2015 – Page 260

Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo says that the 911 Emergency System is ready for the extra work expected for Easter Week, the peak domestic vacation period. This is the first year that the 911 system is taking part in the annual response operation headed by the Emergency Operations Center. The system will be operational …

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Ramon (Monchy) Rodriguez, who coordinates the low-cost government cafeterias, Comedores Economicos, has announced that they will be serving sweet cream of beans to everyone who purchases lunch at any of the 34 canteens around the country. The traditional bean-based Easter-time dessert will be served every Friday for the next four weeks, and will benefit the …

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In a statement yesterday, Tuesday 31 March 2015, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez expressed his opposition to the idea of changing the Constitution to allow for President Danilo Medina’s reelection in 2016. He said that there was not enough time left and that he had already stated at the end of February that he …

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The Bienes Nacionales Agency that manages government property assets began a RD$10 billion auction of government property on 31 March 2015. The auction includes vehicles, furniture, office equipment and junk. Emerson Soriano, director of the department in charge of the auction said that it is supervised by a commission made up of representatives of the …

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The Ministry of Public Administration has announced the launch of an online facility for citizens to make observations on the quality of public services received. The National Observatory of the Quality of Public Services is an online space designed to motivate public participation to help monitor, research and analyze the quality of government services. A …

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The director of the Attorney General Office’s Specialized Anti-Asset Laundering Division, German Miranda Villalona, has called on the Attorney General to not appeal the decision that favored Senator Felix Bautista and six other associates who were accused of asset laundering and corruption while in office. As reported in El Dia, he said the judges who …

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El Dia’s ed itorial today, Wednesday, 1 April 2015, calls on Dominicans to reflect on corruption. The editorial comes after the Supreme Court decision to close the case for corruption and money laundering against senator Felix Bautista (PLD-San Juan de la Maguana) who amassed billions when in charge of the Office of Supervisory Engineers of …

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Larimar, the pale blue semi-precious stone that is thought to be unique to the southwestern mountainous area of Barahona province, has been both good and bad for the people in an area where work opportunities are scarce. Over the last 40 years, larimar mining has provided a basic income for around 1,000 miners and their …

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National Police agents and 911 Emergency System workers rescued an armed man from the roof of the Technical and Professional Institute (Infotep) building in Santo Domingo yesterday, Tuesday 31 March 2015. He had been there since 24 March, and was said to be suffering from dehydration. The man was identified as Rafael Luciano Vetilie who …

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A National District judge has set the date for the initial hearing to decide the bail and pre-trial custody conditions for the president and vice president of the bankrupt Banco Peravia for 30 June 2015. Jose Luis Santoro and Gabriel Arturo Jimenez Aray are currently in Venezuela and Miami and the decision will be forwarded …

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