2017 – Page 171

The hearing about coercive measures for 10 of the 14 charged in the Odebrecht case began at 10am yesterday, Tuesday 6 June, 2017. Supreme Court Judge, Francisco Ortega Polanco, began the proceedings by changing the venue, selecting a smaller courtroom and only allowing the accused, their lawyers, and the Public Prosecution Service to enter. He …

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The Santiago civil registration authorities are reaching out to people in the poorest neighborhoods to correct the situation of people that do not have birth certificates and, legally speaking, do not exist. The Central Electoral Board (JCE) announced a first round of activities in Cienfuegos, in western Santiago, to register thousands who do not have …

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The Ministry of Public Works has paved several main streets in touristic areas of Puerto Plata as part of preparatory works for the start of the 911 Emergency System. The system is set for inaugural on Thursday, 8 June 2017. Streets accessing Playa Dorada, and in Sosúa and Cabarete have been given a new asphalt …

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To commemorate World Environment Day on Monday, 5 June 2017, President Danilo Medina issued a press release stressing the importance of conserving the environment and asked the Dominican people to unite with world forces to avoid the contamination of the environment. He also highlighted that the whole of humanity should halt deforestation and conserve water. President …

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The BHD Leon bank announced the finalists of the third edition of their Women Who Change the World Award. They are: Cristina Francisco Reyes, Eugenia Beltrán, Ivonne García Ricardo, Juana Ferer (Negrita), Kathleen Martínez, María Crisálida Díaz, Olga Noboa de Fernández, Prxeaxedes Roa (Virtudes), Silvia Denisse Pichardo and Sister María Marciano. The finalists were chosen …

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Aviation company owner, José Miguel Patín, pleaded guilty to trafficking 500 grams of cocaine to the United States as part of a plea bargain negotiated with a Florida court on 20 May 2017. Patín, owner of Servicios Aereos Profesionales (SAP) agreed to handover two of his company’s airplanes,– a Hawker Siddeley 700A and a Canadair …

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The Ministry of Public Health announced the temporary shutdown of Stefani Stetic beauty center, located in the Paraiso neighborhood, for carrying out unauthorized invasive procedures or treatments. The shutdown came after the Ministry determined that the procedures could put at risk the health of customers. The center had a license issued from June 2015 to …

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The United States Coast Guard has repatriated 25 Dominicans found on a boat in the Mona Channel heading for Puerto Rico. The interception operation occurred on Saturday, 3 June 2017, and those repatriated were handed over to a Dominican patrol boat. Five of travelers were detained by the US Coast Guard and transported to Puerto …

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During last month, May, according to the Migration Department, the Dominican authorities deported 4,966 people of 12 different nationalities who were in the country illegally. In April there were 4,787 deportations. The countries where the deportees came from are Armenia, Canada, China, Colombia, Spain, Greece, Haiti, India, Italy, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Migration went on …

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El Dia published on Monday, 5 June 2017, the statements made by Marco Antonio Vasconcelos Cruz, president of Odebrecht operations in the Dominican Republic, where he acknowledged the firm transferred funds to lobbyist Angel Rondon for securing the approval of the contracts and the financing for several of the Odebrecht works in the Dominican Republic. …

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