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Abinader faces strong political opposition from outside and inside

Polls indicate that President Luis Abinader has a high popularity rating. A feature in El Caribe on 30 November 2021, nevertheless, makes the point the President faces strong opposition from three fronts – the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), the People’s Force (FP) and leading voices in his own Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM). The PLD is …

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Most members of the Ministry of Education’ public school teachers contest oversight committee resign

16 of the 20 entities that were named to the National Oversight Committee appointed by the Ministry of Education to oversee the contest to choose 19,000 public school teachers have resigned. Those who resigned sent a letter to Education Minister Roberto Fulcar indicating they did not receive the numbers or data they needed to carry …

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N Digital reports on PRM officials that are breaking the government payroll law

The trend continues whereby new government officers seek to replicate perks and violations of the past. The media occasionally picks up one and another case. N Digital now reports that the secretary general of the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) in Mao, Valverde is on the government payroll as both regional director for the Ministry …

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Audit reveals major irregularities in fuel sales to the Police; brother of former President Medina is pinpointed as behind the sales

The Chamber of Accounts, the government body that audits government entities, has published online findings of a recent audit that show major irregularities in business deals with the past government by the brother of former President Danilo Medina Sanchez, Alexis Medina Sanchez. The audits will be used in the prosecuting of Alexis Medina Sanchez. Alexis …

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The authorized financial institutions

The Superintendence of Banks has published the list of the only financial intermediary entities that are authorized to operate in the Dominican Republic. The list groups the financial entities in five categories: Multiple banks:Activo, Ademi, BAncamérica, BAnesco, BDI, Bellbank, BHD León, Caribe Internacional, Citibank, Lafise, López de Haro, Popular, Promerica, Banreservas, Santa Cruz, Scotiabank and …

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Pablo Ulloa to preside regional ombudsman organization

The recently named ombudsman of the Dominican Republic, Pablo Ulloa was elected president of the Ibero-American Federation of Ombudsmen (FIO) for a two-year period. The FIO had met in the Dominican Republic. He replaces Augusto Jordán Rodás Andrade of Guatemala. Pablo Ulloa said that his election “represents a recognition to the Dominican Republic for its …

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Bernardo Castellanos: CDEEE passed on contracts to power distributors

Electrical engineer Bernardo Castellanos is criticizing that today Minister of Energy Antonio Almonte has done what he blasted when in the opposition. Castellanos said that Almonte had criticized the illegality of dozens of contracts signed by the now closed Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE). Castellanos was interviewed for El Sol de las Mañana on Zol 106.5 …

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