2018 – Page 44

The Ministry of Public Works reports that works are advanced on the Azua-Barahona road improvements. The road construction is from Carretera Cruce 15 de Azua to Barahona province. Public Works Minister Gonzalo Castillo said the work is advancing at a good pace with 46.5 km paved of a total 58.6 km of the road. He …

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With the deadline for presentation of candidates to the Supreme Court of Justice and Constitutional Court vacancies coming up on Friday, 2 November 2018, reportedly 50 candidates have been registered. The selection includes several acting judges. Several constitutional expert lawyers, including Nassef Perdomo, Eduardo Jorge Prats, Cristóbal Rodríguez and José Alejandro Ayuso are applying for …

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A Dominican public private delegation will be participating in the CIIE 2018, the China International Import Expo in Shanghai that opens on 5 November. President Danilo Medina is expected to visit the Shanghai Expo after his official agenda is completed in Beijing, China. His agenda in Beijing includes the opening of the Dominican Embassy in …

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Politician Vinicio Castillo Seman alerted the Dominican government to be aware of not taking sides in the geopolitical and economic confrontation between the United States and China. Castillo is a politician with the Fuerza Nacional Progresista (FNP), an opposition party. “It is not a secret that there is a serious confrontation, not only economic-commercial between …

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The Dominican delegation to meetings with high-ranking officers of the People’s Republic of China includes several leading Dominican businessmen. The official delegation left on a private jet to New York on Wednesday, 31 October 2018, and from there took a commercial flight to Beijing. Businessmen part of the official mission are: Pedro Brache, Juan Vicini, …

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Onamet is forecasting rains for the north coast, not so for the southeast and east. Reportedly, the rains will be caused by a frontal trough and will happen in Puerto Plata, Montecristi, Santiago Rodríguez, María Trinidad Sández and Valverde. Cool temperatures will be felt. The forecast is for occasional showers in the afternoon for Santo …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has announced the confiscation of five kilos of hashish during a raid on a home in Alma Rosa II sector in Santo Domingo East. Four Dominicans and a Dutchman were arrested in the operation. The identities of those arrested have not been released. The drugs were found in one …

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The Public Prosecution Service have clarified that they will not withdraw the charges from any of those accused in the case of the murder of lawyer and university professor Yuniol Ramírez. The Public Prosecution Service said that on the contrary they seek to strengthen the case and present solid evidence to back the charges against …

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On Tuesday 30 October 2018, a San Francisco de Macorís court continued with the trial against Marlon and Marlin Martínez, accused of the murder of teenager, 16-year old Emely Peguero. The lawyers of 21-year old Marlon Martínez asked for a five-year jail sentence for abortion and involuntary homicide and RD$3 million in compensation to the …

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The northern region of the country returned to normalcy yesterday, Tuesday 30 October 2018, following a 24-hour strike that disrupted daily life. The strike was supposedly held to protest high fuel prices and prices of basic good as well as high crime rates and government corruption. Traffic began to flow normally again in the early …

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