2020 – Page 22

In a preliminary forensic report to the press, forensic Jairo Medrano of the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif) said he found the body of former PLD government official Cesar Prieto with a one bullet on the floor of the bathroom of his residence. The time of the death is around 8:30am. There were family …

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President Luis Abinader has kept mute on the recent arrests of former Medina administration government officials and associates. The legal advisor of the Presidency, Antoliano Peralta says that he found out about the arrests in the media. Administrative minister Jose Ignacio Paliza, who is also the president of the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), is …

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The Public Prosecutor’s Office requested on Monday night, 30 November 2020, the preventive detention of ten former government officials, privileged state suppliers and alleged front men who were arrested on the weekend and are accused of taking advantage of their ties with the upper echelons of political power to accumulate millionaire fortunes. Prosecutors of the …

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In August 2020, investigative journalist Nuria Piera had aired a TV show revealing widespread irregularities in contracting by the youngest brother of former President Danilo Medina. The report passed as just another of the dozens of investigative reports the journalist has aired on corruption in government throughout the years. Now, reports indicate the evidence presented …

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The media are compiling details on the first former government officers arrested for administrative corruption. Acento tells more about the youngest brother of former President Danilo Medina, Alexis Medina. Nuria Piera’s N Digital compiles some details that the investigative journalist had already aired in past TV programs on Alexis Medina and Francisco Pagán. Read more …

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The former general coordinator of the civic movement Citizen Participation (PC) Francisco (Pancho) Álvarez defended on Monday, 30 November 2020 the arrests made before the dawn of several former government officials and government contractors. In his Twitter account, the lawyer said that advance notice is not given for searches. He said the prosecutors did not …

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The civic watchdog group Participacion Ciudadana went public giving a vote of confidence to the work carried out by the new prosecution authorities, under the Prosecution of Administrative Corruption Agency (Pepca). The first arrests were made early on Sunday, 29 November 2020 in the morning. The charges are expected to be presented on Tuesday, 1 …

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The Dominican Republic national basketball team won their second game in the FIBA-Americup qualifier at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana. The Dominican team defeated Cuba 96-60. The DR team had defeated the US Virgin Islands on Sunday. The series will continue in February 2021, with games against the US Virgin Islands, Cuba …

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The Tigres del Licey won their first game when the players resumed playing in the 2020-2021 Winter Professional Baseball League. The teams had been out after several players tested positive for Covid-19. The Dominican League is playing under the Major League Baseball health protocols. The games will now continue between the six teams that play …

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Domestic workers have been some of the biggest losers in the pandemic. For months, thousands of households sent their maids and household help home. In many cases, these were continued to be paid for one, two or three months. By June, nevertheless, it was get back to work, or goodbye. As reported, in more than …

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