2017 – Page 191

The Vatican announced Apostolic Nuncio Jude Thaddeus Okolo is being sent in the same position to Ireland. He had been appointed to the post in 2013 after his predecessor, Josef Wesolowski, was recalled following TV investigate reports tied him to child sexual abuse in the Dominican Republic during his seven year term. Okolo served four …

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The executive director of SeNaSa, the government medical insurance company, Chanel Rosa Chupany announced that the company has paid RD$725 million to cover the medical costs of victims of traffic accidents over the past 16 months. The payments were made to 48,501 SeNaSa affiliates, according to a press release. These statistics indicate an average 100 …

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A recent survey documents that abortion is more common among young people than legislators want to accept. President Danilo Medina recently vetoed the Penal Code approved by the National Congress for a second time for including articles that impose absolute restrictions on abortion in the Dominican Republic. A recent survey of university students carried out …

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President Danilo Medina appointed Rafael Ramón Paz Familia as the new executive director of the National Competitiveness Council (CNC). He replaces Andrés van der Horst who was named deputy minister at the Ministry of Economy, replacing Juan Reyes who had resigned. The appointments are in Decree 167-17. Paz at the moment of his appointment served …

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The Dominican Employers Confederation (Copardom) has instructed its members to wait until 30 May 2017, to apply the minimum wage increase ordered by the Ministry of Labor. The wage increase then would be retroactive to 1 May. In a note to members, Copardom says that the 20% increase that is to be phased in 13% …

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President Danilo Medina appointed engineer Manuel Antonio Saleta García on Friday, 12 May 2017, to replace the longtime director of the Santo Domingo Metro Office (Opret), engineer Diandino Peña. Peña was the talk of the town after he was interviewed by investigative journalist Alicia Ortega during the Monday, 8 May TV investigative show El Informe …

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Puerto Rican-Dominican singer, Danny Rivera is presenting his “Para toda la vida” concert at the Teatro La Fiesta of the Hotel Jaragua Renaissance on Saturday, 27 May 2017. The concert is dedicated to mothers in the Dominican Republic, on occasion of the Sunday, 28 May celebration of Mother’s Day. The concert is a production by …

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Venezuelan jazz musician Ed Calle will perform together with Sly de Moya Quartet at the Fiesta Sunset Jazz on Friday, 19 May 2017 as of 8:30pm at the penthouse nightclub of the Dominican Fiesta Hotel. Calle is the 2015 Latin Grammy Award Winner for Best Instrumental Album and 5X Grammy nominee. Calle is a renowned …

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Sting, formerly of Britain’s The Police rock group, will visit the Dominican Republic for a third time as part of this “57th & 9th Tour”. The many times Grammy-award winning singer will perform at the Fillmore hall of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana on 13 May 2017. He will be accompanied by …

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More than 80 athletes from 18 countries are coming for the Pan American and NORCECA Modern Pentathlon Senior Championships that begin in Santo Domingo on 8 June 2017 and continue through 11 June. Athletes will compete in fencing, 200m freestyle, riding on a show jumping course with 12 obstacles and 15 jumps, 3,200m run, stopping …

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