2024 – Page 178

Things did not go as planned for Daneris Perez Espinal and she was arrested during the trial of her husband’s killer. Why? Because during the trial, evidence was presented that she was the one who had paid for the killing. As new details of this crime that took place four years ago in 2020, come …

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A Federal judge in Florida sentenced 73-year old former US Ambassador to Bolivia (2000-2002) Victor Manuel Rocha to 15 years in jail. The former US Department of State employee had served on the National Security Council from 1994 to 1995. Rocha has been sentenced for acting as an agent for the Cuban government. Rocha served …

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Speaking to the audience of the American Chamber of Commerce luncheon on 10 April 2024, President Luis Abinader forecasts that with economic reforms, institutional consolidation, and keeping with the present growth trend of the past three years, the Dominican economy could double in around a decade. “That is, by 2036 our economy can be twice …

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William Maloney, chief economist for Latin America and the Caribbean for the World Bank, during a press conference following the presentation of a recent report highlighted the strengths of the Dominican Republic. In the new report, “Competition: The Missing Ingredient for Growth?” the World Bank highlights potential areas for action, emphasizing that leveraging competition policies …

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According to data from the Securities Market Superintendency (SIMV), in the first quarter of 2024 the liquidated volume of the market transactions was around RD$3.17 billion. The amount settled in January-March of this year exceeds the RD$2.30 billion that was registered in the first quarter of 2023. Read more in Spanish:Superintendencia de Valores 11 April …

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Phase II of Operacion Cayman was begun on 10 April 2024 by the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD), and with the support of the Attorney General Office, the Ministry of Defense and agencies of the United States government, the DNCD reports. Working with the United States Anti-Drug Agency (DEA) and the United States Southern Command …

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The binational market located in Jimani on the southern border with Haiti operates normally on market days, Mondays and Thursdays. Nevertheless, Diario Libre reporters say any day of the week there are market vendors all over the nearby market in Malpasse, in the area known as “no man’s land” between the Dominican and Haitian land. …

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Maternal deaths are up, as would be expected with the surge in the number of Haitian women giving birth in the Dominican Republic. Around 40% of births at public hospitals are to Haitian women. Haitian women giving birth in the Dominican Republic accounted for 25% of maternal deaths last year, according to official statistics, Listin …

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He was the most voted deputy when he won the National District Constituency No. 1 vote in the 2020 congressional election, then running for Alianza Pais. Now, Jose Horacio Rodriguez seeks to win again, this time running for Opción Democrática. His sister, Virginia Antares Rodriguez is running for President for the same political party. A …

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In an unprecedented action, the Third Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) decided that health centers are responsible for infections of patients acquired during their hospitalization. The Supreme Court of Justice confirms the judge ruling that had ordered the Ney Arias Lora Trauma Hospital to pay RD$10 million to a patient whose lost …

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