2022 – Page 96

New Minister of Education Angel Hernandez says he was the first to be surprised when told he was the choice to replace Roberto Furcal. Furcal was removed after numerous claims of major irregularities in office. “I am the most surprised to be here, but the circumstances of life have placed me in this position and …

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Carlos Pimentel, the director of the Public Procurement Agency (DGCP), said on 8 August 2022 that the Minister of Education never officially responded to the hundreds of observations and recommendations his department made to the Ministry of Education. DGCP rejected several tenders due to deficiencies in the Ministry of Education government contracting procedures. DGCP director …

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Venancio Alcántara Valdez had been working at the Customs Agency since 2020 when he was appointed technical deputy director. He had a salary of RD$323,856. In May 2021 he was promoted to government advisor to Customs Agency director. In August of the same year he was appointed government relations coordinator to the Customs Agency office. …

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Haitians and Venezuelans are the leading nationality of persons receiving legal residence to live in the Dominican Republic in the past 18 months. The climate, work, business and investment opportunities, attract thousands of people that come to live in the Dominican Republic. Listin Diario reports that from January 2021 to June 2022, the Dominican Republic …

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The Superior Administrative Court (TSA) annulled the electricity tariff increases made in November and December 2021. The TSA said the Superintendency of Electricity did not observe the due administrative process in ordering the increases. The Superior Administrative Court (TSA) accepted a contentious administrative appeal filed by the Justice and Transparency Foundation (FJT). The TSA annulls …

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On Friday, 5 August 2022, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the National District filed the formal accusation against seven persons accused of violent aggression against Ombudsman Pablo Ulloa, his staff and media that were on an inspection visit of the Canódromo vehicular retention center. The inspection was aborted when the chief of the Canodromo operation, …

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36-year old Ukrainian Natalya Kasianova was ordered to serve three months of preventive imprisonment in the Najayo Women prison during the preparation of the trial against her, said her lawyer Carlos Guerra. Her ex-partner 21-year old Miguel Angel Linares accuses her of torture. Kasianova’s lawyer says she will appeal the ruling. According to the lawyer, …

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Classic music lovers are encouraged to book an evening at the National Theater to enjoy the concerts programmed for the 2022 Symphony Season of the National Symphony Orchestra (OSN). The concerts are booked for the Carlos Piantini Hall of the National Theater from 17 August to 9 November 2022. International and stellar Dominican performers are …

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The number of Covid-19 cases for Bulletin #872 was 153, up from 125 on the previous day. This number compares to the seven-day average of daily infections (confirmed lab-reported cases) that is now 468, down from that of the previous day. The 24-hour positivity was 21.10%, up from the day before, and the 4-week positivity …

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President Luis Abinader traveled to Bogotá, Colombia on Sunday, 7 August 2022 to attend the inauguration of President-elect Gustavo Petro of Colombia. He traveled with his daughter Esther and Minister of Foreign Relations Roberto Alvarez. The media reported that President Luis Abinader met privately with President-elect Gustavo Petro before his inaugural. The Presidency reported that …

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