She was far ahead of …

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The debate that was avoided by presidential candidates, including sitting presidents seeking reelection, for more than 30 years happened on 24 April 2024. President Luis Abinader took the center flanked to his right by two-term Santiago mayor and six-year president of the Chamber of Deputies Abel Martinez (PLD) and to his left by three-term President …

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