2017 – Page 269

Sergeant Abel Maria Brisita Cepin was relieved of his duties with the Police Department on Friday, 10 February 2017, after officials discovered that he had signed the Green Book Against Impunity. The director of human resources of the Police, Brigade General Franklin Vittini Duran cited “bad conduct” as the reason for the firing of the …

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55-year old Monsignor Victor Masalles officially was instated as Bishop of Baní in the province of Peravia on Saturday, 11 February 2017. The ceremony took place at the Joaquín Sergio Inchastegui plaza in Baní. Previously Masalles had served in the Roman Catholic Church in the Santo Domingo archdiocese as second in charge and was responsible …

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A back page editorial in Diario Libre on Saturday, 11 February 2017, wondered if the president of the Central Electoral Board, Julio César Castaños Guzmán, like his predecessors, is bluffing when he says he will not authorize political party fund disbursements without requisite accountability. The editorial observes that the JCE is requiring that the PLD …

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Minister of Interior and Police, Carlos Amarante Baret said last week that the country will strengthen its migratory controls given the “avalanche” of foreigners, mostly Haitians and Venezuelans that have been entering and staying illegally in the country. “We have a migratory regime and we need to establish controls,” he said. “Those who do not …

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The Foreign Trade Agency of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Small Business (Dicoex) began a series of consultations with the public and private sectors to determine the principle commercial interests of the Dominican Republic to be presented at the 5th meeting of the Joint Free Trade Agreement CARICOM-DR set for Georgetown, Guyana on 30-31 …

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President Danilo Medina sent to Congress a bill that would make amendments to controls on asset laundering in the Dominican Republic, in compliance with international conventions. The bill changes Law 72-02 on Assets Derived from Illicit Trafficking in Drugs and other Serious Infractions. The Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo said the norms seek to comply with …

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Minister of Superior Education Alejandrina Germán will receive spokespersons of the professors union of the UASD, known by the acronym in Spanish, Faprouasd. Faprouasd professors have been on strike since 29 January 2017, when the first semester of classes at the state university should have started. As reported, the striking professors had requested a meeting …

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From January to November 2016, the Dominican government paid out RD$24.9 billion in pension plan payments. This is 15.8% of the total government payroll. This was an increase of 2.8% over the payment for the same period in 2015. 77% of those receiving government pensions had stipends under RD$6,000 a month, but increasingly, legislators, and …

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The Ministry of Public Works announced on Saturday, 11 February 2017, that work would soon begin to expand the Navarrete-Puerto Plata road to four lanes from the present two lanes. The government is expected to invest US$68 million in the expansion and repairs of the road. Three companies would be contracted simultaneously to expedite the …

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The Chamber of Deputies signed off on the new Dominican Republic transit bill that replaces Law 241 that dates back to 1967. The transport bill now passes to the Presidency for signing and publication. It provides new rules for the organizing of passenger and cargo transport in the Dominican Republic at a time when the …

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