2025 – Page 140

In crisis management silence is not golden – it usually makes things worse. The manager of JetSet Club, Antonio Espaillat took 15 days to release answers to questions regarding the tragedy that happened when the roof of the nightclub collapsed killing 232 persons, included customers, staff and performers. At the time of the collapse of …

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Emma Polanco, sworn in Wednesday, 23 April 2025, as the new president of the Dominican Republic’s Chamber of Accounts, has promised a “transparent and responsible” administration, seeking to restore public trust in the embattled oversight body. The Chamber of Accounts is tasked with auditing government institutions. Polanco, a certified accountant and educator, assumed leadership for …

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The president of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel), Guido Gómez Mazara, accused some internet service providers on Wednesday, 23 April 2025, of cheating consumers by delivering less than promised. Gómez Mazara, speaking on the radio program El Despertador, stated that “the famous little packages sold to people deceive them,” citing a recent study conducted …

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A new report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) reveals that an estimated 85% of children in the Dominican Republic have completed their vaccination schedules, Diario Libre reports. The data underscores the progress made in the country’s immunization efforts. As part of World Immunization Week, celebrated this year under the theme “A Dose of …

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In a strong reiteration of his stance, President Luis Abinader asserted on Wednesday, 23 April 2025, that the country has shouldered an excessive burden related to Haiti and insisted that the international community is obligated to step up its response to the crisis afflicting the poorest country in the Americas. Abinader made these remarks while …

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135 were deported on the first day of a switch from the practice of offering free medical services to all needy Haitian migrants. The government is now limiting free medical services at public hospitals to undocumented foreigners. Gangs control Port-au-Prince and there is a practical collapse of medical services in that country, putting the burden …

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President Luis Abinader and First Lady Raquel Arbaje will travel to Rome this Friday, 25 April 2025 to attend the funeral mass of His Holiness Pope Francisco. The mass is scheduled for Saturday, 26 April at 10:00am local time in St. Peter’s Square. The presidential couple is scheduled to return on Sunday. The Vatican has …

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The Dominican Republic and the United States held high-level talks in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, 22 April 2025 to address the recently announced global tariff policy by the US government. Minister of Foreign Relations Roberto Alvarez, Minister of Industry & Commerce Víctor (Ito) Bisonó, and Minister of Hacienda José Manuel Vicente met with US Trade …

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The PRM majority Senate chose Emma Polanco Melo to be the next president of the Chamber of Accounts, the government entity tasked with auditing government. Francisco Tamárez Florentino was chosen as the vice president. The appointments were approved by 23 out of 26 senators present at the regular session on 22 April 2025. Joining Polanco …

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Fernando P. Henríquez is the new general coordinator of the legal team representing the Dominican state in actions and agreements for compensation and restitution of misappropriated assets, funds, and securities. He was appointed to head the Public Patrimony Recovery Team (ERPP) by Decree 217-25. He had been serving since 2021 as co-coordinator of the ERPP. …

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