2018 – Page 223

A Santo Domingo court has ordered the release Arsenio Quevedo, Erikson de los Santos Solís and Cristino Batista who were accused of paying hit men to assassinate transport drivers. At the same hearing, the court imposed jail sentences of 30 years against Amauris Cabreras, in La Victoria and Danilo Octavio Reinoso, in Najayo. In addition …

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Lawyer Fredermido Ferreras Díaz removed on Tuesday, 13 March 2018, the recourse for violation of the 2015 Constitution in regards to the impossibility of President Danilo Medina running for President in 2020. The lawyer had sought a ruling from the Constitutional Court on the legality of President Medina seeking another term without the National Congress …

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Judges of the Second Penal Hall of the Court of Appeals of the Province of Santo Domingo ruled that physician Julio Gómez would serve domiciliary arrest instead of pre-trial custody. He is remanded for the death of Miguel Angel Báez (Lagrimita), who was lynched by a mob after leaving the residence of the doctor where …

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The National Round Table for Migration and Refugees in the Dominican Republic, (Menamird) lamented the deaths of Julio Reyes and Neyda Feliz, in Pedernales, and rejected all violent action against groups of Haitians. Menamird described the rash of distressing events in Pedernales as xenophobic and was thankful for the additional police and military being sent …

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The Ministry of Environment office in Constanza denounced arsonists caused a fire that damaged 41 pipes that delivered potable water to the recently inaugurated farmers village, Villa Popy. The fire did not seriously damage the trees. The Ministry says the fire was a criminal action and occurred in the area known as the U where …

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ProDominicana reports a successful Hub Santo Domingo 2018, the multi-sector trade and commerce b2b event sponsored by the Santo Domingo Commerce and Production Chamber. As reported, at the closing of this year’s ProDominicana Conecta initiative, more than US$200 million in export business deals were signed. The platform facilitated more than 1,800 meetings with the participation …

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Central Bank Governor Héctor Valdez Albizu has confirmed that the dollar remains stable and that the country has sufficient dollars to meet the demand for the hard currency. He made the statement at a time when the exchange rate has now risen to RD$50 to US$1. This translates into a depreciation of at least 60 …

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The Secretary General of the Dominican Municipal League, Johnny Jones, will work with the government and the mayors of Greater Santo Domingo to purchase land for the construction of at least two cemeteries. Jones considers this a priority of the city governments. He said they are looking at the northern part of the Santo Domingo …

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The Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development (Mepyd) reports that official statistics and those of international organizations show that in the last five years, 240,000 people have been lifted out of poverty in the Dominican Republic. In an extensive paid advertisement in the media published on 13 March 2018, the Ministry of Economy says there …

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The Governor of Santiago Aura Toribio and Environment Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito announced that an earthquake simulacrum will take place on Wednesday, 14 March 2018. The simulacrum is one of steps being taken to minimize deaths and damage in Puerto Plata and Santiago provinces that are on an active earthquake fault line. The authorities made …

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