2018 – Page 216

Dominicans mentioned crime and delinquency as the most important problem affecting the country. The March Gallup-Hoy newspaper poll reveals that the Medina cabinet has not done a good job in handling the issues in its six years in government. 69% of those polled mentioned crime and delinquency above the high cost of living and inflation. …

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The March 2018 Gallup-Hoy poll reveals that Danilo Medina as President has a 45.5% approval rating. 35.7% of those responding disapprove of his job performance. Medina’s presidential job approval has been sliding from a peak 91.3% in August 2014 during his first administration. In February 2017, Medina’s approval rating was 62.7%. The poll was carried …

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According to the website ultimasnoticias.com.do, the Chamber of Accounts spent RD$73,000 on cigars from January to February 2018. The website describes this as an indication of wastefulness and the lack of frugality in the handling of a state auditing agency that has been asking for more money for their operations. The Chamber of the Accounts …

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Lawyer Nassef Perdomo in El Dia writes about the little known Law 107-13 on Rights of Persons in their Relationship with the Administration. Perdomo explains law was passed in order to reduce the possibility of persons with influence passing a ruling for a law custom made for their convenience or benefit. He explains the law …

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The Santo Domingo city government (ADN) has opened new offices in the Polígono Central to better serve city residents. You can follow up notifications on problems in the city made through the city government website at www.cuidomiciudad.do Or carry out civil registration transactions, such as: Registration of conditional sale contracts, civil acts and judicial acts …

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The National Transit and Transport Institute (intrant) presented several important advances that it has implemented in its first year of existence. The Intrant has the challenge of transforming ground transportation in the Dominican Republic. The executive director of Intrant, Claudia de Los Santos, told reporters that the new timetable for obtaining drivers licenses has been …

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The directors, teachers and school psychologists from several primary and secondary schools in the town of Salcedo called on the Ministry of Education to change disciplinary regulations and procedures so that the teachers and principals can more effectively stem the recent outbreak of the antisocial behavior of many students in the district. The officials have …

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The Ministry of Interior and Police announced its “Safe Holy Week 2018” program which will begin next Wednesday, 28 March 2018 as the exodus starts with hundreds of thousands leaving the big cities for beach and mountain destinations and small towns. The comprehensive public safety program aims to prevent traffic accidents, general intoxication and violence …

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President Danilo Medina was in Barahona for the inauguration of the remodeled Barahona city cathedral, Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario. The Roman Catholic Church was initially built in 1927. Major renovations took place on the main atrium, inner chapels, priest quarters, parking, sports facilities and other structures. The Medina administration also inaugurated a new building …

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Vicente García will be performing his first concert in the Dominican Republic after winning three Latin Grammy Awards earlier this year. García has included the concert on 21 April at the La Fiesta Hall of the Jaragua Renaissance in his “A la Mar Tour” that is taking him to several cities in the United States, …

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