1996 – Page 18

The government of the United States has given Dominican universities until 30 September to clarify their medical school standards in order to have their degrees recognized. The National Council of Higher Education (CONES) has appointed a commission consisting of the deans of universities offering courses in medicine to establish universal standards for those graduating. The …

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The attorney general of the National District, Guillermo Moreno Garcia, has announced that people and organizations which operate illegal betting games will be pursued and prosecuted, with the cooperation of the authorities from the National Lottery. Games known as “pale” and the “Caraquita” taken from the Venezuelan National Lottery have existed for years and taken …

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The judge in charge of the preliminary phase of the investigation into the murder of Jose Rafael Llenas Aybar, Alexis Henríquez Nuñez, called on citizens to have confidence that the case will be solved, despite the slow pace of the questionings of those involved. Judge Henríquez Nuñez said that one of the reasons the investigation …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) which organized the 1996 presidential election, Dr. Cesar Estrella Sadhala, told the news media that he favors the right to vote for members of the Armed Forces and National Police, who are prohibited from so doing under the current constitution. He argued that as citizens of the …

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President Leonel Fernandez addressed the nation on Monday, 16 September, giving a report on his first 30 days in office. He said that his government has been sending all the proceeds from the tax on petroleum products, with the exception of the subsidy for propane gas that benefits consumers, to the Central Bank, so that …

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President Leonel Fernandez terminated Miguel Solano as assistant Technical Secretary to the Presidency on 17 September, three days after Mr. Solano accused the central government of permitting alleged corruption in the granting of public works contracts. Mr. Solano said publicly that President Fernandez and the Secretary of the Presidency, Danilo Medina, gave their blessing to …

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The National Council of Magistrates (CNM), the body that will select judges for a new Supreme Court, met for the first time on 18 September, more than two years after its creation was authorized under the constitutional reforms of August, 1994. One of main topics of discussion at its first session, said President Leonel Fernandez, …

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The National Attorney General, Abel Rodriguez del Orbe, called on the high-ranking members of government departments and institutions to present their financial statements, as dictated under law No. 82. The 30-day grace period has expired for most of those named on 16 August or shortly after. He said that only 27 have presented their statements, …

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President Leonel Fernandez, via decree No. 444-96, raised the pensions of retired members of the Armed Forces and National Police by between 20-40%. The measure assures that no pensioner will receive less than RD$1,014 per month, the same minimum as civil servants, who received a similar raise just three weeks earlier.

More than 100 mayors, including the mayor of Santo Domingo, called on a greater financial contribution from the central Government for their budgets during a meeting of the Liga Municipal Dominicana (LMD), headed by its Secretary General Julio Marinez. The LMD also resolved to support a bill in the Senate sponsored by the Acuerdo de …

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