2017 – Page 231

The Centro de la Colonia China Inc. has inaugurated the Instituto Cultural Dominicano Chino located in Santo Domingo at Calle 27 Oeste No. 2 corner Calle Josefa Brea, Ensanche Luperon. Su King Fung, president of the center says the opening of the institute is focused on meeting the needs of the offspring of Chinese born …

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Government officials and political leaders from the LGBTI community (lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender and intersexual) from Latin America and the Caribbean will participate this week in Santo Domingo in a conference about political leadership. The III Meeting of LGBTI Political Leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean will have the theme of “Democracy for Equality” …

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Those who have enjoyed the swimming pools installed on the Santo Domingo Malecon during Easter Week can forget about them this year. National District Mayor David Collado has said that they will shortly be presenting new ideas for the area for Easter – but installation of the temporary swimming pools will not be part of …

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According to a ranking carried out by Education First, the Dominican Republic is the second country in Latin America with the best domination of the English language, moving ten places up the ranking over the last five years. The English Proficiency Index (EPI) ranks the DR as moderate in English proficiency, only superseded by Argentina …

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According to the Emergency Operations’ Center (COE), the number of people displaced by the floods has been reduced to 40 and the number of provinces on alert is also down to seven. Seven bridges are still affected. The latest bulletin states that eight homes were destroyed by heavy rains and flooding. Puerto Plata province is …

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The rector of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), Ivan Grullón, has announced that the suspended election for the Federation of Dominican Students (FED) will resume after Easter Week. Easter Week is from 9-16 April 2017. Grullón said he supports due process to ensure that justice is done in the case of the death …

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According to the police, so far this month, violence has taken the lives of 103 people and injured another 198 in the Dominican Republic. Most were victims of attacks, armed robbery, robbery and domestic violence. The data reveals that 19 women were killed by gunshots or stabbed and another 14 were seriously injured. The dead …

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The suppliers of school meals for those attending school for the extended school day have confirmed that the debt owed to them by the government has now risen to more than RD$3 billion. They have said that in order to maintain the service they have had to incur debts of more than RD$1.5 billion and …

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Faced with the possibility that the investigations into Odebrecht for paying bribes may result in the termination of that company’s contract to build the two coal-fired generating plants in Punta Catalina, it is known that three companies have approached the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) with offers to take over the construction project. All three companies …

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The former president of the Senate, Ramon Albuquerque, was questioned on Monday, 27 March 2017, by Attorney General Jean Alain Rodriguez and the director of the Specialized Prosecution Service for Persecution of Administrative Corruption (PEPCA), Laura Guerrero Pelletier regarding the bribes the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht is said to have paid Dominican government officials to …

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