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The Ministry of Public Health is planning to extend the government’s programs in the 13 neighborhoods included in the Democratic Security Plan so that in addition to being “Safe Neighborhoods” they will also become “Healthy Neighborhoods”, according to Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez. Diario Libre reports that medical centers will be set up, providing …

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The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has begun a new program whereby requests for information about commercial names or the registration of a commercial name can be achieved in 48 hours. The Oficina Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial (National Office for Industrial Property) is located at Avenida Los Proceres 11, near INTEC University. The process …

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Price increases as high as 27.3% were recorded on basic consumer products this week as reported by Listin Diario. The list includes toothpaste, herring, beans, yellow cheese, detergents and soap, pasta and sardines. Tax Department (DGII) Director Juan Hernandez said that items that should increase in price as a result of the tax reform should …

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Five educational and telecommunications institutions and held a meeting with meritorious students from low-income families to encourage an interest in scholarships being offered through the Academic Excellence Fund. The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (INDOTEL), and Technological Institute of the Americas (ITLA), as well as the Ministries of Education and Higher Education, and the APEC Foundation …

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Former President Hipolito Mejia’s security chief Lieutenant Colonel Pedro Julio “Pepe” Goico Guerrero, and former commander of the Third Brigade of the National Army, retired General Julio Rafael Molina Suazo, have been formally accused of laundering money derived from drug trafficking and complicity with Quirino Paulino Castillo by the District Attorney department. Diario Libre reports …

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The Army Chief is recommending that six soldiers and one sergeant be fired for allowing the container truck carrying 69 illegal Haitian migrants – 25 of which died of asphyxia – to enter Dominican territory. The Army had arrested 60 soldiers and placed them under investigation following last week’s tragedy. According to Diario Libre, the …

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Attorneys for the president of collapsed bank Baninter, Ramon Baez Figueroa are warning potential buyers of the glass tower that used to belong to the bank that they would also be filing a lawsuit in the Dominican courts to seek legal action against the sale. Lawyer Vinicio Castillo Seman was reacting to a story in …

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Deputy Julio Cesar Valentin could be selected to replace AG Francisco Dominguez Brito, should the latter become the PLD candidate for Senator in Santiago, according to sources related to the official party, as reported by Diario Libre. The PLD had decided to reserve the selection of candidates for Senator and Mayor of Santiago, which according …

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The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE) is launching the National Institute of Public Opinion (INOP) during a public function tomorrow at 7:00 pm in the Foundation’s auditorium. President Leonel Fernandez is expected to attend the meeting. University of Illinois in Chicago Officer of International Affairs Allan Lerner will be speaking about the importance …

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The organizers of the XIII National Sports Games, an extravaganza that has resulted in the construction of massive sporting installations in towns all around the country that for the most part are abandoned afterwards, will take place on 17-24 February in Monte Plata and the nearby towns of Bayaguana, Sabana Grande de Boya and Yamasa, …

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