2018 – Page 65

Japan had to play its best on 7 October 2018 to defeat the Dominican national women’s volleyball team 3-2 in the second round of the FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Championships taking place in Japan from 7-11 October. The Dominican women’s team had made the top four teams in its pool to advance to the second …

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The defense lawyers for the family of late Emely Peguero are asking for the Public Ministry to investigate the physician who most likely would have had to participate in the abortion of 16-year old and would be a key accomplice and witness to the murder. The family questions that so far the investigation carried out …

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The National Police chaplain at the Presidential Palace, priest Alejandro Cabrera, defended the Monte Plata priest now accused of sexual assault of a minor. Priest Alejandro Cabrera said that “that poor priest [from Monte Plata] was arrested because of social media pressure.” He was referring to priest José Altagracia Rosario Gonález who is accused of …

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The Dominican Dermatology Society said late last week that there is a high incidence of skin cancer in the Dominican Republic. This reality has prompted the health care sector to continuously unfold campaigns to prevent and educate the population regarding this type of cancer. Dr. Maribel Almonte, the dermatology society’s president, explained that the incidence …

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After the Minister of Hacienda, Donald Guerrero, said that it was impossible to lower the taxes on fuels because this would cut into important government revenues, the representatives of the different trucking associations threatened to withdraw from the talks with the government. The ministries of Industry & Commerce and Hacienda are studying three fundamental areas: …

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A spokesman for the National Council for the Defense of Consumer Rights (Conadeco) rejected a bid to sell propane gas at gasoline and diesel fuel stations. Sandino Bisono, the president of Conadeco, called the proposal a ticking time bomb, since the technical conditions do not exist in the country nor are there sufficient security measures …

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A statement issued recently from the Embassy of the United States outlines changes in deportation policies. As of 1 October 2018, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) denial letters for status-impacting applications will be sent to the appropriate parties to ensure that benefit seekers are provided with adequate notice when an application for a …

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Italian foreign affairs deputy minister Ricardo Antonio Merlo visited Santo Domingo for the 120th anniversary of Dominican-Italian relations. For the occasion, Italian ambassador in the Dominican Republic Andrea Canepari, announced the intention of Italy to build new facilities for the embassy on Av. Núñez de Cáceres in Santo Domingo. At present, the Italian embassy operates …

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The announcement that the political parties will receive RD$1,506 million in subsidies from the government in 2019 confirms that politics is highly profitable. 80% of the disbursements are targeted to the so-named four majority parties, that is those that received at least 5% of the vote in the 2016 general election. The assignment in 2016 …

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Environmentalist Luis Carvajal says that the bus terminal under construction by the Ministry of Public Works on the Las Americas Expressway needs an environmental license. Carvajal said the “letter of no objection” written by the Ministry of Environment is not sufficient and that the government is in violation of its own requirements. He said the …

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