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President Luis Abinader received the visit of Laura Jimenez, a Dominican-American who is today the senior advisor of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the US Department of State. US President Joe Biden appointed her in January 2021. Jimenez paid a courtesy visit to President Abinader. To visit President Abinader, she was accompanied by …

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President Luis Abinader confirmed 62-year old Joel Adrian Santos Echavarria in the position of Minister of the Presidency. Santos had been acting Minister of the Presidency when the incumbent Lisandro Macarrulla took a leave of absence. Macarrulla later resigned effective 16 August 2022 after a family company (Mac Construcciones) and himself were mentioned in the …

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The National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant) announced that from 25 August to 25 September 2022, the motorcyclist registration operation will be extended in Greater Santo Domingo. Intrant is now under a new director, Hugo Beras. The registration is a key part of the Abinader administration National Strategy for Citizen Security “My Safe …

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A report in El Caribe reveals that the Dominican peso in these inflation-ridden times has appreciated against the US dollar. On Friday, 19 August 2022, operations in the spot market fell to the RD$53 per dollar mark. The peso is appreciating because of a significant increase in inflows of hard currency. According to market sources, …

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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says the Dominican Republic needs to do much more to reduce deaths and sicknesses from smoking tobacco. The PAHO reports on progress in discouraging smoking in the Americas region. In its recent report on Tobacco Control in the Americas, the PAHO indicates that tobacco use is the main risk …

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The Superior Council of the Public Prosecutor’s Office removed Deputy Attorney General Juan Medina de los Santos from his post as the inspector general. Attorney General Miriam German Brito confirmed the removal of the inspector general on Monday, 22 August 2022. The decision was taken during the meeting of the Superior Council of the Public …

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The preliminary hearing for the murder case against the former president of the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD), 61-year old Felix Alburquerque Comprés, was postponed for 31 August 2022. Alburquerque had told a journalist he “lost it” after getting into a fist-fight with the victim, who reportedly was under the influence of alcohol. There are …

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The Special Justice of the Peace Court in Transit of the Judicial District of Santiago issued two months of preventive detention against the driver of the vehicle that last week crashed and killed 16-year old Imanol Mercado Cruz when he was on his way to practice at a Santiago city baseball academy. According to one …

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Diario Libre tells the story of fashion designer Giannina Azar and how she got to dress some of the leading stars of these times. In the Diario Libre interview, Azar explains that nothing happened by chance. The woman who has created more than 60 collections in her 45-year fashion designer career developed a collection for …

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“Bodies: Real Human Bodies” is in Santo Domingo after years of touring cities in South America. The exhibition opens at Sambil Shopping Mall on Av. John F. Kennedy in Santo Domingo on Friday, 26 August 2022. With state-of-the-art screens, LED lighting and an interactive tour, “Bodies” amazes the general public. The exhibition teaches about human …

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