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President of Senate wants more time to study Penal Code; Miriam German highlights major snags in bill approved by Chamber of Deputies

For many years, Attorney General Miriam German Brito was the presiding judge of the Penal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice. Her team of prosecutors now has alerted that the Penal Code as passed in the Chamber of Deputies is full of incongruencies and violations of national and international legislation that would make processing …
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ProDominicana launches market intelligence and regulations service for exporters

Pro Dominicana, the Dominican Export and Investment Agency, announces the availability of a market intelligence and market requirements information platform — Requisitos de Acceso a Mercados Internacionales (RAMI). Executive director Biviana Riveiro said that the updated information is essential for local exporters to compete in international markets. The platform carries a breakdown of all regulatory …
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TSA clears operation of Seaboard barge in Ozama River

The Superior Administrative Court (TSA) continues to favor entities whose actions and operations are questioned for irregularities. The TSA now has overruled the recourse that sought to stop the operations of a Seaboard floating barge located in the Ozama River. The recourse had been submitted by the Institute of Lawyers for Environment Protection (Insaproma). Armando …
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Celebratory welcome home for Olympic medalists

Dominican weightlifting bronze medallist Crismery Santana (-87 kg) and Zacarias Bonnat (81 kg), silver, return on Thursday, 5 August to the Dominican Republic with the rest of the Dominican delegation that completed their events in Tokyo 2020. The Weightlifting Federation has prepared a welcome celebration. With a bronze in -87 kg weightlifting, Crismery Santana made …
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Marileidy Paulino makes second best time to qualify for 400m final in Tokyo 2020; she runs on Friday at 8:30am (Dominican time)

Underdog Dominican runner Marileidy Paulino is competing for gold in the 400m in Tokyo 2020. Paulino has already won a silver, running in the 4 x 400 mixed relay. On Wednesday, 4 August, Paulino clocked in at 49.38, a national record and personal best in the semi-final. She qualified with the second best time, only …