2017 – Page 164

The Ministry of Education announced that the new school year in the Dominican Republic will begin on Monday, 21 August 2017. This applies for both public and private schools. Minister of Education Andres Navarro said that for the 2017-2018 schoolyear, the government has added 100 new classroom buildings. He said some 4,000 new teachers are …

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With training sessions scheduled for the Carol Morgan School courts in Santo Domingo, Duke University Blue Devils announced it will play two exhibition games against the Dominican Republic National Team. The first will be in Santiago on 20 August, the second in Santo Domingo on 23 August 2017. The team travels to Santo Domingo on …

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The Board of Jails said that Odebrecht inmates should be treated strictly by the law and criticized any special privileges that they may be afforded. “It is the duty of the Attorney General Office to guarantee the continuity of the New Penitenciary Model and its fundamental base that is that conditions are the same for …

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The Attorney General’s office confirmed that the location for his preventive custody had been changed from La Victoria to Najayo following a request from his lawyers and family members amid fears for his safety in La Victoria. On Tuesday, 13 June 2017 he was taken to the Najayo men’s jail where he will join seven …

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The National Confederation of Agricultural Producers (Confenagro) has asked the Dominican government for a firm position on trade with Haiti. In a press release they say that the instability has caused the loss of millions of pesos not only in agricultural, but also industrial products. Hecmilio Galván, executive director of Confenagro, said that they cannot …

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The Dominican Port Authority is warning that they will not allow trucks from the truck owners’ union Fenatrado to prevent access to ports around the country. On Monday, 12 June 2017, National Federation of Dominican Transport (Fenatrado) trucks blocked the entry and exit of vehicles to and from the Multimodal Caucedo and Andres, Boca Chica …

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Reducing the number of traffic accidents in the country continues to be a challenge. In the first three months of this year 397 people died in traffic accidents and 2,625 were injured – most involving motorcycles. Figures from the Metropolitan Transport Authority (Amet) and the citizen safety observatory from the Ministry of Interior and Police …

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President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan met with Dominican Senate president Reinaldo Pared Pérez on Tuesday, 13 June 2017 in Taipei, and expressed hope for increased cooperation between Taiwan and the Dominican Republic. The meeting, which took place at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, came on the same day as Panama, one of the Taiwan’s …

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During a visit to the province of Sanchez Ramirez, the Minister for Women, Janet Camilo, criticized the high levels of violence against women, noting that it was in this province where another woman recently lost her life. She said that according to recent data, a Dominican woman is killed every 48 hours. According to the …

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With points for community involvement, the city government of the National District announced a contest to choose the best barrios. City Mayor David Collado said that the cleanest barrios will be awarded jobs and barrio improvements. The beneficiaries of the jobs and the barrio construction works will be decided by the winning community representatives. Mayor …

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