2018 – Page 60

The International Football Federation (FIFA) ethics committee has banned the president of the Dominican football federation, Osiris Guzmán, for 10 years after reviewing the findings of a formal investigation of a bribery case involving Guzman. He was also penalized with a fine of 51,000 Swiss francs. The announcement was published on 12 October 2018. FIFA …

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The Dominican Republic is the global leader in C-sections, with the World Health Organization reporting in 2015 that 56% of all births were by C-section. The number is expected to be even higher this year. In the Dominican Republic, C-sections appear to be the birth procedure of choice, rather than the exception. The study revealed …

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The Attorney General of the Dominican Republic, Jean Alain Rodriguez, announced late last week that with some government funding as well as the cash from payments received from Odebrecht and Embraer as compensation in government bribery cases, the Justice Department would build a new prison to replace La Victoria in Guerra together with the facility …

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The Superior Administrative Tribunal (TSA) said that it could not decide by means of an appeal whether to order the rehabilitation or not of the Odebrecht company as a state provider. The First Chamber of the TSA said that the appeal filed by Odebrecht against Resolution 08 -2017 by the Public Contracts Agency that had …

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The Dominican Public Teachers Association (ADP) held nationwide elections on Wednesday, 10 October 2018. The newly elected president of the association is Xiomara Guante. Guante, a mother of three, represented public teachers affiliated to the PRM (Partido Revolucionario Moderno), the country’s main opposition party. She is a graduate of the state UASD university in Education, …

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Tons of garbage have been removed from the mangrove areas in the wildlife refuge surrounding Luperon Bay, Puerto Plata province. The solid waste cleanup work is being carried out by personnel from the Ministry of Environment that is working hard inside the mangroves to clean out all the plastic bottles and other refuse that endanger …

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Technicians from the Ministry of the Environment are on the lookout for the American crocodile that is known to live in a creek in the area of Barrio Nuevo, in Sabana Perdida, over in East Santo Domingo. The authorities reported that traps were laid but the wily crocodile has so far avoided capture. Nelson Garcia …

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The law covering all forms of ground transportation (Law 63-17 that replaced Law 241-67) provides punishment for drivers or companies of up to 10 minimum wages (RD$60,000), the cancellation of the operation certificate for routes and even prison, if these entities carry out “surprise work stoppages” or strikes that affect public transportation. Article 146 of …

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The director of the National Institute of Traffic and Ground Transport (Intrant), Franchesca de los Santos says they will be enforcing traffic rules that establish that trucks and other cargo vehicles need to keep to the right on multi-lane roadways. It is common to see large trucks permanently occupying the left lane on main roadways …

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The National Traffic Institute (Intrant) announced driver license renewal and expedition services have been set up at Intrant Mobile Units at the Fire Department in Santo Domingo West and at the Municipal Offices (ayuntamiento) in Las Terrenas, Samana, among other municipalities in the country. Intrant officers will also be educating the public on the new …

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