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Attorney General Miriam German Brito met on Tuesday, 19 April 2022 with an official delegation from Colombia on specific actions to combat international drug trafficking. The meeting was held just days before the visit of President Ivan Duque of Colombia, set for 28 April 2022. Germán Brito received in her office Brigadier General Rafael Olaya …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) with the support of the Military Security of the Multimodal Port of Caucedo and in the coordination with the Public Ministry seized 140 packages presumably of cocaine, in an interdiction operation at the Caucedo freight container port. The anti-narcotics agents and military personnel, accompanied by canine units, carried out …

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Listin Diario investigative journalists Ashley Ana Presinal and Nasha Cruz have presented the reality of the highly profitable business consuls have in selling passports at the Dominican Consulate in New York City and other major cities abroad. Around 800,000 Dominicans live in New York and have had to accept the high prices of services offered …

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In an interview on Despierta con CDN, the director of the National Transit and Transport Agency (Intrant), Rafael Arias spoke of steps the government is taking to move on the processing of thousands of impounded vehicles and reduce the circulation of vehicles without registration and without minimum conditions. The renewed government attention comes after the …

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The patio of the San Luis Fortress in Santiago de los Caballeros, the country’s second largest city, is used as a dump ground for the hundreds of impounded motorcycles and vehicles. El Caribe reports that the red tape of the justice system makes it difficult for the owners to get back their bikes. As a …

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The secretary-general of the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Carolina Mejía says she does not agree with a proposal that would put in place government wages for life for city councilors. Mejía is also the mayor for the National District, the capital city. City councilor Mario Sosa recently denounced the wages-for-life scheme. “We are tired …

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Many of the country’s better nurses are leaving the Dominican Republic due to the low salaries paid here at public and private hospitals. Altagracia Ortiz, the medical news reporter for Hoy newspaper, reveals why there is a drought of good nurses in Dominican hospitals. The nurses have tapped into the European pipeline and dozens are …

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The secretary general of the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Carolina Mejía says she does not agree with a proposal that would put in place government wages for life for city councilors. Mejía is also the mayor for the National District, the capital city. The wages for life scheme was recently denounced by city councilor …

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The legendary Spanish soccer player, David Villa is visiting this Friday, 22 April 2022 to promote the sport and his DV7 Academy Santo Domingo. Villa is the top scorer of the Spanish national team. He has played in three World Football Cups, including the team that won the World Cup 2010 played in South Africa. …

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The National District has scheduled the Santo Domingo Carnival Parade for Sunday. The parade would have been held the first Sunday in March. It was suspended due to the Omicron spike in Covid-19 cases. The parade will now kick off on the west end of the Caribbean-sea fronting Malecon at around 3pm on Sunday, 1 …

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