2019 – Page 223

Former Dominican ambassador in Washington, D.C., economist Bernardo Vega, points out that behind the alert by US Ambassador Robin Bernstein during a televised interview with Alicia Ortega, is the concern of the US government that the Manzanillo Port may be granted in concession to a Chinese company. The observations were made by Bernstein towards the …

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The Ministry of Public Works reports that the collapse of approximately 40 meters of the Calle Bisonó Toribio corner Av. Juan Pablo Duarte, besides a construction site, was caused by the breakage of a pipe of the Santiago Water Corporation (Coraasan). The technicians say the breakage has been repaired. Engineer Roberto Cruz, speaking for the …

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911 Emergency Service reported technical difficulties due to a “general incident” on Wednesday, 27 March 2019, with the collapse of the Altice telecom that services their mobile lines. The blackout affected voice and data services. The company acknowledged the problems and expressed in a press notice: “We are sorry for the inconvenience.” The Altice mobile …

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While in percentage, the UASD ranked among the worst, in absolute numbers more UASD graduates passed the standardized residency test than those from other universities, simply because the UASD presented the most candidates. But of those sitting for the test from the UASD, only 31.8% passed. The Health Sciences School dean, Rosel Fernández said that …

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Central Electoral Board (JCE) substitute judge Luis García writes in El Día newspaper on 28 March 2019 about the clash between the two leading politicians in the ruling PLD and how this is affecting the permanence of the party in power. García is known to be very close to President Danilo Medina. “The two leaders …

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The civic society watchdog group Participación Ciudadana urged that President Danilo Medina order a stop to what they call “a campaign of the Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez” against Supreme Court of Justice Judge Miriam Germán Brito in order to lend “something of credibility” to the ongoing selection of the judges of the Supreme Court …

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Judge Diana Moreno, of the 8th Penal Hall of the First Instance Court of the National District, ordered Claro telecom to share with Supreme Court of Justice judge Miriam German Brito documentation on the tapping of her mobile, acknowledging the victim’s constitutional right. The judge gave the company 10 days to comply with the request. …

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The National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) has begun the assessment interviews of the 78 candidates for positions in the Supreme Court of Justice. The interviews are set for the 27th, 28th, and 29th of March 2019 at the Presidential Palace. The interviews are being streamed live. Present at the meeting where this was decided …

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The Dominican pastry-making community will be meeting for the Festival Gastronómico Azúcar, Canela y Sal at the Barceló Santo Domingo Hotel (former Lina) on Av. Máximo Gómez. The event will be held Thursday, 11 April 2019 starting from 7pm. It is in its 7th year. 27 March 2019

“Romance sobre el Jaragua” in the voices of Niní Cáffaro and Rafael Solano is a memorable concert produced by Skypro Entertainment Group for the Hotel Renaissance Jaragua. The concert is danceable and is booked for Friday, 31 May 2019 at the Teatro La Fiesta of the Jaragua Renaissance starting at 9pm. A Big Band of …

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