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National District judges have sent three former managers of the Public School Teachers Medical Insurance (SEMMA) to jail for three years. They are charged with the mismanagement of RD$540 million. The court, presided over by judge Tania Yines, with judges Jissel Naranjo and Evelyn Rodríguez, sentenced Bélgica Díaz Moreno, former head of the Department of …

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The board of the Public Prosecution Service dismissed the head prosecutor for Barahona, Yván Ariel Gómez Rubio. He is charged with committing irregularities during the confiscation of a consignment of cocaine in Azua. The report from the board has been sent to the Regional Prosecution Office in San Cristóbal. Prosecutors Francisco Mejía and Constantino Beltré …

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The Modern Revolutionary Party’s (PRM) pre-candidate, former President Hipólito Mejía, has spoken in favor of constitutional reform. Even so, speaking for the PRM, Ulises Rodríguez says that the party has met and decided the time is not right to modify the Constitution. Rodríguez said that the convening of the National Constitutional Assembly could bring about …

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Lidio Cadet, the coordinator of the National Electoral Commission of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), says there will be five participants in the party primary on 6 October 2019. These are Leonel Fernández, Gonzalo Castillo, Manuel Crespo, Maritza Hernández and Melanio Paredes. Four pre-candidates have now resigned. These are Temístocles Montás, Andrés Navarro, Radhamés Segura …

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SÓLIDA Energías Renovables was awarded a new project management contract and construction supervision of the new wind farm on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The Spanish engineering company will develop its work in the Los Guzmancito wind farm in Puerto Plata. 16 Vestas V160 wind turbines of 3.6 MW and 132 meters high …

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With the participation of the government, academia and business representatives from the United States and the Dominican Republic, the 27th Dominican Week in the United States began on Monday, 9 September 2019 in Washington, DC. The event is held annually to strengthen economic and cultural ties between the Dominican Republic and the United States of …

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Organizers are preparing the Saturday, 12 October 2019 Dominican version of Le Dîner en Blanc. Alejandro Urjarte and Israel Rodríguez have produced Le Diner en Blanc in Puerto Rico and La Havanna. The local coordinator is Raymundo Morales, of Creato. Dîner en Blanc is a worldwide event spanning six continents in which people have a …

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Coach Nestor García of the Dominican national basketball team says the Dominican Republic achieved the expectations for its participation in the FIBA World Cup that is taking place in China. Having reached the Second Round of 16 teams, the DR won a slot in next summer’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament from 23 to …

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Save the Children and Club de Exploradores 4 x 4 are inviting children to register for the “Ruta de los Héroes.” The first to 4th grade school children will be taken on a four-hour off-road tour on 28 September 2019 route that will promote reading and learning. The tour sets out from the Ciudad Ganadera …

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On Sunday 8 September 2019, there were celebrations in Puerto Plata to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the birth of General Gregoria Luperón. The Permanent Commission of Patriotic Anniversaries (CPEP), together with the Ministries of Defense and Education, the government of Puerto Plata and the Gregoria Luperon museum, organized a range of activities. The main …

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