2024 – Page 92

The First Collegiate Court of National District made up by three judges absolved Venezuelan Karen Moya Boada from charges that she was carrying out plastic surgery procedures in the country despite being unauthorized to practice medicine in the Dominican Republic. The preliminary report says the judges argued the prosecutors did not present sufficient evidence. Investigative …

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Agents from the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD), along with members of the Multimodal Caucedo Port Military Security, Customs Agency inspectors, and the Public Ministry (state prosecutors), seized 84 packages of cocaine weighing approximately 86.31 kilograms. The drugs were discovered during an inspection at the port located in Boca Chica, Santo Domingo province. As part …

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Late last week the National Botanical Garden Dr. Rafael M. Moscoso celebrated its 48th birthday. Built during the Joaquin Balaguer administration, the Botanical Garden has maintained its reputation as one of the best botanical gardens in the Americas. It is a center beloved and very frequented by Dominican people of all ages and over the …

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Can you imagine being on stage with Adele, the British singer known for her soulful voice, for months on end? Young violinist Jose Francisco Perez is doing just that and getting paid for it. Perez is a product of Pedro Henriquez Ureña National University (UNPHU) and the Hochschule für Musik in Germany and has been …

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The Dominican Republic seeks to advance on its national and regional agenda with networking with the heads of government and state and special envoys coming for the inaugural of the second term of President Luis Abinader. Among the early arrivals, Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas of Curacao, who heads the delegation of Netherlands at the inaugural, …

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The Dominican government is hosting a welcome reception on the evening of Thursday, 15 August 2024 at the historic Fortaleza de Santo Domingo in the Colonial City for the heads of state and/or government, first ladies, vice presidents, heirs to reigning thrones and other dignitaries coming for the second inaugural of President Luis Abinader and …

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The President Luis Abinader second term inaugural is bringing special guests from abroad to the country and the government has scheduled multiple activities. This will affect activities in the capital city, particularly on 16 August 2024, the day of the inaugural. The good news is that the 16th is a national holiday, so this will …

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The Office for the Reordering of Transportation (Opret), the office in charge of the construction of the Santo Domingo Metro, announced the connection of the tunnel to the María Montez station, located at kilometer 9 of the Duarte Highway, thus integrating it with the present routes of the Santo Domingo Metro and Cable Car network. …

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The Ministry of Economy has announced a significant increase in both agricultural and local manufacturing exports during the first half of 2024. This complements the continuing rise in free zone exports. Free zone export companies operate in a privileged tax and labor regimes. According to the Ministry of Economy’s Sectoral Overview report for June 2024, …

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The Dominican Republic’s Non-Financial Public Sector (SPNF) debt has surged by US$8.06 billion between 2021 and June 2024, reflecting a substantial 16.9% increase, according to the latest data from the General Public Credit Agency, as published in El Caribe. As of 30 June 2024, the total debt stood at US$55.73 billion, up from US$47.67 billion …

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