Dolores Vicioso – Page 192

The Abinader administration is rocked by a slew of resignations of high profile cabinet officers. Over the weekend, the resignations of Minister of Economy Pavel Isa Contreras and that of Deputy Administrative Minister of the Presidency Dilia Leticia Jorge Mera were known to the general public. Pavel Isa Contreras explained that his resignation is part …

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The container of bananas that would have carried close to ten tons of cocaine to Antwerp, Belgium was not “contaminated” in Guatemala, according to Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arevalo. He cited sources in the Dominican Republic confirming the drugs were loaded in the Dominican Republic. The 320-bags of drugs uncovered on 5 December 2024 in the …

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Some 18 Latin America and the Caribbean nations have presented the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) with founding documents for the Alliance for Security, Justice, and Development, a regional effort to create initiatives and projects that will assist in fighting criminal activities in these nations. The IADB defines the new entity as a platform for dialogue, …

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Despite some requests to break tradition and not extend the hours allowed for the sale of alcoholic beverages over the holidays that cover Christmas and New Year’s, Minister of the Interior and Police, Faride Raful, issued a press release that outlined the permitted hours for the sale of alcohol. The relaxation of drinking hours officially …

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Two weeks ago, President Luis Abinader declared that one of the objectives of his second term is to wipe out hunger in the Dominican Republic. Many in the press and on local television scoffed at the idea, but last Friday, 13 December 2024, Rodrigo Castañeda, who represents the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) …

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New York Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announces 11 February 2025 is the date for the 7th Annual Dominicans on the Hill event held at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. The one-day event, Dominican-Americans from communities around the nation are invited to attend workshops on issues ranging from immigration, education and the workforce, the US …

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Former Santiago Mayor and PLD presidential candidate Abel Martinez is off the hook after a DNA test disproved accusations that he is not the father of the teenage son of Keira Varela. She had pressed charges accusing Martinez of fathering the son when she was a minor. The accusations went public when Martinez was running …

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A judge in the Permanent Attention Office of the National District has ordered three months of pretrial detention for one of the Haitian citizens accused of assaulting two agents of the Migration Agency (DGM) during a migration inspection operation in the Piantini sector of the National District. One of the accused has been identified as …

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The trial against Major League Baseball shortstop Wander Franco being heard in a Puerto Plata court was postponed until 2 June 2025. The suspended Tampa Bay shortstop is accused of psychological and sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl. In addition to the baseball player, the victim’s mother, Martha Vanessa Chevalier Almonte, is also charged with …

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