2017 – Page 208

The Brazilian Attorney General’s Office has announced that they sent information on the Odebrecht case to the Dominican Republic on 20 April 2017, and that it was the first country to receive official information from Brazilian prosecutors. The office said that once the DR had signed an agreement with Odebrecht with regards to the bribes …

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Diario Libre reports that the Brazilian expert the Audit Chamber would hire to assist them in auditing the Odebrecht papers in the Dominican Republic, Augusto Nardes, has a tainted image. Brazilian news reports have reported he allegedly received bribes related to the Petrobras corruption case in Brazil. Nardes is the president of the Latin American …

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Labor Minister José Ramón Fadul now says that it is urgent to change the classification of companies in order to comply with Law 488-08 that dates back to 2008 and regulates small business. The government has failed to prepare the rulings that would serve to implement that law. Now, a new bill in Congress also …

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Four aqueduct systems in Greater Santo Domingo are out of service, affecting more than 70 different areas in the capital city. According to the Corporation of Aqueducts and Sewers of Santo Domingo (CAASD), the city is feeling the effects of a reduction of 90 million gallons of drinking water per day due to the floods …

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The road between southern San Cristóbal provinces and its municipalities of Los Cacaos and Cambita Garabito has collapsed due to the floods, leaving more than 80,000 people stranded. By noon yesterday, Tuesday 25 April 2017, there were lines of dozens of vehicles stopped on both sides of the road in the hope that the road …

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On Monday, 24 April 2017, the emergency assistance organizations rescued 19 people, including a pregnant woman, whose lives were in danger due to flooding caused by the rains. The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) reported that 28 aqueducts are out of service, 22 closed as a precaution and another six due to the volume of …

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On Tuesday 25 April 2017, President Danilo Medina flew to the Maria Montez International Airport in Barahona with government officials to meet the local authorities and to see for himself damages caused by heavy rains in the southwestern provinces. Three people are reported to have died due to flooding in the Enriquillo area in Barahona. …

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President Danilo Medina has called for a meeting of the Council of Magistrates of the Nation (CNM) for Monday 15 May 2017, legal advisor Flavio Darío Espinal announced in a press conference on Tuesday, 25 April. This is in compliance with CNM Law 138-11. It is the first time that President Medina has convened the …

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The Ministry of Culture presents the National Folklore Ballet presentation “Aprende lo Nuestro” on 27 and 28 April 2017 at 10am at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, located at Av. Máximo Gómez corner Av. Independencia. While the folklore presentations are for school children, these are open to the general public and are free. They seek …

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The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) has reported that due to the heavy rains across the country more than 9,090 people and 56 communities have been cut off by the flooding. The forecast is for rains to continue on Tuesday, the sun will shine somewhat on Wednesday, but then another trough is coming our way …

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