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The general director of the Procurement Agency (DGCP), Carlos Pimentel said the agency is investigating alleged irregularities in the “Pinta tu Barrio” program carried out over the holidays by the Special Projects Agency, a division of the Presidency (Propeep). Pimentel said the agency staff is following the would-be evidence of the irregularities presented by investigative …

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The taxpayer-funded state university, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo shut down classes for the election on Wednesday, 15 June 2022 of its new rector for 2022-2026. The candidates are a general surgeon Jorge Asjana and physicist-mathematician Editrudis Beltrán. They will replace accountant Emma Polanco, the first woman to occupy the position. Other positions will be …

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The National Office of Seismic Evaluation and Vulnerability of Infrastructure and Buildings (Onesvie) recommends demolishing the affected area of the building of the Engineers, Architects and Surveyors Guild (Codia) on Padre Billini Street in the Colonial City. The section had collapsed. Preliminary reports are that it was affected by construction next door. The Onesvie recommended …

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Dominican urban music artist Tokischa has landed a collaboration with Madonna. Diario Libre reports that Madonna herself confirmed the news on her social media. Tokischa is working on the album “Estilazo”, a collaboration of the 26-year old rapper with DJ and musical producer Cristopher Comstock (Marshmello). Tokischa recently collaborated with Spanish singer Rosalía. Tokischa is …

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The number of cases for Bulletin #817 was 746, down from 896 on the previous day. This number compares to the 7-day nationwide average for confirmed lab-reported cases that is now 702. Active cases increased to 4,215 up from 3,514 on the day before. The Ministry of Public Health recommends getting the third and fourth …

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The president of the United Nations General Assembly, Abdullah Shahid, is expected in the Dominican Republic this Thursday, 16 June for an official visit that will last until Sunday, 19 June 2022. Shahid is also Minister of Foreign Relations of the Maldives in north-central Indian Ocean. The Ministry of Foreign Relations (Mirex) announced that the …

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El Caribe carries a report on 14 June 2022 summarizing the many agreements reached with Haiti’s governments over the past decades. The list of unfulfilled commitments is long. The difficulties in dealing with the neighbor country have only worsened over the years. Now, reports are that criminal gangs are in control, not the Ariel Henry …

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Investigative journalist Alicia Ortega once again presents irregularities in the operations of the Propeep, the newly created Abinader high level special projects department under Jose Leonel (Neney) Cabrera. Propeep is an agency that works directly with the Presidency of the Republic. As reported in the Monday, 13 June “El Informe con Alicia Ortega,” the General …

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The National Police has instructed its members to participate in Catholic and Evangelical church services. An internal memorandum signed off by the director-general of the Police, Eduardo Alberto Then orders the different regional directorates to select “commissions of police members to participate in the Sunday masses and services” of the Catholic and Evangelical churches. In …

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Investigative journalist Nuria Piera aired in her Saturday, 11 June report the sad story of the most important mental health institution in the country, the old time “28” that had been turned around and converted into a modern mental health rehab center during the Medina administration. The conversion was carried out by a group of …

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