2022 – Page 162

Just until recently, Police killings would make one or two headlines. The Police would suspend the Policemen involved and send those found responsible to another province and then the tragedy would fade away, at least for the general public. Recent events have triggered a different reaction. There is the recent case of a San Jose …

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Acción Empresarial por la Educación (Educa) reports it delivered to the Ministry of Education an analysis of the Special Program for Retirement of Public School Teacher that says that if changes are not made, by 2038 the Ministry of Education will have to set aside 16% of its budget for severance payments and retirement of …

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The Third Collegiate Court of the National District set for 11 May the hearing on the Super Tucano military aircraft procurement corruption case. State prosecutors request 10 years for those involved in the corruption case that dates back to the former President Leonel Fernandez administration. Those accused are retired Major General Rafael Peña Antonio, who …

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Helados Bon, the iconic Dominican ice cream manufacturer, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The company got its start on a Mother’s Day 50 years ago. The company is preparing celebratory events and already has launched the Leyenda ice cream flavor that combines the Don Alfonso flavor (chocolate and coffee) with macadamia nut ice cream. The …

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Punta Cana’s Barceló Convention Center and Barcelo Bavaro Resort are hosting the Pan American Taekwondo Championships (a G-4 category sports event), gathering the best athletes in the sport in the Americas. 38 gold medals will be awarded. The competition is from 2 to 5 May 2022. This is the second time the Dominican Republic stages …

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The United States National Basketball Association (NBA) included the Dominican Republic in its new NBA Cares initiative. The program calls for refurbishing basketball courts in Argentina, Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Mexico through the remainder of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Season in 2021-22. The refurbishments in the region are part of the leaguewide NBA 75th …

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It is a normal spring time weather phenomenon. Now, meteorologist, Jean Suriel tells Dominicans that it is here again. The diffuse cloud of fine sand, dirt and dust that flies over from the vast desert area in North Africa pushes westward over the Atlantic Ocean at altitudes of 5,000 to 15,000 feet above sea level …

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Has the Dominican Republic has reached herd immunity regarding Covid-19? That is, sufficient number of people have developed immunity from catching the disease, and sufficient number of people have been fully vaccinated? New cases seem to be mild, with record lows in hospitalizations. The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #775 with the deadline of …

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President Ivan Duque met with President Luis Abinader, high-ranking Dominican government officers and leading business people on matters of economic recovery, trade, investment, migration, combatting, drug trafficking, police cooperation and regional and global issues. He was in Santo Domingo for a two day visit, 28-29 April 2022. During his visit, President Ivan Duque lobbied for …

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