2017 – Page 179

Journalist Juan Bolívar Díaz analyzes the Odebrecht-Attorney General Office deal in an article in Hoy focusing on the generosity of the agreement that violated the procurement law of the Dominican Republic and seemed to ignore the overpricing of the public works built by Odebrecht. The agreement allows for Odebrecht to continue operating in the country. …

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Supreme Court of Justice judge Francisco Antonio Ortega Polanco was appointed to prepare the cases against individuals accused of taking bribes from Odebrecht construction company in the Dominican Republic from 2001-2014. Documents from judicial proceedings in a New York Court brought to light the role of the company in the scandal in the Dominican Republic. …

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  The judiciary is repairing jail space as the nation awaits the results of the investigations into Odebrecht bribery scandal. Diario Libre reports that as part of preparations made by the Attorney General Office, the custody jail at the Palacio de Justicia in Ciudad Nueva has been remodeled. Likewise, efforts to improve lodging in jails …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has submitted a request for the Constitutional Court to give its opinion on the conflict of competencies between the JCE and the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) on electoral matters. The request comes after the TSE overturned a recent decision by the JCE regarding the ranking of political parties as determined …

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A report in Listín Diario speculates that President Danilo Medina could appoint the first director of the National Institute for Transit and Ground Transport (INTRANT) on 30 June 2017. The new institute consolidates government transport organizations based on new Transit Law 63-17 (Ley sobre la Movilidad, Tránsito, Transporte y Seguridad Vial 63-17). Minister of the …

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Minister of Education Andrés Navarro will be participating in a national student debate, with the participation of students from public and private schools in June. The Ministry says that the debate is to listen to students on the upcoming changes of the school system. Some 360 students from different regions and schools districts from all …

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  The Ministry of Culture, the National Congress and the Board for the Centro de los Héroes announced a gala concert with the participation of the National Symphony Orchestra. The concert will take place on Saturday, 27 May 2017 at 7:30pm at the front entrance to the National Concert. The concert will commemorate the bicentennial …

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Regarded as a major contributor to culture in the Dominican Republic, Jacinto Gimbernard was mourned yesterday after he passed away at 85 years on Wednesday, 24 May 2017. His history book, “Historia de Santo Domingo,” was a textbook used in many high schools for Dominican history classes. Gimbernard played violin with the National Symphony Orchestra …

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The ambassador of Venezuela in the Dominican Republic, Ali de Jesus Uzcategui Duque says that 3,000 to 4,000 Venezuelans have legal status in the Dominican Republic, while around 20,000 are living here undocumented since last year, as reported in El Dia. He said the number of Venezuelans is determined by those who entered compared to …

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The civic society non-governmental organization, Participación Ciudadana called for an urgent transformation of the National Police as the only way people can regain confidence in the Police. Participación Ciudadana conducted a panel discussion on the selection process for policemen and the new profile for police. The panel focused on dispositions in the Fundamental Law of …

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