2019 – Page 252

Team Venezuela says they have no plans to give Team DR a break when playing the last qualifying round at the Palacio de los Deportes of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo on Thursday, 21 February 2019 starting at 8:30pm. For Team DR, the game is seen as its last chance to …

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The director of the National Police, Major General Ney Aldrin Bautista, has announced that from 2012 to 2018 some 3,235 police officers were dismissed, 4,979 were penalized and 6,609 were charged for a total of 14,823 officers disciplined. According to the statistics from the Internal Affairs department at the National Police, in 2018 alone there …

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Agents from the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) have arrested a Dominican who was being sought in the United States for several crimes, including kidnapping, aggravated sexual aggression, forced entry and presumed terrorist threats. Edison Ramón Reynoso Guerrero, aged 28, was arrested at the Cruz de Hoya Grande, in Licey, La Vega province. An extradition …

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Wärtsilä has installed two new power plants to supply the increasing electricity demand to the growing tourist industry. These were commissioned by Consorcio Energético Punta Cana-Macao (CEPM), a privately-owned utility company. The baseload power plant will deliver a reliable supply of electricity to hotels, restaurants, local industries and residential customers in the popular tourist resorts …

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50 families from Hoyo de la Zurza, that were evicted for the construction of Santo Domingo Metro, almost 14 years ago, are still waiting for the dwellings the government promised to deliver after they and others were moved to La Zurza on the Isabela River bank. According to Víctor Manuel Portalatín, spokesman of the Zurza …

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The Dominican Republic now has 11 in vitro fertilization centers, eight in Santo Domingo and three in Santiago, and every year around 1,000 treatments are carried out to assist in reproduction for those who experience difficulty becoming pregnant. The first successful treatment that resulted in the birth of a child was in 1996. Dr. Alexis …

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The Executive Branch has enacted Law 16-19 that prohibits the use of the hookah in both public and private enclosed structures. Article 3 of the law prohibits the use of hookah in closed or open structures as well as in passenger transport vehicles. The law establishes that the owners of such places can be fined …

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The Economic and Social Board (CES) had scheduled to sign the Electricity Pact at 11am on Wednesday, 20 February 2019 at the Presidential Palace in a ceremony headed up by President Danilo Medina. But at last minute, the largest opposition political party, the PRM announced it would not sign in the understanding several points were …

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Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas was in Germany for meetings to strengthen Dominican relations and discuss global agenda issues. During his visit, Vargas proposed an alliance for development and competitiveness between the Dominican Republic and Germany and to develop common ground for both countries to pursue a global agenda on strategic issues. Vargas made the remarks …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) judges met on 19 February 2019 with representatives from five political parties that have announced they would hold their primaries on 6 October 2019. The meeting was to review the budgets for the process. JCE president Julio César Castaños Guzmán met with representatives of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Revolutionary …

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