2017 – Page 5

As part of the 2018 National Budget Law, the Medina administration included an authorization to the Executive Branch to sell shares or capital participation of the government in companies or projects that surpasses no more than 5% of the non-financial sector public debt, or approximately IS$1.453.7 million, given that the non-financial public debt is at …

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The Ministry of Public Works announced that as of Tuesday, 26 December, and through Friday, 29 December 2017, several tunnels and overpasses in Greater Santo Domingo will be closed to traffic for repairs and servicing. Traffic will be suspended on those days in the evenings as of 10:30pm to 5am in both directions on the …

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Amaury Garcia, the director of the Ney Arias Lora Trauma Hospital in Santo Domingo North, said that the number of road traffic accident patients attended to over the weekend had doubled compared to last year. He said normally 20 to 30 patients are seen for traffic incidents at the hospital, but that on Saturday, 23 …

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The Ministry of Public Health is alerting the public, especially those living in border areas with Haiti, to watch for acute intoxication from drinking “cleren”, “triculí” and “tafiá,” an alcoholic beverage artisanally-made in Haiti. In a press conference called on Monday, 25 December 2017, the Ministry of Public Health revealed that 33 people have been …

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Christmas is very important to Dominicans, and this is evidenced by the outstanding decorations of businesses, malls and large stores, streets and homes in Greater Santo Domingo and Santiago, the second largest city. It is family time in the Dominican Republic, with most city restaurants (with the exception of most hotel restaurants) to be closed …

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The Tigres del Licey are on a roll and could very well defeat the unfortunate Estrellas Orientales of San Pedro de Macoris. The Estrellas had held on to first place for the first two months of the season, but now are battling for life today. The first three positions of the round robin are already …

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Judges at a Santo Domingo court have postponed the appeal by those implicated in the murder of lawyer and university professor Yuniol Ramírez until 15 January 2018. Court president Sarah Veras, along with judges Pilar Rufino Díaz and Liz Francisco Madera took the decision to allow time for the details of the appeals to be …

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The prison authorities and the Public Prosecution Service are investigating the attack on inmate Winston Rizik Rodríguez (El Gallero), at the Pinito jail in La Vega province. Rizik was injured by another inmate who stabbed him five times. Rizik Rodríguez, who is in jail accused of drug dealing, money laundering and illegal possession of firearms, …

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A few days ago, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched its 2017 National Human Development Report for Dominican Republic devoted to the topic of teenage pregnancy in the country. These findings are complemented by another report presented by UNICEF and the World Bank in August and also by the report presented in November by …

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One of the investors of Lajun, the former operator of the National District and Province of Santo Domingo garbage dump, has announced that he has filed a lawsuit against the Dominican government for the illegal expropriation of their investment. The Ministry of Environment overrode the entity when it failed to meet minimum services required of …

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