2020 – Page 262

President Danilo Medina received the La Romana’s Los Toros del Este team heads at the Presidential Palace to congratulate them for bringing home the 2020 Caribbean Series championship. On Friday, 7 February 2020, the Dominican Republic defeated Venezuela 9-3 for the regional championship. The DR had won all its matches in the series, except a …

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Dominican author Nestor Medano has published a novel, “Sotanas en el lodo” (Cassocks in Mud), based on the life of Roman Catholic Church Nuncio Jozef Wesolowski. The Polish cleric was allowed to leave the Dominican Republic after investigative journalists revealed grave charges of child sexual abuse. He would go on to be defrocked by the …

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Starting on 13 February 2020, the Compañía Teatral Nini German presents “Toc Toc” at the Palacio de Bellas Artes on Av. Maximo Gomez. The lineup includes Milagros German, Pamela Sued, Hector Anibal Estrella, Jose Guillermo Cortines, Luis Jose German, Luly Rocha and Laura Leclerc. The comedy is about a group of patients suffering from Obsessive …

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President Danilo Medina was in El Seibo on Wednesday, 5 February 2020 for the start of construction of two 1,500-room resorts. Apple Leisure Group (ALG) says that the Secrets Playa Esmeralda Punta Cana and the Dreams Playa Esmeralda Punta Cana developments are investments of around US$400 million. The resorts are located in Miches, the new …

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Finland is regarded as having the best education system in the world. Now, Finland is helping raise the educational quality in the Dominican Republic. The National Institute of Technical and Vocational Training (Infotep) is adopting a Finish teaching model where students are taught to be proactive, critical, self-managing individuals and teamwork is encouraged. As part …

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Those living in Sánchez Ramírez province, better known for its capital city Cotuí, can now benefit from the national emergency system, best known as 911. The northcentral province becomes the 18th in the country to benefit from 911 coverage. President Danilo Medina traveled to Cotuí on Tuesday, 4 February 2020 for the start of the …

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President Danilo Medina, the Mayor of the National District David Collado and Sports Minister Danilo Díaz signed the bid for Santo Domingo to host the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games in 2026. Mexico also seeks to host the event that year. Santo Domingo hosted the games in 1974 and the Pan American Sports Games …

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The Chamber of Deputies passed on Tuesday, 4 February in two consecutive sessions a bill that modifies the commission scheme applied by the Pension Fund Administrators (AFP). The commission is reduced over a nine-year period from 25% to 0.75%. Nevertheless, the lower commission will be applied to the total funds managed by the bank affiliates …

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The Chamber of Deputies passed the bill that reforms Social Security Law 87-01. The bill grants amnesty to employers regarding arrears. As reported, interest payments, fees and late payment penalties are 95% of the RD$476 billion that employers owe to the Social Security system covering more than a decade. The companies and public entities in …

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The National District Electoral Board accepted the resignation of the candidates to mayor, deputy mayor and 37 city councilors for the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD). The decision was then submitted to the Central Electoral Board (JCE). After the candidate to mayor for the PRD, Hugo Beras, announced his resignation with just two weeks before election …

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