2017 – Page 35

The city government of Santiago under new mayor Abel Martinez has dedicated many days to reorganizing the public areas, including the removal of street vendor shacks to restore pedestrian mobility. The city officers have met with resistance mostly from undocumented Haitian vendors that occupy sidewalks, streets and other spaces. The Haitians have taken over street …

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Pathologist Sergio Sarita Valdez has revealed that many families who have lost a relative in a manner that requires an autopsy to be carried out, are often victims of extortion by the Institute of Forensic Pathology. The families need to pay in order to be returned the bodies. By law, autopsies need to be performed …

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Orange and Tricom stores and offices are now branded as Altice. The international company on Monday, 20 November 2017 formally launched its new corporate identity that merges the two big players in the Dominican telecom market. Martin Roos, CEO of Altice Dominicana, said the merge is part of a global strategy of the company. He …

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The president of the Dominican Medical College (CMD), Waldo Ariel Suero, has complained that from 2015 up to last month, October, 1,545 newborns had died in the Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia Maternity Hospital. Waldo Ariel Suero said that of total 16,516 live births in 2015, 525 infants have died. In 2016, 513 of 14,825 …

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The Ministry of Industry & Commerce (MICM) has ordered those companies that sell fuel to immediately renew their licenses and operation permits. The Ministry says that 80% of the gas stations have one or more licenses expired. Representatives from the Ministry reported that of 2,668 gas stations nationwide, 2,134 are operating with expired licenses. Of …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), Julio Cesar Castaños Guzman, is confident a local solution will be found to the US$13.9 million debt Indra Sistemas is demanding for the electronic vote counting system the company sold to the JCE for the 2016 general elections. Castaños told the press that the dispute would not …

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Administrative Minister of the Presidency, Jose Ramón Peralta, announced the government would begin payment of the Christmas bonus, or 13th wage, starting 4 December 2017. The government will be making payments for RD$14 billion. The cash injection is expected to stimulate the economy. Peralta said the early payment this year will make it possible for …

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Puerto Rican Daddy Yankee is returning to Santo Domingo for a concert on Saturday, 16 December 2017, at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium. The presentation is part of his Tamo en Vivo Tour RD. Also taking the stage on the same evening will be urban music artists, Alexis y Fido, Jowel y Randy, Tempo, Vakeró, …

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Cuban singer-composer Julio Fowler is booked at the Lucia 203 bar-restaurant-show hall on Thursday, 23 November 2017 for an evening show starting at 7:30pm. Lucia 203 is at Calle Hostos 203, in the Colonial City. Tickets: RD$1,000 at the door, RD$800 pre-sale, call 829 852-5591 20 November 2017

Merengue singer Miriam Cruz presents “My Best Songs” on 22 November performance at the Palacio de Bellas Artes at 8pm. This is a Rene Brea production. Tickets for sale at Uepa Tickets for RD$1,000 and RD$800. Listen to her music: 20 November 2017