2024 – Page 247

The remains of Hans Dannenberg Castellanos were received with a water salute as a token of respect to the legendary diplomat upon their arrival to the Punta Cana International Airport on 3 January 2024 from Canada. At the time of his death, Dannenberg Castellanos was the Dominican Republic’s ambassador to Canada. The Abinader administration had …

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Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez remains stable and is receiving treatment for pain control after being admitted to the Advanced Medicine and Telemedicine Diagnostic Center (CEDIMAT) after suffering a fall that resulted in femur fracture. In 2020, the prelate was operated of the hip. On Thursday, 4 January 2024 the team of doctors that …

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56-year old Emmanuel Rivera Ledesma was arrested on 2 January 2024. A court had issued a first arrest order on 28 July 2023. At the time, neither the Police nor prosecutors complied with the order. For years, Rivera Ledesma would tell his customers to take their complaints to the judiciary, that he had good connections …

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Washington Post reporter highlights the high cost of contraception in the Dominican Republic and looks into culturally-approved sex minors. It reports on efforts to reduce child pregnancy. San Cristobal and Azua are two of the provinces with the most cases. Child marriage and having sex with a minor is illegal in the Dominican Republic, but …

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Prosecutors of Puerto Plata have requested that Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco be allowed to post bail, but not to leave the country as his case for having sex with a minor girl is heard. The 63-page case regarding the inappropriate relationships of Franco is carried by the Puerto Plata Prosecutor’s Office, with the …

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The Estrellas Orientales of San Pedro de Macoris continues to lead the 2023-2024 Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship with five wins and only one loss. The team is followed closely by the Tigres del Licey with a record of four wins and two losses. The Escogido Lions are next with two wins and four losses. …

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The director of the Center for Emergency Operations, Juan Manuel Mendez said on 2 January 2024 that there were 38 deaths reported over the Christmas and New Year holidays – 23 December to 1 January 2024. Méndez said most of the cases were recorded in the province of Santo Domingo with 19.8%, the National District …

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President Luis Abinader in Decree 658-23 declared Wednesday, 3 January 2024 a day of national mourning. The country is mourning the death of star diplomat Frank Hans Dannenberg Castellanos. Dannenberg Castellanos died on Saturday, 23 December 2023 in Montreal, Canada of a heart attack. He had survived a bout with cancer. In November 2023, he …

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The Dominican Republic celebrated the contributions of 97-year old Julio Brache Arzeno. He was a medical doctor who raised the standard of milk for mass distribution in the Dominican Republic, creating the strong Rica brand and Rica food products company. He was buried on 2 January 2024. He is survived by his wife Elsa María …

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The Presidency issued Decree 1-24 calling for increased regulation of government advertising and propaganda. The advertising and propaganda during the Abinader administration has reached recent highs, most of which is considered political patronage and blatant wasteful spending of taxpayer money. President Luis Abinader signed a decree that restricted the type of government advertising that can …

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