2021 – Page 29

The Dominican government has a total of seven on-going investigations into corrupt practices, money laundering, and criminal association. An op-ed piece in El Dia concludes that the cases are fit for movie thrillers scripts. Operation Coral 5GThe very latest, apparently an off-shoot of the previous six cases, is called Operation Coral 5G. It involves at …

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Judge Kenya Romero in charge of the first hearing of the new Operation Coral 5G government corruption case postponed the arraignment for Thursday, 26 November 2021. Meanwhile, the Special Prosecution of Administrative Corruption (Pepca) has again shared with the press the long accusatory file for the Operation Coral 5G. The case is a sequel of …

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Dominican Carlos Jose Cueto Stefani was appointed director general and CEO for Claro Dominicana as of 1 December 2021. He replaces Rogelio Viesca Arrache. This is the first time that the largest Dominican telecommunications company will be presided by a Dominican national. Cueto Stefani has held positions in marketing, product development, sales and international business …

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Dominican merchants have adapted to the commercial initiatives in the United States that push for bargain-seeking shopping on the Friday after Thanksgiving. So next Thursday is Thanksgiving in the US and this coming Friday will be Black Friday in the Dominican Republic. The local press is telling readers that local merchants have acquired sufficient stock …

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Popular comedian Raymond Pozo became a grandfather over the weekend. For years he had been mentioning Estrellita in his improvisations and weekly TV comedy show appearances. Now the press is reporting that his “La Estrellita” has just made him a grandfather. In a video he posted on Instagram, he shares when his daughter, Estrella Pozo …

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The Estrellas Orientales lead the Dominican Winter Professional Championship with 12 victories and 8 losses. They are followed by the Aguilas Cibaeñas, then the Gigantes del Cibao, Toros del Este, Leones del Escogido and Tigres del Licey. The games are taking place through January 2022 at the ball parks in Santo Domingo, Santiago, La Romana, …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #612 with the deadline of 20 November 2021 reports 817 new cases, the lowest cases recorded since late October when the upward trend began again. Bulletin #612 reports active Covid-19 cases are at 4,577 active cases, down (-547) compared to the day before. The number of active cases …

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The government announces it will begin to pay the 13th wage to public employees starting 6 December 2021. National treasurer, Luis Rafael Delgado said an extra RD$21 billion will be paid to central government and decentralized entities employees in December, considerably increasing the money in circulation. Of the total, RD$16.81 billion corresponds to central government …

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The director general of the Customs Agency (DGA), Eduardo Sanz Lovatón presented the advantages of the Dominican Republic for investment and exports at the international forum of Expo Dubai 2020. Sanz Lovatón told of steps taken by the country to become the largest and most important logistics and business hub in the region. Sanz Lovaton …

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President Luis Abinader participated in the inauguration of the new offices of the Embassy of Israel in Santo Domingo. Israeli Ambassador Daniel Biran says US$1.5 million is invested in the new headquarters. The Embassy is located in the Downtown Center shopping mall on Av. Núñez de Cáceres corner Av. Romulo Betancourt. Ambassador Biran spoke of …

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