2017 – Page 117

Education Minister Andrés Navarro has confirmed that 20,000 student scholarships are available for those who wish to study education in Dominican universities and abroad. The Dominican government will pick up a tab for more than RD$10 billion for the studies. The scholarships will be awarded under the coordination of technical commissions from the Ministry of …

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The president of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel), José del Castillo Saviñón confirmed the revelation by IT technician Hiddekel Morrison that in the country there is no 4.5G Internet technology. Morrison made the statement after telecom Claro announced it was offering high speed data transmission to clients during a major company marketing event. Claro promoted …

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At a ceremony presided over by President Danilo Medina, First Lady Candida Montilla and Vice President Margarita Cedeño, the Medina administration announced the signing of an agreement with the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to ensure that all children born in Dominican health centers be registered at birth. The agreement establishes commitments for the Central …

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The India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) under the Ministry of Tourism Government of India, and the Embassy of India in Havana, Cuba is bringing a week of Indian cuisine to Santo Domingo. The Hilton Hotel & Suites, Santo Domingo is hosting the Indian Food Festival at the Agatha Restaurant from 6th to 10th August 2017. …

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The Dominican national amateur golf team won the Hoerman Cup at the 61st Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships that took place at The Links Golf Course in Casa de Campo, La Romana. Eighty golfers from 8 countries competed. This is the third straight year the Dominican Republic has won the cup. In 2015, Jamaica was the …

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Work was temporarily interrupted at the US Embassy in northern Santo Domingo after a woman, approximately 50 years of age, identified as Luz del Alba, rammed into the building. She was driving a blue Nissan SUV. She crashed into the protective barrier of the building. Witnesses that were in line to request visas recounted how …

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The instruction judge for the Odebrecht bribes case, Francisco Ortega Polanco set a RD$5 million bail for Bernardo Castellanos de Moya, the 14th man who faces charges in the Odebrecht bribes case. The judge ordered he present himself to the Specialized Prosecutor Office for Administrative Corruption (PEPCA) once a month and cannot travel abroad for …

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Attorney General Jean Alain Rodriguez called for Dominican prosecutors to be drastic in applying Law 136-03 that protects the rights of Boys, Girls and Teenagers against adults found to have had sexual relations of any kind with them. Rodriguez expressed his indignation with how commonplace pregnancies of young girls in the country. The recommendation to …

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The Minister of Hacienda, Donald Guerrero, says the government is preparing a Bill for Assets Transparency. El Dia questions why this would be allowed at a time the tax administration is making efforts to reduce tax evasion. Guerrero had noted that the legislation would allow persons without assets or goods that have not been declared …

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The director of the Santo Domingo Water and Sewage Corporation (CAASD) Alejandro Montás says that tap water in Santo Domingo has important nutrients that are eliminated in osmosis treated water widely sold in bottles. He says tap water in Santo Domingo has a potability index of more than 98.5%. He says that it is the …

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