2017 – Page 127

According to the Ministry of Public Health, on Tuesday 25 July 2017, at least 36 people were poisoned in a tobacco factory located in a Moca free zone. First it was reported that a workman apparently misapplied a chemical used to dry the tobacco leaves. However, later reports said that the company, Inetab Kaubeck, had …

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The state Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) and the Dominican Medical College have announced that they will march in protest against the Proposed Law on the Single Competence Examination. The information was provided by Rector Iván Grullón when he said the march would be to the Public Health Ministry on 1 August 2017 at …

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A report on childhood in the world in 2017 issued by Save the Children has concerning figures about the dangers and threats facing the children in the Dominican Republic. Save the Children’s new global report, “2017 End of Childhood Report: Stolen Childhoods” looks into the “childhood enders”– events and factors that rob children of their …

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The National Council of Migration has issued a resolution extending the time for submitting identity documents for the National Foreigner Status Legalization Plan (PNRE). The extension will be for a year. The plan originally expired on 15 May 2015, but the deadline has been extended by the government when acknowledging that the delays have been …

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Haitian and Dominican telecom authorities agreed on Tuesday, 25 July 2017 to find a joint solution to the interference on the border in radio broadcasts (especially in FM frequency) and the penetration of mobile signals from both countries. The president of the board of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel), José del Castillo Saviñón participated in …

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The Ministry of Public Health has made available a smartphone app that can be used by the public to report suspect drugs, foods and other products. The DigemApps app (free on Google Play) will allow consumers to anonymously report products that they believe may be counterfeit, fraudulent or not meeting health and quality standards directly …

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National District City Hall has said that as of Monday, 24 July 2017, it had not yet received the request for the construction of a 2,000-apartment development where the Metaldom industry is currently located on the sea-fronting Malecón boulevard (in its Autopista 30 de Mayo western extension). Architect Amin Abel, head of urban planning at …

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City Mayor David Collado in his election campaign had promised to bring back the splendor of Santo Domingo’s sea bordering boulevard that combines the Paseo Padre Billini, the Av. George Washington and the Autopista 30 de Mayo, more than 14 kilometers. Now Mayor David Collado proudly announces that by 9 August, the contractors will have …

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The weather service (Onamet) explains that Sahara dust in the Caribbean area and warm winds blowing in from the east and southeast will bring hot summer weather for most of the country. Some rain showers may occur in the northeast, southeast, Central mountain range, and border towns, but for the most part Tuesday, 25 July …

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Minister of Economy, Planning and Development (MEPyD) Isidro Santana, during a recent speech, acknowledged the rising public debt in the Dominican Republic. In his talk, entitled, “Challenges for the Sustainability of the Dominican Economy” during the International Congress on Finances and Auditing (CIFA 2017) sponsored from 20-23 July by the Dominican Association of Commercial Banks …

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