2018 – Page 40

Politician Eduardo Estrella has sent a Tweet alerting that Art. 59 included in the 2019 National Budget Bill under review in Congress violates the Constitution. The article would enable the Executive Branch to sell state assets without these having to be reviewed by the Legislative Branch. Eduardo Estrella, who is a former Minister of Public …

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Remittances sent by expats to their relatives in the Dominican Republic are up 10.2% in the first nine months of the year. The Central Bank reports these have increased from US$4,415.3 million from January to September 2017 to US$4,866.4 million for the same period in 2018, according to a story in Diario Libre. If the …

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Sergio Vargas and Miriam Cruz will be taking the stage of the Barcelo Santo Domingo (former Lina Hotel) on Friday, 9 November 2018. The two legendary merengue singers will be performing their best hits and several duos. Tickets for sale at Uepa Tickets and CCN, Supermercados Nacional and Jumbo. This is a Ramses Peralta production. …

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The Gigantes del Cibao came out of the long weekend alone in the first place of the 2018-2019 Dominican baseball regular season. The Gigantes, with a record of 12 games won and 7 lost, lead one and a half games ahead of the Aguilas Cibaeñas (10-8). Next in the standings is the Leones del Escogido …

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David Ortiz is gearing up to host his 11th annual Celebrity Golf Classic, from 29 November through 2 December 2018 at the Casa de Campo Resort and Villas in La Romana. Among the many stars who’ve already promised to make an appearance: sporty VIPs Jackie Bradley Jr., Jim Rice, Ray Allen and Tim Wakefield; reality …

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One of the most well-known lawyers in the Dominican Republic, Juan Manuel Pellerano Gómez passed away on Sunday, 4 November 2018. He was 91 years old. He is best known as founder of the prestigious law firm Pellerano-Herrera that opened in 1952. He had received several recognitions, including one from Chambers Global that described him …

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On Sunday, 4 November 2018, the well-known merengue singer, 63-year old July Mateo (Rasputín), passed away from what is believed to be a massive stroke. His remains were sent to Forensic Pathology and once released were taken to Blandino Funeral Home in Santo Domingo East. His family said he had suffered two previous strokes in …

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According to the provincial department of Civil Defense, seven people were injured in two traffic accidents over the Constitution Day weekend on the Puerto Plata-Navarrete road. The first accident happened between Maimón and Imbert when a Toyota SUV carrying fruit collided with a public shared taxi. Five people were injured and taken to the Ricardo …

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On Thursday, 1 November, the body of a 29-year old mother of four from Sosua was found murdered in Cabarete, Puerto Plata Province. She had been reported missing the previous Monday and was last seen having a drink with a foreigner in Sosua. The victim, Zaida Yonaly Rosario Paniagua, lived in Charamicos and was last …

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According to police spokesman, Colonel Frank Duran, a powerful network of travel document forgers and human traffickers has been dismantled by the National Police with the arrest of 17 of its members in simultaneous operations. Durán said that the dismantling of the network followed 22 months of hard intelligence work by the Specialized Investigation Division …

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