2017 – Page 214

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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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) alerted to heavy rains and electrical storms across 22 provinces and Greater Santo Domingo. Onamet states that there is an alert in place for those living close to rivers in Puerto Plata, Espaillat (especially Gaspar Hernández), Hato Mayor, El Seibo, María Trinidad Sánchez (Salcedo), Monseñor Nouel (Bonao), La Vega and …

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On Monday, 17 April 2017, unknown persons removed the remains of a woman who had been buried at a cemetery in Luperon. The grave belonged to Francisca Polanca (Doña Olga) and was located in the cemetery in Ranchito de Los Vargas in the municipality of Luperon. According to the complaint, issued by her son, Hugo …

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Judge Dayanara Peralta of the Permanent Instruction Court in Santiago Rodríguez province ordered three months preventive custody to Salvador Rodríguez, father of a 14-year old child who was living with the mayor of Villa Los Almácigos Inocencio Carrera Espinal (Tony). The court has evidence the parents of the child had consented to a cohabitation relationship …

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According to the Banking Superintendence (SIB) the amount of money owed on credit cards rose to RD$47.5 billion at the end of February. This is an increase of RD$6.16 billion, some 14.91% compared to the same month in 2016. The largest number of credit card holders use classic cards, estimated to be 1,371,117 individuals, which …

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The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Luis Almagro met yesterday, Tuesday 18 April 2017, with former President Leonel Fernández to discuss regional matters. The two-hour meeting took place starting at 9am at the office of the Foundation for Global Democracy and Development (Funglode). As reported, Almagro arrived on Monday evening, and …

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Judge Danilo Amador Quevedo of the Third Instruction Court of the National District will decide today, 19 April 2017, to approve or not the agreement Odebrecht has signed with the Attorney General office regarding bribes made by the company to secure contract work in the Dominican Republic. The arguments used by the Attorney General Jean …

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An investigative report published in El Día newspaper on 19 April 2017 points to the strong support Brazilian funding for Odebrecht public works had in the Chamber of Deputies from 2000 to 2015. The Brazilian construction company has admitted to a New York Court that it has paid US$92 million in bribes to facilitate the …

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According to El Dia newspaper, a high-level police official has explained to them that the National Police has begun to restrict information about violent crimes that in the past were regularly shared with the press. The Police reports had confirmed the increase in crime, many of which are captured on security cameras, but for the …

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Yesterday, 18 April 2017, after nearly three hours of discussion between the Labor Minister and representatives of the employers and the unions, no agreement was reached over the proposed 20% minimum wage increase. Minister José Ramón Fadul maintains that wages in the country are too low and that there needs to be a wage increase. …

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