2016 – Page 32

Judicial Branch rulings and court resolutions are now available online, announces the Judicial Branch Council (CPJ). To access the information, enter your email address in the following Judicial Branch web page: http://www.poderjudicial.gob.do/formularios/form_solicitud_electr_scj.aspx The new facility falls under the Sistema de Gestion y de Centros de Informacion y Orientacion Ciudadana (CIOC) and will simplify work for …

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A 2.5-meter statue of veteran Dominican baseball player Juan Marichal was unveiled at the Quisqueya Stadium, now the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium (Law 11-15) yesterday, Tuesday 7 June 2016. Juan Marichal was the first Dominican pitcher to be inducted in the Major League Baseball Cooperstown Hall of Fame. Visibly moved, Marichal expressed his gratitude for …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito is warning that he will challenge any decision taken during the changeover process at local government level. He expressed particular concern about the practice of fast-tracked granting of licenses for operating gas stations, selling plots in cemeteries, and other promises made by the outgoing administrations before handing over power to …

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The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) is sending 1.1 million euros in aid for drought relief in the Dominican Republic this year. ECHO says that the last two years of drought have had a severe impact on the country with irregular rainfall causing loss of livestock and crops. A third year …

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According to the president of the Bani Mango Growers’ Association (Abapromango), Andres Mejia, mango cultivation has continued despite the severe drought that affected the country for almost 14 months, and producers expect to double exports this year. In 2015 the country exported more than 14,000 kg of mango worth approximately US$17.5 million dollars. The country …

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Yesterday, Tuesday 7 June 2016, more than 100 passengers were due to fly to San Juan, Puerto Rico on a JetBlue flight from Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) at 7:10 am but the flight had to be cancelled when the pilot noticed that the plane’s windshield was damaged. According to an airport source, the 107 …

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More than half of the workers at the eight Frito Lay worksites in the Dominican Republic who have received official verification of their new union at the end of a process that began in April. When the 621 sales, distribution and production workers joined the National Union of Workers of Dominican Frito Lay (Sintralaydo), the …

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The Specialized Prosecution Unit for Administrative Corruption (PEPCA) has excluded engineers Jose Pimentel Kareh and Jose Florencio, the former director and former technical director of the Office of Supervising Engineers for State Works (OISOE), from accusations of alleged acts of corruption within the institution. Pepca head Laura Guerrero says, however, that the Audit Chamber has …

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The Dominican Republic has one of the highest rates in Latin America in terms of crimes committed by people on motorcycles. Listin Diario reports that 80 of every 100 muggings on city streets are carried out by people on motorbikes. These muggings have increased in recent months and can occur at any time and on …

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The Police have announced the arrest of the second of four men suspected of mugging three women and a child in the Santo Domingo neighborhood of Piantini. A video surveillance camera of the incident has been widely shared on social media. The man is 25-year old Johansel Reyes Castillo (Marana) who was arrested at his …

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