2017 – Page 236

President Danilo Medina and commemorated in Hondo Valle, Elias Piña, the International Forestry Day, planting a tree in the area as part of six projects aimed at the reforestation of slightly over 100,000 acres (1 acre = 6 tareas). The President joked with the workers from the Ministry of Environment telling them: “Here we are …

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The mayors of Greater Santo Domingo called on the central government to normalize operations at the Duquesa garbage dump and landfill. Mayors representing the National District, Los Alcarrizos, Guerra, Pedro Brand, East, North and West Santo Domingo are concerned that the accumulation of refuse on the sidewalks of their streets and avenues will become a …

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The Embassy of India, the Honorary Consulate of India, the India Council for Cultural Relations and the Ministry of Culture of the Dominican Republic are sponsoring an evening of classic dances of India at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The performers are Shovana Narayan and the Kathak group of narrators. The performance will be on …

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The death of 55-year old Delcy Miguelina Yapor Acosta, who died of a bullet wound while driving her van on Monday, 20 March 2017, has not only affected her family but also that of the man who shot her by accident. The family of Yapor received the sympathies from the family of Franklin Padilla Nunez, …

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Organizers of the Green March have announced yet another protest march, this time in Santiago for next Sunday, 26 March 2017. The march is being organized to protest repeated cases of corruption and impunity linked to the Odebrecht bribe scandal. The organizers said that they wish to demonstrate to the government of President Danilo Medina …

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Suspended Judge Awilda Reyes Beltré has asked to call the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Mariano Germán, and former Attorney General Francisco Domínguez Brito as witnesses in the disciplinary hearing against her. She says these individuals should explain the circumstances of money they said she allegedly received. The Judicial Branch has rejected this …

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The vaccination against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) that protects against uterine cancer, will be given to all girls between the ages of 9 and 10, as part of a health program coordinated by the ministries of Public Health and Education. The target population for the vaccine is estimated to be around 190,000 girls. The …

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  On Tuesday, 21 March, 2017, the Attorney General Jean-Alain Rodríguez, interviewed the senator of the Dominican Liberation Party for San Cristobal, Tommy Galán, at 10:30am. Joining the interview was the Prosecutor for the Persecution of Administration Corruption (Pepca), Laura Guerrero and the interview was about the approval of international loans used in the works …

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On Tuesday, 21 March 2017, the Chamber of Deputies began the reading of a bill that would recognize that spouses in free unions have the same rights as marriages carried out by a civil judge or in a church. The amendment would be incorporated in the Civil Code of the Dominican Republic. The amendments establish …

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The directors of the customs agencies of the Dominican Republic and Haiti signed an information exchange protocol that would be applicable for trade over the border. Victor Hugo Saint Louis, signed for Haiti and Enrique Ramírez for the Dominican Republic. The agreement seeks to create mechanisms to reduce contraband and tax evasion at the border …

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