2015 – Page 59

Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo was present for the ground- breaking ceremony to build the headquarters of the 911 Emergency Plan in Santiago. The headquarters will serve Santiago and Navarette in Santiago province, as well as Puerto Plata, Sosua, Cabarete and Luperon in Puerto Plata province. Montalvo said the service would operate with the …

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The National Council of Social Security (CNSS) has plans to affiliate 288,466 persons that benefited from permanent or temporary legalization of their migratory status under the National Foreigner Legalization Plan (PNRE) even when the person may not be formally employed and may have never contributed to the social security system. Most of the beneficiaries contemplated …

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The director of El Nuevo Diario, Persio Maldonado, said on Thursday during his participation in the Annual Conference of the Inter-American Network on Government Procurement (INGP) taking place 28-30 October 2015 at the Crowne Plaza, that the Dominican political class has not yet discovered the great benefit of doing things right, and ignores the fact …

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A teacher federation at the state university UASD (FAPROUASD) announced the cancellation of all classes at the UASD on Thursday and Friday (29-30 October 2015), demanding a 5% increase in the government budget allocation for the UASD. The current UASD budget is RD$650 million, making it by far the largest allocation per university student in …

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The civic society movement Citizen Participation (Participacion Ciudadana) formed a human chain yesterday in front of the Attorney General’s office to protest corruption and impunity in the Dominican Republic. The movement challenged Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito to demonstrate he is firm in his intentions to prosecute corruption without bias. A letter that had been …

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Dozens of engineers and architects who won the right to build public works in the public raffle on December 2015 attended a mass at La Paz Church on Thursday, 29 October 2015, in honor of architect David Rodriguez and to pray that the Ministry of Education release the funds to pay these engineers and architects …

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TV investigative journalist Nuria Piera announced on Thursday, 29 October 2015, that reliable sources told her that the United States Department of State has cancelled the US visa of Senator Felix Bautista (PLD-San Juan de la Maguana). Bautista is also the secretary of organization of the ruling PLD party. The notification of the cancellation of …

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American anthropologist Gerald F. Murray and Dominican sociologist Marina Ortiz say their research on beauty salons in the Dominican Republic reveals that Dominican women give high priority to their looks, regardless of their income level. The beauty culture is so strong, that the study found that on average Dominican women invest 12% of their earnings …

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Le Monde, the French newspaper, published a report revealing that Frenchman Aymeric Chauprade was an advisor to former President Leonel Fernandez. Likewise, it was revealed that Chauprade was invited to speak at conferences at Funglode. Chauprade is now mentioned as a facilitator in the unauthorized departure from the Dominican Republic of French pilots Pascal Fauret …

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US sports media focused on how well Dominican national team player now playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns did in his debut in the NBA against the Los Angeles Lakers. Towns was the top 2015’s draft selection. He finished his first game with 14 points on six-for-10 shooting and 12 rebounds on Wednesday, 28 …

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