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The vote in the Senate of the Republic is now automated. The Senate reported last week the start of the new technological platform that allows the control and monitoring of all the activities of the up to 32-member plenary in real time as part of the process of modernization and transparency. Through the new system, …

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Dominican Ambassador Hans Dannenberg Castellanos presented credentials to the government of Armenia on Monday, 11 April 2022. The Dominican Republic has had diplomatic ties with Armenia since 2007 but this is the first time the Dominican Republic has an ambassador accredited to the Central Asian country. The Dominican ambassador was the first ambassador to be …

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The Ombudsman Office confirmed the anomalies in hiring teachers and administrative personnel in the Gaspar Hernandez school district. The irregularities were first pointed out in a Nuria Piera investigative report on Channel 9. As reported in N Digital, Dario Nin, second deputy ombudsman said: “We confirm, we ask, we interrogated the people who are there …

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The civil society movement is calling for consensus and collaboration of the opposition parties to achieve constitutional reform. The past government party and today opposition leaders, former Presidents Danilo Medina and Leonel Fernandez have said they will not sit for constitution reform talks convened by the Economic and Social Council (CES). Joseph Abreu, the new …

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The Internal Elections Commission of the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) said the party leaders will meet on 15 May to celebrate the XXI Ordinary National Convention to choose party authorities. At present, the two leading authorities are president Jose Ignacio Paliza and secretary, Carolina Mejia. In the Abinader administration, Paliza is the Administrative Minister …

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The story of the day is the aggression against the Ombudsman Pedro Pablo Ulloa and media by traffic agents (Digesett) based at the Canódromo, the former dog racing venture today used for the storing of seized vehicles and motorcycles. As reported, the director of the Ombudsman Office and media from the Listin Diario newspaper and …

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Juan Hubieres, the infamous leader of the Federación Nacional de Transportistas La Nueva Opción (Fenatrano) syndicated transport association, presented a formal complaint to the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Anti-Administrative Corruption Prosecutors (Pepca) addressing irregularities in the new bus corridors implemented by the Ministry of the Presidency and the National Transit and Transport Institute (Intrant). …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reports seizing 810 packages of a substance presumed to be cocaine in southeastern San Pedro de Macoris. The would-be narcotics were confiscated in a joint operation of the DNCD, the Armada and state intelligence agencies, coordinated by members of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The maritime and land interdiction operation …

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An Argentinean businessman accused of swindling many in his home country would have been deported back to Argentina. In Argentina, Leonardo Cositorto of Generación Zoe is accused of defrauding several people through the Ponzi or pyramid scheme. He is scheduled to answer to justice in the province of Córdoba, Argentina for crimes of illicit association …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #753 with the deadline of 10 April 2022 reports 14 new cases. This is down from 25 on the previous day. For 26 consecutive days there have been no Covid-19 deaths reported. The death rate is at 0.76%, one of the lowest in the Americas. For the past …

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