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Presidency administrative minister Jose Ramon Peralta says that the Medina government has no ties and is not interested in business deals with controversial young businessman Karim Abu Naba’a. News reports earlier this week said that Abu Naba’a had visited the Presidential Palace on Wednesday 16 January. Peralta said there are no links between the Medina …

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The Prosecutor General Office has presented a formal accusation against the former director of the National Assets Department, Elias Wessin Chavez for irregularities in the management of RD$157 million. Wessin resigned after acento.com.do carried the story that focused primarily on widespread nepotism in the department and millions spent on paying for staff hired for reasons …

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According to reports, 54-year old Canadian citizen Erik Nikolai Sargin came to the country as a tourist and then decided to commit suicide. A note found in his hotel room explained that he would take 85 sleeping pills and then would take a plunge in the sea. His only concern was that someone would rescue …

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Judge Jose Alejandro Vargas sentenced rap singer Manuel Baret Marte (Vakero) to serve three months preventive custody while the case against him is heard in court. He is accused of verbal, psychological and physical violence against his wife, fellow singer Martha Heredia of Latin American Idol fame. He will serve the sentence in San Pedro …

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The possible nine-game playoffs between the Leones del Escogido and Aguilas del Cibao begin tonight, Friday 18 January. Sports analysts say either team could win. In the round robin leading into the finals, the Leones defeated the Aguilas 3-2. Fans will be able to enjoy plays by Manny Ramirez and Miguel Tejada. Other key players …

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Willy de Jesus Nunez Mejia, the sentencing judge for San Cristobal, has rejected a parole request from Sobeida Felix Morel, who was sentenced to five years in jail for her involvement in the drug trafficking network headed by her former lover, Puerto Rican Jose Figueroa Agosto. El Dia quotes Felix as saying that she was …

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The Education Minister, Josefina Pimentel, says that her Ministry is considering a proposal from the Dominican Teachers Association (ADP) asking for a salary increase to RD$30,000 per month for each class they teach, as reported in Hoy. At a recent press conference, ADP president Eduardo Hidalgo demanded a reply to their request within a week. …

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The Ministry of the Environment and other public and private institutions have announced that the humpback whale watching season is now open, and presented a memorandum of understanding on the subject to the city hall in Samana. The Environment Ministry says it will invest part of the money collected during the whale watching season in …

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There is a major problem in the country with a shortage of ambulances in hospitals such as Dario Contreras, Moscoso Puello, Luis Eduardo Aybar, Juan Pablo Pina, Rafael J. Manon, San Vicente de Paul, Boca Chica Maternity, Luis Morillo King and others. The Minister of Public Health, Freddy Hidalgo, said that the 50 ambulances that …

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Enrique Martinez, president of the National Energy Commission (CNE) and Serge Gharibian president of US company WCG Energy, have signed an agreement to develop a solar panel project with 50 Megawatt capacity in Mata Palma, Monte Plata province. The project is expected to cost US$180 million and should begin the first phase of construction in …

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