2017 – Page 41

Susana Gautreaux, spokesman for the Montero family, reported that baby Astrid Montero’s first surgery at the Boston Children’s Hospital has been successful. Gautreaux said that the medics were able to correct five congenital malformations. The baby is under constant observation as she recovers. The family set up a GoFundMe page and was able to collect …

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Special agent James J. Hunt, in charge of the New York Anti drug Agency (DEA), has said that New York is the major hub of heroin in the country. In an interview with El Pais, the leading Spanish newspaper, he said that the mafia had lost control of the heroin business and that it was …

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The Dominican Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reported it has seized a load of 345 packages of a white substance suspected of being cocaine. The substance was transported in a truck in the National District. Investigators are working to uncover the contractor of the load. During the confiscation operation, the DNCD agents were accompanied by National …

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The Attorney General, Jean Alain Rodríguez, has announced that he is waiting for the Chamber of Accounts, the government auditing department, to finish their report on the equipment used by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) for the vote count in the 2016 elections, before he begins to carry out his own department’s investigation. Rodríguez said …

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The Conference of the Dominican Episcopate (CED) backs statements by Pope Francisco on the widespread use of mobile phones during church time. The local Catholic Church hierarchy says that they will consider what measures should be adopted here. The bishops of Santo Domingo, Francisco Ozoria Acosta and Santiago, Freddy Breton Martinez, told Listin Diario that …

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The online portal corotos.com.do announced the signing of an agreement with Mail Boxes Etc so this company’s locations can be used for delivery of goods. Corotos’ clients had expressed concerns about strangers visiting their home to see or pick up a transacted item. Mail Boxes will also sell storage space for those advertising goods on …

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Following a request received in September 2017 from Taiwan Ambassador Valentino Ji Zen Tang, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) accepted to give Taiwan the category of country in the ID cards issued to Taiwan legal residents in the country. The detail will appear now on their Dominican cedulas, the local identification card. Previously, a Taiwan …

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The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) has called yet another strike at public hospitals, this one for 48 hours to last from Wednesday 15 November through Thursday 16 November. The strikes are to pressure the government to negotiate with the CMD. The CMD demands payment of wage increases of 15% to thousands of doctors as they …

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As at 30 September 2017, the public sector non-financial debt (SPNF) was US$29.06 billion accounting for 39.4% of the Gross Domestic Product, (GDP), according to statistics from the General Department of Public Credit, a Ministry of Hacienda division. The report explains that the SPNF is made up of 64.91% for external debt, or US$ 18.86 …

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The Central Bank data shows that its net international reserves have declined US$537.9 million from January to September 2017. The net international reserves have gone from US$6.7 billion in January 2017 to US$6.17 billion in September 2017. Economist Miguel Collado is critical of the origin of the international reserves in the Dominican Republic in recent …

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