2017 – Page 147

The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) and the doctors at the La Altagracia Maternity Gospital accused the director of the National Health Service, Nelson Rodríguez Monegro, of covering-up the deficiencies in the health system and washing his hands of the problem, when he claimed the 14 deaths of the infants in the maternity were due to …

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Dominican medical universities are turning out more physicians than there are jobs for them in the Dominican Republic, according to an investigative report in Diario Libre. “We are graduating more doctors than we can insert into the system. The number of students enrolled in the UASD Medicine School is more than you find in Argentina, …

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The Ministry of Public Health announced the temporary shutdown of the esthetics clinic Stetic Home by Janet Jaques in Higuey. The center is closed for being in violation with Art. 100 of the General Health Law 42-01. Dr. Mayra Altagracia Paula, provincial director for the Ministry of Public Health, said that clinics that carry out …

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The Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) says that an automated system will soon allow ticketed motorists to have their fines quickly processed and cleared shortly after the penalties are paid at BanReservas. AMET says they have been working on the system with the bank and the Attorney General’s Office. The new system will eliminate the more …

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The recently appointed executive director of the new National Institute of Transit & Transport (Intrant), Claudia Franchesca de los Santos is a civil engineer who has been working at the Ministry of Public Works since 1992 when she entered as a calculations clerk. She graduated from the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (Intec) engineering school …

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The Ministry of Labor says that it has begun the process of reviewing the complying with labor limitations that apply to foreign workers in the construction sector. The Labor Code in its Art. 135 establishes a maximum of 20% of foreign labor. In the construction industry, nevertheless, the reverse is more common, with more than 80% …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic has said that the Monthly Indicator of Economic Activity (IMAE) has shown an inter-annual increase of 5% resulting in an accumulated growth rate of 4.2% from January to May 2017 over the same period last year. The highest growth for the period was from the activities of hotels, …

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On Thursday, 6 July, the National Magistracy Council (CNM) will begin the evaluation of the 169 applicants to become judges of the Supreme Court (SCJ) and the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE). The meeting will be at the Presidential Palace and is scheduled to begin at 4 PM. Of the applicants 36 are applying for both …

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On Tuesday 4 July 2017, President Danilo Medina inaugurated several government-sponsored housing projects, including a government retirement home that will cater to senior citizens and single and multiunit houses for members of the military. In addition, the President raffled off 208 free homes and announced salary increases for the 53,000 members of the Armed Forces. …

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19-year old Spanish citizen Erik Padrón Montilla was sentenced to three months pre-trial detention in an El Seibo court yesterday. He was ordered to serve the detention in the Anamuya jail in La Altagracia province. Judge Sindy Elisabeth Rosario Santana ordered the preventive custody after accusing Padrón of ties to the murder of two Dutch …

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