2016 – Page 145

According to the International Council on Monuments and Sites (Icomos) in the Dominican Republic, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is opposed to the renovation project approved by the Ministry of Tourism for the San Francisco Ruins that would be sponsored with funds from the IDB loan for the Colonial City of …

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The Judicial Branch Council (CPJ) has announced the creation of a single-stop shop for providing property jurisdiction services. The Ventanilla Expresa en la Jurisdiccion Inmobiliaria seeks to speed up the services provided at the Direccion Nacional de Mensuras Catastrales, the government department in charge of keeping a comprehensive register of the real estate in the …

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Professors and administrative staff at the state Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) are striking in demand of a 40% wage increases and additional budget from the government. UASD staff members are already the best-paid university professors and administrative staff in the country. Now students have begun a hunger strike by the statue of Duarte …

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The Construction Workers Pension Fund announced yesterday, Wednesday 3 February 2016 that it had embargoed the personal accounts of Metro head engineer Diandino Pena and the Office for the Reorganization of Transportation (Opret) that is building and operating the Santo Domingo Metro over a debt of RD$155 million resulting from the construction of the expansion …

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National Business Council (Conep) president Rafael Blanco said yesterday, Wednesday 3 February 2016 that Santo Domingo’s chaotic traffic system contributes to street crime and warned that without public safety it is difficult to develop efficient economic activity. Hosting a visit by National Police chief Nelson Peguero Paredes, Blanco pointed out that the traffic jams and …

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President Danilo Medina has fired AMET deputy director Colonel Riquelme Soriano Garcia after the officer was accused of involvement in a so-called “mafia” at the institution, which he has denied. Officers under him reported that the scheme affected billions of pesos in government revenue when traffic violation fines were not entered into the system. Soriano …

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Take advantage of the times and do your money transfers online, or do all your banking operations within a single shopping mall using the different bank branches continues to be good advice to avoid being robbed these days. Dominican TV personality, now minister counselor at the Dominican Embassy in Cuba Socorro Castellanos, reported that two …

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The DR goes against Puerto Rico today, Thursday 4 February 2016 at 7:50pm. If the DR loses, it will be eliminated from the Series. The DR is tied in fourth place with Cuba, with two losses. Venezuela has played three games and won two. Puerto Rico has played two games and won one and lost …

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The Dominican Republic’s highest ranking professional tennis player, Victor Estrella will be the top player at the ATP Challenger Milex Open that will take place with players from around the world at the Santo Domingo Tennis Club (La Bocha) from 6 to 14 February 2016. Estrella is currently ranked 58th in the world, with a …

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The National Basketball Association has announced that the 40th Superior National District Basketball Tournament opens at the Palacio de los Deportes in the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo on Thursday, 18 February 2016. This year’s tournament will be dedicated to Hugo Cabrera, the first Dominican to be drafted by the NBA and …

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