2017 – Page 166

The Attorney General has said that he will evaluate a request made by the family of Ángel Rondón, asking that he not be sent to La Victoria. They are concerned for his wellbeing. Judge Francisco Ortega ordered pre-trial detention for Rondón as requested by prosecutors. The Attorney General said that the request will be evaluated …

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On Monday 12 June 2017, seven of the 13 arraigned for the Odebrecht case arrived in the Najayo model jail for the start of their pre-trial detention. They arrived at 1:30 pm from the Palacio de Justicia in Ciudad Nueva, with family members and followers showing their support. Additional security was posted outside the jail. …

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In two long articles, Bloomberg news agency looks into the scope of the Odebrecht corruption schemes and how they operated in the Americas. The reporters call the “Structured Operations”, the Odebrecht bribery division, set up in Santo Domingo, “perhaps the farthest-reaching, most efficient corruption machine in modern business.” The Bloomberg news service story tells about …

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President Danilo Medina is keeping an especially low profile in recent months, as the Odebrecht corruption scandal makes headlines. He has been known to avoid being where he may be obliged to answer reporter questions. Now Felix (Felucho) Jiménez, member of the Political Committee of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), says President Danilo Medina has …

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The Chamber of Deputies will rethink on 13 June 2017 its vote to maintain exceptions to the ban on abortion in the cases of malformation of the fetus, incest and rape, and when the mother’s life is in danger. The Senate had eliminated the first three cases causing the President Danilo Medina to veto it …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations is promoting the new funeral and corpse repatriation services for Dominicans living abroad. The insurance is now offered at 147 Dominican missions abroad. The CieloRD plan includes transfer and the wake in the Dominican Republic, or funeral services and burial in the country of residence. Funds are added for unexpected …

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President Danilo Medina was present for the inauguration of the Dominican Power Partners’ Los Mina VII located in eastern Santo Domingo. The natural gas-powered unit will contribute 114MW to the national power grid. The Los Mina is the biggest power central in the country, with capacity for generating 324MW. The new Los Mina VII plant …

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Casa de Teatro presents bachata singer Klaudio Viel. The show starts at 8:30pm at the cultural center located in the Colonial City. Viel is promoting his new song, “Pideme lo que quieras.” See him perform: YouTube 12 June 2017

Duke University’s Blue Devils men’s basketball team has chosen the Dominican Republic national team to play several training camp / exhibition games next season. The team will play summer exhibition games against the Dominican national basketball team in August 2017 as the Dominican team prepares to compete in FIBA World Cup qualifiers. Coming with the …

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  Dominican electric bass guitar player Ernesto Núñez won the Miguel Bosé grant, presented by the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation on 9 June 2017. The award is given to promising young musicians that could otherwise not afford to study at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. The 22-year old electric bass player …

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