2017 – Page 172

Referring to the Odebrecht corruption scandal, opposition party deputy Josefa Castillo (PRM-Santo Domingo Province) said on Monday, 5 June 2017 that “the big fish have yet to be caught” (Los pejes gordos faltan por caer). Castillo said she expects true justice but observed that the accusatory file of the case has been poorly constructed and …

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Former President Hipólito Mejía has accused the Attorney General’s Office of managing the Odebrecht case in what he calls an “erratic, manipulative and inconsistent manner” and has demanded that the rights of those accused be respected. He said in his Twitter account that the prosecutors have invented evidence for political purposes, while creating a situation …

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The senator for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) for Santiago, Julio César Valentín, has revealed that he sent a letter to the Senate president Reinaldo Pared Pérez asking him to lift his parliamentary immunity. He insists on his innocence in the Odebrecht bribes scandal. Talking to journalists in a press conference, together with his lawyer, …

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Former Minister of Environment and president of the Alianza por la Democracia (APD) political party, Max Puig pointed out the many contradictions in the Odebrecht bribery scandal case presented by the Attorney General Office, as reported in Acento. Puig says that a first analysis of the Odebrecht case reveals it is plagued by serious contradictions …

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The ten government officials, former legislators and businessmen who have been in jail for more than a week in the Palace of Justice in the capital for supposedly accepting bribes from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht have begun to receive fewer visitors than on previous days. On Monday 5 June 2017, the hallways on the third …

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On Sunday, 4 June 2017, President Danilo Medina, former President Leonel Fernandez and the president of the Senate Reinaldo Pared Perez met. The meeting coincides with the arrest of several government and former government officers, as well as legislators, and government suppliers related to the Odebrecht bribes and overpricing scandal. Fernandez is the president of …

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Once again on Monday, 5 June 2017, Haitian authorities prevented Dominican products entering Haiti causing chaos at the border. The situation was especially frenzied as the Haitian authorities had not advised Haitian shoppers crossing into the Dominican Republic in the morning that much of the merchandise purchased in the Dominican Republic would not be allowed …

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The Ministry of Environment announced changes to the requirements for the installation of fuel stations in order to reduce risks to the safety and health of the general public and the environment. The changes were reported in Resolution No. 00142017. The Ministry says the new procedure is more efficient. Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito says the …

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According to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects, the global growth will increase to 2.7% in 2017. The report states that in Latin America and the Caribbean the recovery will be both fragile and disperse and the larger countries will show the largest growth due to industrial production and exports. The growth is attributed to …

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On Monday 5 June 2017, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev held a meeting with Miguel Vargas, Dominican Minister of Foreign Affairs in Astana, Kazinform. They discussed trade and economic relations, access to regional markets, as well as opening a Dominican diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan. Also discussed was the easing of visa formalities between the …

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