2021 – Page 147

The executive vice president of the Unified Council of Electricity Distributors, Andres Astacio, says that the utilities’ audits show irregularities for more than RD$30 billion. He spoke at a press conference called together with the Ministry of Energy and Mines. Astacio said legal counsel is preparing the complaint regarding the irregularities that will be submitted …

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The procurement request for the purchase of 10 umbrellas was a trending topic on Wednesday, 9 June 2021. The National Housing Institute (INVI) presented a bid for the purchase of 10 umbrellas for RD$46,900. That is RD$4,690 per each umbrella. The tender was presented on 8 June, and bids must be uploaded by the 18th …

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The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) and the Santiago Free Zone Corporation (CZFS) inaugurated three laboratories for the use of the students of the Santiago university’s Sciences and Engineering School. PUCMM rector, Monsignor Ramón Alfredo de la Cruz Baldera received the lab from the president of the Santiago Free Zone Corporation, Miguel Lama. …

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The Supreme Court of Justice established on Monday, 7 June 2021 that no banking or financial entity can debit from the accounts of depositors any value without the due notification, authorization, or knowledge of the account holder. The Superintendency of Banks (SB) clarified on Tuesday, 8 June that this does not mean the bank cannot …

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The Athletic sports publication features an article that highlights how Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Juan Soto and Fernando Tatis Jr are defining a group that could dominate baseball for years. The story by Ken Rosenthal recalls when in 1992-93, Vladimir Guerrero, David Ortiz and Bartolo Colón began their careers. Read more:The Athletic 9 June 2021

At the First Collegiate Court of the Judicial District of Santiago, the judges sentenced Kelvin Francisco Nuñez Morel (Kanqui the clown) to 12 years in jail for sexually abusing minors. The public prosecutors had requested 20 years against Núñez Morel. On Tuesday, 8 June 2021, the court also ordered him to pay a fine of …

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A major fire destroyed the installations of the Colchonería La Reina mattress factory in the industrial district of La Fe. The factory is located at Calle Pedro Livio Cedeño corner Av. Ortega y Gasset. The fire broke out at around 2:30am on Wednesday, 9 June 2021. The intense flames caused the collapse of a large …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #447 reports 1,440 new PCR cases for the Tuesday, 8 June 2021 deadline. There is a spike of Covid-19 cases attributed to the entry of the more transmissible Brazilian and UK variants of the original Chinese coronavirus and the increased mixing of young people. As has …

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The National Education Council that rules education in the Dominican Republic met on Tuesday, 8 June 2021 and decided how the school year should end in the Dominican Republic. Among the decisions:August will be the vacation time for students. The school year will end as planned on 29 July 2021.The National Standardized Tests (Pruebas Nacionales) …

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President Luis Abinader decorated late national poet Pedro Mir. Mir is best known as the author of “Hay un pais en el mundo,” (There is a Country in the World). Legal advisor to the President, Antoliano Peralta Romero, says that Mir deserves the “highest recognition” granted by the Executive Branch for his “valuable contributions” to …

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