2022 – Page 131

At a time when conflicts are escalating and violence is increasingly being used as half solutions, the need for institutions such as Centro Casas Comunitarias de Justicia (CCCJ) becomes ever more real. The CCCJ is a non-profit organization that carries out important work as a mediator in the marginalized neighborhoods of the country, helping its …

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She Is Foundation has added the Dominican Republic to the She is an Astronaut program that takes girls to the NASA Space Center. The objective is to impact the lives of Dominican girls between the ages of 9 and 16 who live in vulnerable situations and promote careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The …

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Investigative journalist Alicia Ortega ties several legislators to ownership of betting shops in her most recent report, El Informe con Alicia Ortega presented on Monday, 20 June 2022. Ortega says the government does not yet know how many betting shops there are in operation. The new administration of the National Lottery, which oversees the betting …

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The National Police is investigating the murder of prominent lawyer, 62-year old Basilio Guzmán in the early morning of 21 June 2022 when he walked outside of his house in the upscale Cerros de Gurabo neighborhood in Santiago city to pick up the newspaper. He was murdered by two individuals who drove by on a …

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A Red Air airplane suffered significant damages after landing at Miami International on 21 June 2022. The Dominican airline flight had flown in from Santo Domingo. The airline said the plane had crash landed at 5:45pm with 130 passengers and 10 crew members on board. At least three people were injured, yet none of them …

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The number of cases for Bulletin 824 was 515, down from 603 on the previous day. This number compares to the 7-day nationwide average for confirmed lab-reported cases that is now 752, on the decline. Nevertheless, active cases increased to 4,393, up from 3,940. Ronald Skewes, director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Public Health …

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Despite the many pressing problems affecting the Dominican Republic, Dominican politicians are on the road to convince voters, they are the one. Dominican electoral law bans early campaigning. There are many loopholes in the law that allow for early campaigning. Following up on the intense campaigning by opposition parties, on Sunday, 19 June 2022, President …

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Minister of Public Administration Darío Castillo Lugo signed a pact for working towards less political patronage in government decisions. Joseph Abreu, general coordinator for the civic watchdog group, Citizen Participation; Katja Afheldt, ambassador of the European Union in the Dominican Republic; Juan Castillo, executive director of Fundación Solidaridad Ricardo González and executive director of Ciudad …

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To ensure that more students pass the Standardized Tests, the Ministry of Education is working to eliminate difficulties that could lead to a large percentage of non-pass grades. The “Pruebas Nacionales” have not been applied since 2020, when the government ordered all schools to go virtual or close for the pandemic. Diario Libre reports adjustments …

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Investigative journalist Nuria Piera followed up on the abandonment of modern mental health management at the most important public mental hare care center for the population of Greater Santo Domingo. Piera criticized that Minister of Public Health Daniel Rivera for downplaying the previous report when he said the videos shown were from 2018. Piera highlighted …

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