2016 – Page 151

The ruling PLD has announced the official launch of its campaign for President Danilo Medina’s re-election this coming Sunday, 31 January 2016 at 10am at the Palacio de los Deportes at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo. The event will mark the official start of the general election campaign for President Danilo …

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The Ministry of Tourism has issued a tender for the consulting and technical supervision for the rehabilitation of the Hotel Frances and equipping for the Edificio Savinon in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City. The Hotel Frances is part of the Accor Hotels chain and is located in a 16th century building that partially collapsed in May …

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National Literature Award winner Andres Mateo has written a critical opinion piece on President Danilo Medina, published in Acento. He criticizes the fact that despite Medina winning the presidency based on a campaign that promised a government that would be different from that of his predecessor, long time President Leonel Fernandez, all that has remained …

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The Dominican Republic continues to rank high on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, based on expert opinions of public sector corruption. The country’s poor score is a sign of prevalent bribery, lack of punishment for corruption and public institutions that don’t respond to citizens’ needs, according to the TI methodology for the index. The …

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Chamber of Accounts (CCRD) president Licelott Marte said yesterday, Thursday 28 January 2016 that despite the fact that only six months are left before the deadline for submitting personal financial statements, more than 1,200 government officials have not yet completed the process, out of a total of around 5,000. The declarations are obligatory, as established …

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Following Diario Libre’s coverage of former President Hipolito Mejia’s visit to the government-sponsored La Barquita slum relocation development along the banks of the Ozama River where he praised the project and the initiative, journalists are speculating that the leading member of the PRM could be sending mixed messages. The PRM is the leading opposition party, …

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Eminent Dominican ophthalmologist Herbert Stern has been admitted to Spain’s prestigious Royal Academy of Medicine. Academy president Joaquin Posh Broto announced Stern’s appointment on 11 December 2015. Stern is a graduate of the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena medical school (1975-1983). He specialized in ophthalmology at the Jimenez Diaz Foundation’s Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion …

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A group of artists have made a video highlighting the dilapidated state of the National Music Conservatory auditorium, the Manuel Rueda Hall in Santo Domingo. They say that the hall’s air conditioning system has not been repaired and several other problems have not been addressed since 2014, and this has prevented the auditorium from being …

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Military personnel accused of weapons trafficking have defended their innocence by saying the firearms were imported legally and the corresponding Customs taxes had been paid. State prosecutors are accusing seven military officers employed at the Ministry of Defense Warfare Department of smuggling 220 guns and passing them off as official imports when they were intended …

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The Dominican documentary “Yo soy la salsa” on the life of Fania All Stars director Johnny Pacheco has become the first Dominican production whose rights have been purchased by Netflix for distribution in the United States and Latin America through HBO and Starz. The documentary is produced by Andres Vanderhost and directed by Manuel Villalona. …

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