2017 – Page 66

The Emergency Operations Center (COE) increased to 19 the number of provinces under weather alerts and warnings due to a low pressure system currently over the country. Provinces under yellow alert are: Hato Mayor, Monte Plata, El Seibo and Monseñor Nouel. The green alert extends to San Juan, Sanchez Ramirez, Duarte, La Romana, Maria Trinidad …

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The court hearing the case of alleged fraud against purchasers of real estate in the Naco Golf & Country Club promoted by the Club Deportivo Naco was postponed after one of the key defendants failed to appear in court. Alejandro (Chito) Asmar, former president of the Club Naco, filed a motion claiming illness. This led …

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The Comisión Nacional de Espectáculos Públicos y Radiofonía (CNEPR), the national commission of public entertainment, suspended broadcaster Alvaro Arvelo from speaking on radio or TV for having offended and denigrating the figure of founding father Juan Pablo Duarte in Resolution 002-17. The action was taken after the Duarte Institute protested Arvelo’s remarks. The commission ruled …

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An editorial in El Dia newspaper on 11 October 2017 focuses on three important professional unions that should be setting an example for the rest of society and are doing the contrary. These are: Dominican Medical Association (CMD) that groups medical staff at public hospitals. El Dia reports that the strike called this time by …

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An audit carried out by the Ministry of Education under architect Andrés Navarro has revealed several irregularities. A red flag is now out on the Cooperativa Nacional de Maestros (Coopnama), an entity whose budget is larger than 14 ministries of state, as reported in El Dia. El Dia reports that the Ministry of Education retains …

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The director of Governmental Integrity and Ethics, Lidio Cadet, told reporters on Tuesday, 10 October 2017, that the government is working hard to be more efficient and transparent. Cadet made his statements after the release a publication that reported that the Dominican Republic is ranked 2nd in corruption in Latin America. The publication is entitled: …

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The yearly congress held by the Management Confederation of the Dominican Republic (Copardom) will deal with the issues such as preventing labor risks (injuries etc.) as an important strategy for sustainability in most companies. The 15th Copardom Congress will be held on 17 and 18 October at the Hotel Jaragua Renaissance in Santo Domingo and …

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Member lawyers of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) have proposed attorneys José Manuel Hernández Peguero, Namphi Rodríguez and Ramón Núñez to be the members of a commission of constitutional experts that would render a report to the Political Committee of the party on the model of political party primaries that should be included in …

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On occasion of the celebration of Dominican Week in the United Kingdom, the president of the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD), Campos de Moya, highlighted the Dominican Republic is an ideal destination for trade connections between the United Kingdom and the Americas. De Moya highlighted that the Dominican Republic has the infrastructure …

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The Central Bank reports that rises in the cost of fuel in the Dominican Republic had the most important effect on the Consumer Price Index increase in September 2017. The CPI was up 0.64% compared to the indicator for August 2017. The Central Bank says that accumulated inflation from January to September is 2.42%, and …

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