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An unnamed deputy requested an appointment to meet with the new Minister of Education Angel Hernandez. Then the media learned about the meeting when deputy Ydenia Doñé Tiburcio used her turn at a routine session of the Chamber of Deputies to complain that the Minister of Education “had evicted” these from his office on Tuesday, …

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Superintendent of Banks Alejandro Fernandez has tweeted a grim truth. Legally, there is little the financial authorities can do here regarding pyramidal scams until a victim presses charges. Superintendent Fernandez highlights the past scam by TelexFree that affected thousands and mentions a recent pyramid case that is making the rounds – Mantequilla. Diario Libre carries …

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The Spanish provider of technology and engineering services, Ayesa has been awarded its first project in the Dominican Republic. Ayesa will provide supervision services to expand transport capacity for Line 1 of the Santo Domingo Metro for EUR2.4 million. Ayesa signed with the Office for the Reorganization of Transport (Opret). In a press release issued …

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The Chamber of Accounts under Janel Ramirez has annulled 114 audits to government entities carried out during the past administration, Diario Libre reports on 27 September 2022. Senator Pedro Catrain (Samana-PRM) says that the accusations for sexual harassment to the Chamber of Accounts’s president seek to create the climate for the reinstatement of the previous …

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Guest speaker at an event organized by Unapec, Román Jáquez, president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) urged Congress to pass the long-delayed reforms to the electoral system in time for these to be implemented in the May 2024 general elections. Speaking at the Apec University, Jáquez Liranzo urged Congress act on the proposed amendments …

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Charlie Mariotti, secretary general of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), the largest opposition party, gathered the pre-candidates for the presidential candidacy in the May 2024 general elections for lunch on 26 September 2022. The PLD is for the first time in the opposition after being government from 2004 through 2020. The party has organized an …

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Dominican jazz pianist Michel Camilo is booked for a performance at the Carlos Piantini Hall of the National Theater. He is presenting his “Michel Camilo Solo” concert on 29 October 2022 at 8:30pm. Camilo is a Grammy Award winner and a Latin Grammy winner. He is best known as a jazz piano player with repertoires …

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The Dominican Republic defeated Croatia 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-21) in the continuing of the first phase of the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship taking place in the Netherlands and Poland. Gaila González, Brayelin Martínez and Yonkaira Peña drew 13 points each, Jineirys Martínez added 10 more. The DR will next play Turkey in Gdansk, …

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The Presidency estimates at around RD$20 billion the relief efforts carried out by the government to help people recover after Hurricane Fiona. The Presidency says there has been significant progress in the restoration of basic services, removal of debris and repair of housing. The government has also provided food rations for the needed. In a …

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President Luis Abinader received on Sunday night, 25 September 2022, a commission of New York City officials headed by New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Dominican congressman for the state of New York in the US House of Representatives, Adriano Espaillat. Also here on the mission from New York were New York City …

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