2013 – Page 44

The secrecy with which the liquidation of the insurance company Segna, S.A., has been handled, a process that will be ten years old in the coming days, got to the point of denying vital information to the very administrator of the liquidation, as reported in Diario Libre. On 13 January 2010, Suzi Lora, the administrator …

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Yesterday, Wednesday 13 November some 10,000 teachers went on strike for higher wages in Santiago, halting classes in most local public schools. With the support of the Dominican Public Schoolteachers Association (ADP), they are calling for a 100% salary increase. In Santiago, the demonstrators marched down several streets until they reached the offices of the …

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Leading television journalist Nuria Piera has described the Senate investigation into the fortune of senator Felix Bautista as a “theater” where the actors are politicians. Before entering the Fernandez government, Bautista is known to not having been able to afford buying a vehicle. Today his wealth is so vast, he has been known to make …

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Assets seized and forfeited from drug traffickers of the likes of Jose David Figueroa Agosto and Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo, valued at more than RD$200 million, will be sold at public auction to be held on 13 December, announced National Drug Council (CND) chairman Fidias Aristy yesterday Wednesday 13 November. Aristy said that the apartments …

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The Toros clinched their third consecutive win yesterday, Wednesday 13 November against the Tigres del Licey 3-2 in Santo Domingo. It is their fifth win in their past six games. In Dominican baseball, to make it to the final round of games, the team has to be in any of the top four positions. In …

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For the first time in Dominican history, the 8th-ranked Dominican Republic team was able to win one set off the powerful Russian team, the European champions, yesterday, Wednesday 13 November. The DR lost to Russia 25-14, 22,25, 25-22 and 25-15. The DR will next play powerful Brazil.

Watch Swan Lake against the backdrop of the 16th century Columbus Alcazar in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City. The Alina Abreu Classical Ballet school will perform the ballet as part of the Friday and Saturday live shows sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism at the Plaza de Espana. Friday 22 n Saturday 23 November as of …

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With a second reading vote of 121 in favor and 24 against, the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, Tuesday 12 November passed the National Budget as received from the Senate. The bill now moves to the Presidency for signing into law. The budget is for RD$613.136 billion. The negative votes were mainly from the PRD deputies, …

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President Danilo Medina attended the inauguration of a RD$700 million expansion of the San Miguel del Caribe soft drink production plant in El Caimito in the northwestern province of Santiago Rodriguez yesterday, Tuesday 12 November. The company makes Kola Real and other brands. The president of the board of the company that employs 1,600 people, …

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The National Police has made several changes across the board including replacing the Director of the Cibao Central Command, based in Santiago, General Neivis Perez Sanchez. The new director will be General Pablo de Jesus Dipre, who has held several positions in the province. Perez Sanchez has been moved to the North East Central Command …

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