2017 – Page 151

A video circulating on social media shows how security agents impeded a man from taking the Metro with a machete in hand. The video shows how the agents try to convince the man to desist and towards the end how he is arrested without putting up a fight. The man is thought to be of …

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After more than a year of delaying the case on legal technicalities and maintaining his innocence, Fenatrado truckers’ association president Blas Peralta admitted in court on Thursday, 29 June 2017 that he shot the bullets that killed former UASD rector Mateo Aquino Febrillet. Aquino Febrillet was rector of the UASD from 2011-2014. During the opening …

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The Green March Movement says that during the mandates of Presidents Hipólito Mejía, Leonel Fernández and Danilo Medina, the government and the National Congress violated or allowed the violation of the Constitution and laws when allowing for multimillionaire contracts to be issued. A technical study carried out by the Green March Movement on transactions carried …

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The Province of Santo Domingo is the most important province in the Dominican Republic, says Rafael A. Burgos Gómez, president-founder of the Association of Industry and Commerce of the Province of Santo Domingo (ASOINCO). He made the observation when swearing in the new board of the association now under Joaquín Hilario. He said 36% of …

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The Dominican Society of Plastic Surgery (Sodocipre) backs actions by the Ministry of Public Health to close centers that are carrying out plastic surgery procedures without duly certified personnel. In a press release, the board of Sodocipre recognized actions taken after in 2015 the Ministry of Public Health issued Resolution 08-15 that regulates who can …

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Emulating the example of the 911 Emergency System, the Ministry of Environment announced the start of a hotline service to combat environmental violations nationwide. The center is named the Centro de Contacto para Atención al Usuario y Recepción de Denuncias. At the Ministry of Environment, Domingo Rodríguez is the coordinator of the new service in …

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The InterAmerican Development Bank is lending US$50 million to the Tax Agency (DGII) for strengthening tax administration and public spending management. The program is intended to help reduce the fiscal deficit in a sustainable way by raising tax revenues through improvements in administration and an increase in information and resources to help attain efficient cash …

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Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic will work together as of 1 July 2017, on the agenda agreed upon during the Central American Integration System (SICA). The announcement was made by Deputy Foreign Minister of Panama, Luis Miguel Hincapié. The announcement was made on occasion of the meeting of heads of government of the …

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President Danilo Medina returned on Thursday, 29 June 2017 from San José, Costa Rica where he met with the presidents of Central America while participating in the 49th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Central American Integration System (SICA). Speaking at the plenary session of the summit, Medina said the meeting had …

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The Ministry of Culture announced it is dedicating the next Long Night of Museums to merengue. The activities at city museums start on 9am and continue through midnight with workshops, talks, and exhibitions related to merengue and its history at different venues. Colonial City museums will be open for free visitation on Saturday, 1 July …

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