Dolores Vicioso – Page 209

A high-level meeting to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women will take on Monday, 25 November 2024, in the United Nations General Assembly Hall. The event, held in memory of the Mirabal sisters who were assassinated in the Dominican Republic during the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas …

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President Luis Abinader has sent the Congress amendments to the 2025 National Budget. There is a request for additional funds to be assigned to the Ministry of Public Health to fund the agreement reached for a 25% hike for public hospital doctors. Another request is for RD$3 billion to be transferred to the Ministry of …

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Presidential Minister Jose Ignacio Paliza told reporters that the initial phase of the 50 km border fencing is about 84% finished, and is expected to be completed and delivered in February 2025. The Dominican-Haitian border is approximately 390 km long. As he took part in a survey of the project alongside of Minister of Defense …

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Diario Libre publishes an editorial on the confusing incident of an Albanian company announcing the sale of 10,000 prefab houses and the visit of Housing Minister Carlos Bonilla to Albania, accepting an invitation made by former US Ambassador in the Dominican Republic Wally Brewster. Press follow-ups reveal the minister would have denied the visit as …

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The Dominican Republic Association of Industries (AIRD) held a press conference where its executive vice-president, Mario Pujols, pointed out the five key issues regarding fraud in unfair trading here. The first calls for improved communication between different commercial entities. Pujols suggested continued support for the actions taken by the Customs Agency (DGA) together with the …

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The Institutionality and Justice Foundation (Finjus) has sounded the alarm about the inefficiencies of Law 340-06 on Public Procurement, which has been in effect for 18 years. The organization argues that the law has proven incapable of effectively regulating, guiding, and ensuring transparency in the use of public resources for the central government’s objectives. Finjus …

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According to a report in a Spanish online news media, La Razon, the Dominican Republic will be purchasing military equipment from Spain. In April 2024, the Stockholm International Peace Institute issued a report on military spending worldwide and the report showed that the Dominican Republic had increased its military budget by 14% and had spent …

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The US Embassy in Santo Domingo has issued a notification to its citizens that it cannot provide any facilities to its citizens crossing the Dominican land border with Haiti in either direction. In a note issued on various social platforms, the US Embassy stated that while the border is officially closed, it has received reports …

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Adriano Espaillat (Democrat-NY) will head the Hispanic Caucus in the 119th Congress that is scheduled to reconvene on 3 January 2025. On the agenda of the caucus will be immigration issues and protection of immigrants. Espaillat was born in Santiago de los Caballeros in 1954 but has spent the vast majority of his life in …

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