2016 – Page 164

First Lady Candida Montilla traveled to Havana on Monday, 11 January 2016 for meetings with members of the central government as well as health, welfare and social authorities in Cuba. Her agenda includes meetings with the vice president of the Cuban State Council, Maria Bejarano Portela and the Cuban Minister of Public Health, Roberto Morales …

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Foreign Minister Andres Navarro has announced plans for the construction of a conference center at a cost of RD$400 million as well as an underground car park at the Ministry of Foreign Relations in Santo Domingo in order to host the more than 20 international events that are planned to take place in the country …

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Minister of Public Health Altagracia Guzman Marcelino says that the Center for Disease Control (CDC) tests on five suspected cases of Zika virus have yielded a negative result. The samples were taken from patients in several parts of the Greater Santo Domingo area. The Zika virus, which has already been confirmed in Puerto Rico, is …

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Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Roberto Rosario Marquez has announced that the official proclamation of the launch of the election campaign could take place on the first three days of February but the decision will be made this week. He was speaking during an interview with Miguel Guerrero on the television program El Despertador on …

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The deadline for obtaining the new ID and voting card (cedula) was extended from 15 December 2015 to the 15 January 2016 and as the new deadline approaches, in Santiago, each day more and more people have been attending the issuing centers to obtain their cards. The main office of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) …

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Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo and Foreign Relations Minister Andres Navarro have headed the opening of the Second Forum on Dominican Diplomacy “Multilateralism and Sustainable Development: A Promise of the Nation,” an initiative linked to the foreign relations strategy promoted by President Danilo Medina. The inaugural ceremony took place at the Central Bank on …

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The Ministry of Labor has announced via the National Salaries Committee that the minimum wage will increase across the whole country by 15% for certain areas of the construction industry as well as people working in the health sector and in the rehabilitation and education of people with disabilities. In the construction sector, the increase …

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The disciplinary court at the Public Prosecution Office has dismissed the two prosecutors linked to the robbery of more than 900 kilos of cocaine from the Central Anti Narcotics Division of the National Police (Dican). Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito said that Maximo Antonio Diaz Ogando and Ramon Augusto Veras Castro were dismissed and disqualified …

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The Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic is awaiting at any moment the replacement of Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez who sent his resignation to the Vatican after exceeding the age of 75, which is when bishops and cardinals should leave their posts. Dominican Episcopal Conference president Monsignor Nicanor Pena confirmed the news, …

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Casa Quien in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City is celebrating its first anniversary with two art exhibitions and live music. The center, which is dedicated to emerging artists, is exhibiting the work of S/P and Caribe, with music by Tangowhiskyman and Basura Oscura. Artisanal beer. Calle Arzobispo Nouel with Sanchez. Read more about upcoming events at …

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