2018 – Page 199

Thunderstorms and stiff breezes continue over large parts of the Northeast, Northwest and the Southeast as a result of a low pressure trough, according to the National Metereological Office (Onamet). Most of the rain will fall in Santiago, La Vega, Monseñor Nouel (Bonao), San Cristobal, Samaná, Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís) and La Altagracia (Higuey …

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The man accused by the public prosecutors of the murder of the lawyer and university professor Yuniol Ramirez has been arrested by Interpol agents in New York. According to different news sources the location of Argenis Contreras was known to the authorities for some time, and according to El Nacional, he decided to turn himself …

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Four persons from East Santo Domingo who are accused of forming a gang of criminals that stole a baby girl last week in a park in Los Mina say that they are innocent and that they were only trying to do a good deed. Evelyn Moronta Inoa, one of the accused, said that she was …

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Marcha Verde called once again for the public ministry to present a comprehensive Odebrecht corruption case including the recommendation of the indictments of those responsible for the bribes and overvaluations. The Attorney General has presented a case against 14 persons, the majority of whom are former government officers and legislators. The list of the accused …

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The Duquesa refuse dump is an open sky blot of contamination and bad smells, but it is considered a “free zone” for the garbage pickers – called divers – who work there on a daily basis with little or no protection of any sort. Do you think that garbage is everything we put in the …

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Some 13,000 Dominicans could legalize their status in Chile after Pesident Sebastián Piñera announced a bill for migratory reform and a decree that orders that foreigners who entered prior to 8 April 2018 could begin the legalization process if they have no criminal record in Chile or abroad. Listin Diario reports that another 18,000 would …

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Ligia Portalatín passed away on Tuesday, 10 April 2018. She was 93 years old. She is best known as the founder together with her husband, the late Alfonso Moreno, and their children, Jaime, Jesús and Ana Angélica Moreno of the very successful Helados Bon, the country’s first national franchise and largest ice cream company. Born …

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The Instituto del Café Santo Domingo (ICSD) is offering since March 2018 barista certifications. Those completing the studies receive a certificate from the “Specialty Coffee Association (SCA). The ICSD offers the Coffee Skills Program for training in all the phases of the barista career. The program includes introduction to coffee, barista skills, brewing, green coffee, …

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Incorporating the holding of simultaneous and open primaries to choose the presidential candidates for the 2020 general elections, the Senate passed the Political Parties Bill as drafted by the senatorial commission in charge of studying the bill. This means that on the same day eligible voters can vote for any candidate of any party, regardless …

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The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said on 11 April 2018 that a 2.2% forecast for the growth of Latin American and Caribbean economies in 2018 is solid, and they stressed that there is an international context that is more favorable than former years but that there are still “important uncertainties.” …

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