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Prosecutors file charges against teacher would have raped a student in San Pedro de Macoris

Prosecutors in the San Pedro de Macorís judicial district have filed a request for preventive custody against public school teacher Fernando Altagracia Peña Eusebio, who is accused of raping a 13-year-old female student. The request was filed in the Permanent Attention Services Court of San Pedro de Macorís, with the hearing scheduled for next Monday, …
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Thanksgiving is an official day in the Dominican Republic

Most Dominicans think celebrating Thanksgiving is an exclusively American thing to do. Now, it seems there is a Dominican law that provides for the get-togethers. Over the weekend, Supreme Court of Justice former president Jorge Subero Isa posted on X that back in 1962, the transitional Dominican government council had enacted under President Rafael Bonelly …
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Vietnam PM Pham Minh Chinh visits; Vietnam seeks free trade agreement

Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the first day of his 19-21 November visit to the Dominican Republic proposed the two sides negotiate a free trade agreement, an investment protection agreement, as well as agreements on cultural, educational, and training cooperation, and another on ordinary visa exemption. PM Chinh visited with his wife, Le …
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Commemorating International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Vice President Raquel Peña led the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, highlighting significant progress and remaining challenges in preventing, addressing, and eradicating this pervasive issue. The day was named in honor of the Mirabal sisters, murdered during the Trujillo regime. As shared in a …
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Ministry of Interior & Police continues crackdown on noisemakers

In a major crackdown on noise pollution, the Specialized Prosecution for the Defense of the Environment and Natural Resources (Proedemaren) on Wednesday confiscated 312 sound systems from nightclubs Provenza, Zahara, Habibi, Esparta, and others during a raid in Plaza Universitaria, National District. Authorities seized speakers and other sound equipment that the businesses were allegedly using …