2024 – Page 177

The director of the National Health Service (SNS), Dr. Mario Lama is concerned for the future impact of the recent sentence handed down by the Third Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) that orders the Ney Arias Lora Hospital to pay RD$10 million to a patient who sued the hospital for an infection …

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After more than a year of waiting, reporters from the Listin Diario newspaper were able to obtain the statistics regarding how many Dominicans have been deported over the past eight years. The number is 18,063 Dominicans, mostly men. The deported were returned to the Dominican Republic from nearly 80 different countries. With the Dominican Republic …

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On Friday, 12 April 2024, Le Moniteur, the official Haitian government gazette, published the decree that names the nine members (seven voting) of the Haiti Presidential Transitional Council. The council is tasked with choosing Haiti’s next acting prime minister/president and government cabinet. The move is seen by supporters as an important step to reverse the …

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Under the coordination of the United States Embassy in Santo Domingo, an average of around five flights a day are arriving from Haiti bringing United States citizens to the Las Americas International Airport (SDQ), where they are able to take connecting flights to the United States. These helicopter flights originate in Port-au-Prince. Each flight brings …

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The Artibonito River is born in the Central Mountains of the Dominican Republic. It flows westward, through the province of Elias Piña, and in the tiny town of Banica on the Haitian border. It serves as the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic before heading across Haiti to the sea. There is nothing except …

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Haitian civilians, working on their side of the Masacre River have installed an earthen diversion dam for the waters of the Masacre River. The purpose of this improvised earthwork is to provide more water for the recently opened canal in Haiti that was built amid major controversy between the two nations. Since the river is …

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Military personnel from the Specialized Land Border Security Corps (Cesfront) and the Dominican Army redoubled security in the takeover of the La Vigía canal after Haitians mobilized on Thursday, 11 April 2024 in the morning taking actions to inject water from the Masacre River. The foreigners approached the pumping system installed in the La Vigía …

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The Department of Migration is investigating the case of an inspector accused of raping a Haitian 14-year old when on duty. Spokesman for the Presidency, Homero Figueroa said:“In this case, the Government of the Dominican Republic promised on Friday [12 April 2024] that the alleged rape of a Haitian minor by a migration agent in …

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Former Attorney General Jean Alain Rodriguez Sanchez began his defense on the first hearing on Friday, 12 April 2024. He has six days to present his defense to Judge Amauri Martinez of the Third Court of Instruction of the National District. Jean Alain Rodríguez Sanchez was Attorney General from 2016 to 2020. He is accused …

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The Attorney General Office working with the National Police announced the arrest of a suspect Russian network leader accused of committing fraud related to a pyramid medicinal cannabis scheme for EUR 645 million. The arrest of Sergei Berezin and/or Paul Bergholtz was made for deportation to Spain purposes. Sergei Berezin/Paul Bergholtz was arrested in Bayahibe, …

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