Dolores Vicioso – Page 264

At a time when the Abinader administration has been criticized for major delays in the completion of the Ciudad Sanitaria Luis E. Aybar, the largest medical complex in the country, the National Health Service (SNS) comes forward saying they have delivered 51 hospitals and 570 primary care centers. The Abinader administration has invested in infrastructure …

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The Executive Branch enacted the regulation for the application of the Organic Law of the Public Administration 247-12 that had been pending since the law was promulgated in 2012. The rulings reduce loopholes in the old ruling that many times has led to billions in wasteful spending through political patronage appointments and other actions in …

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The Dominican Republic once again is stepping up border surveillance after the announcement the first Kenya security forces have arrived in Haiti to combat gang violence. The first 400 police contingent is part of a promised 1,000-men mission. Other countries, including Algeria, Benin, Chad, Bangladesh, Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad …

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A raging fire engulfed three warehouses in the Parque Industrial Sued industrial park at the height of Km 11 on the Autopista Duarte highway last night through the early morning. The fire was said to have broken out at around 9pm on Monday, 24 June 2024. No injuries were reported but there are extensive material …

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Skarle Mujica Zapata, the 27-year old Venezuelan woman accused of involuntarily running over 33-year old Julio César de la Rosa Peralta on Tuesday, 25 June 2024 was allowed to post bail for RD$1 million as her case is heard in court. In statements to the press, she lamented what had occurred and gave her condolecences …

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The IMF wants the Dominican Republic to increase tax revenues, reduce borrowing, and address long-standing inefficiencies in the electricity sector that result in high losses. The bottom line is that an increase in tax revenues will better position the country to pay the large public debt taken on by past and present governments. In an …

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The Dominican Free Zones Association (Adozona) reports record exports of US$3 billion in May 2024, according to data from the Customs Agency (DGA). Exports in May 2024 were up 5.3% compared to May 2023, with a value of US$1,218.86 million, compared to US$1,157.02 million in the previous year. Adozona highlights the export growth is particularly …

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The National Observatory for Consumer Protection (ONPECO) reported the vandalizing of the vehicle of Jefte Rafael Ventura on Sunday, 23 June 2024. Ventura for more than a year ago has been denouncing petrol companies commit consumer fraud in filling stations on the ‘Hablando de Vehículos’ digital platform. His lawyer, Gian Carlos Martinez says they are …

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The 911 Emergency Agency was the first to report the names of the two who died in a freak accident on Monday, 24 June 2024 at 3am. 34-year old Roberto (Alex) Encarnación Diaz and Victoria Reyes were in the front seats of a Mercedes Benz SUV when crossing a street in the Evaristo Morales neighborhood …

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The trial against two brothers of former president Danilo Medina and 46 other defendants in the Anti-Pulpo corruption case continues. During the hearing on Monday, 24 June 2024, judges of the Second Collegiate Court of the National District heard testimony from José Rijo Presbot, the current director of the National Budget. Rijo Presbot was the …

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