2017 – Page 9

A San Francisco de Macoris judge ordered two maids employed at the apartment of Marlin Martinez to be available for periodic presentations to the court and not to leave the country while the investigations into the murder of 16-year old Emely Peguero continue. The girl was subjected to an abortion at the apartment of Marlin …

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Yesterday, Monday 18 December 2017, an accident in Puerto Plata province left two dead and two injured. The accident happened on the road from Puerto Plata to Navarrete in the municipal district of Maimon, when two motorcycles and a car crashed into each other. The deceased are 26 year old Víctor Alfonso Sánchez, and Emmanuel …

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Due to the state of deterioration and abandonment, as well as the large size of the building, the City Hall of San Cristobal has confirmed that to restore the mansion that belonged to Rafael Leónidas Trujillo would cost around RD$42 million. Mayor Nelson Guillén, said that the amount had been determined by an architect who …

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El Nacional reports that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of the United States is pressing for the Dominican authorities to expand investigations into the drug haul of 625 kilos flown in on a small airplane to the La Romana International Airport. El Nacional reports the DEA has pointed out that there may be more persons …

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Arthur G. Mikaelian, founder and chief executive officer of Medolife pharmaceutical company, signed an agreement with the Ministry of Environment for the extraction of venom from Dominican scorpions (Rhopalurus priceps) for the creation of new generation cancer drugs. Environment Minister Francisco Dominguez Brito signed for the Dominican Republic authorizing the breeding of these scorpions for …

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According to the vice president of the Dominican Teachers’ Association, Primitiva Medina, more than 53,000 public school teachers are on a waiting list for their pensions, at 100% of their salaries. This topic forms part of the discussions between the Ministry of Education and the teachers’ union. Most of the former educators on the waiting …

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The president of the Public Accountant Institute of the Dominican Republic (ICPARD), Felipe Montero, urged that universities adapt their study courses to the new international parameters that cover accounting practices and procedures that our interconnected world demands. Montero said the accounting schools need to bring their students up to date with the new certified public …

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DR1 erroneously published that the oldest daughter of President Danilo Medina and First Lady Candida Montilla had married Angel Duarte. This is not correct. Hoy newspaper published more details on who she had married. The newspaper reveals that she married Angel Contreras Ojen, son of Marina Ojen Luna y Duarte Contreras Contreras. The father is …

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According to the Program for Essential Medicines/ Center for Logistical Support (PROMESE/CAL), the government will invest RD$2,884,317,912 for the provision of medicaments to hospitals and People’s Pharmacies. The director of PROMESE/CAL, Antonio Peña Mirabal, announced that on 19 December 2017, they will reveal the proposals presented by 79 different suppliers who took part in the …

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The International Organization for Migration (OIM), with financial support from the Canadian Government, is carrying out a project in Haiti to assist vulnerable migrants, especially women and children who have been deported from the Dominican Republic. Border Resource Centers now serve to guarantee the safe and dignified return to Haiti for the Haitians return from …

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