2019 – Page 221

Spokesman for the Police, Colonel Frank Durán said the National Police ordered an investigation into findings by Amnesty International of abuses of the Police agents against sex workers. According to Amnesty International of the 97,000 102,000 sex workers, including 5,000 transgender, around 89% have suffered physical or verbal abuse by police agents. The Police acknowledged …

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Pre-trial custody against businessman José Asilis Elmudesí was revoked after he reached a deal with the Seventh Court for Instruction of the National District. He was sent to trial accused of tax fraud for RD$56 million. Judge Kenya Romero announced the conditioned suspension after Asilis reached the agreement with the Tax Agency (DGII). Asilis had …

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TV host Milagros Germán, writer and theater director Waddys Jaquez, actor Nashla Bogaert and comedian Raymond Pozo will be the judges for the first edition of the popular international reality show that will air September to December 2019. Actor Frank Perozo has been named the host for the show. Read more in Spanish:Dominicana’s Got Talent 1 April …

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The Participación Ciudadana (Citizen Participation) civic watchdog group has issued a public note of support of a motion presented by the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) that rejects the “coat-tailing” of votes for deputies and senators. The PRM had asked the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to eliminate the practice of allowing votes for deputies to be …

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The Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) announced it will choose its presidential and vice presidential candidates using another method and will not continue with its initial plan to carry out open primaries on 6 October 2019. The announcement was made after a party meeting was held at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel with the participation of 88.3% …

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The labor representatives in minimum wage talks have walked away from the discussions under the National Wage Commission (CNS) that are being chaired by the rector of the INTEC University, Rolando Guzmán. The talks have coincided with the Executive Branch sending to Congress a bill that would close the Dominican Social Security Institute. The shutdown …

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Altice (Orange and Tricom) mobile customers went without services for over two days, with no phone calls and no data. With the restoration of service over the weekend, Tricom announced their customers would be compensated for the technical breakdown depending on their telecom plans. The company explained that the fix required both local and international …

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As of February 2019, the Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP) had bought RD$141.9 billion in government bonds. This is about a third of the RD$528.4 billion in government bond placement in the local market. The AFPs are the biggest holders of government debt in the country. According to the latest report from the Public …

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After two weeks of maintenance works, the OPRET office that manages the Santo Domingo Metro and the Santo Domingo Skylift announced service has resumed as of 6am of Monday, 1 April 2019. The next preventive maintenance is scheduled for October 2019. The Skylift crosses over the Ozama River, connecting east and west Santo Domingo. Those …

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During the Friday, 29 March 2019 session of the National Council of the Magistracy, the selection committee announced the completing of the assessment of 76 candidates to Supreme Court of Justice judge positions. It was announced that by Thursday, 4 April 2019, the replacement or confirmation of two to 12 judges will be known. Of …

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