2019 – Page 54

Vice President Margarita Cedeño says she will not resign her role as Vice President. Cedeño also spoke of the trust President Danilo Medina has placed in her to direct the Social Cabinet of the government. She said her continuing to exercise these two roles is not up for discussion. On Wednesday, 23 October 2019, Cedeño …

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Tourism Minister Francisco Javier García spoke with relief on the toxicology report received from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that absolves the country from the discredit scandal that had been covered by the US press and caused significant cancellations in US travel to the country. “The truth is surfacing,” said García when interviewed …

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The City Council of Santiago announced the cancelling of the land use permits for the construction of a hotel in the city center. In May of this year, five workers died at the construction site buried under a collapsed dirt wall. The Grupo Desarrollo de Proyectos del Cibao (Deproc) was the builder of the 130-room …

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National District senator-hopeful, Faride Raful highlighted that the split between the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) will enable enhanced checks and balances within the National Congress. The deputy for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) said there could be a “slight strengthening of democracy with the formation of a new legislative bloc.” “Public servants who do not …

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Former President Leonel Fernández was authorized to use the trade name “The Force of the People” (La Fuerza del Pueblo), according to a certificate dated 18 October 2019 from the National Office of Industrial Property (Onapi). The request had been made on 17 October 2019. The holders of the name are Ramón Radhamés Jiménez Penna …

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The medical director of the largest private hospital in Santiago, the Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago (Homs), psychiatrist Mirlán de los Santos warned about the high number of suicides in the Dominican Republic. He said there were more than 800 suicides last year. So far this year, 300 have been reported. In an interview with Diario …

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Lawyer Jordi Veras saved his life in an attempted murder but lost the sight of one eye. Now an inmate rehabilitation program has him coinciding with his victimizer in the Santiago courthouse. His victimizer is studying law at the Universidad Abierta and was authorized to do an internship at the same courthouse where Veras practices …

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Chinese national Guao Se Liang Situ, alias Frank, was ordered to serve three months of preventive custody at the San Pedro de Macoris Jail. He is accused of ordering the murder of two financiers, José Silva and Héctor Antonio Méndez to whom he owed RD$13 million. Frank was arrested in February in California, to where …

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This year’s winners by category of the Brugal Foundation Award are:Art and Culture: Sociedad La Progresista, Fundación SinfoníaSocial Assistance: Mustard Seed Communities (Granito de Mostaza)Environmental Protection: Fundación para el Mejoramiento Humano, ProgressioCommunity Development: Centro Casas Comunitarias de JusticiaEducation: Fundacion para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias y la Tecnología (Fundecitec)Health: Patronato de Lucha contra la Diabetes …

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Dominicana Moda is taking place in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo. The event is organized by the National District City Government (ADN) with the backing of the Ministry of Culture. It is taking place in the Fortaleza Ozama on Calle Las Damas in the Colonial City. A runway show with 35 designs by Giannina …

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