2025 – Page 144

The Ministry of Labor, now under Eddy Olivares, has called for persons employing domestic labor to give their workers a 30% increase, effective 1 May 2025. A statement from the Ministry of Labor explains that the 30% wage increase for domestic workers does not apply to those already earning more than the minimum wage of …

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This past week, the media has been abuzz with the testimonies of those who were at the JetSet Club on 8 April 2025 and with expert opinions on the collapse of the roof and legal perspectives. President Luis Abinader has entrusted the Oficina Naiconal de Evaluacion Sismica y Vulnerabilidad de Infrastructura y Edificaciones (Onesvie) to …

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Miguel Marte, director of Civil Defense for Santo Domingo North, was one of the first responders at the scene of the roof collapse of JetSet Club at 12:45am on 8 April 2025 during the concert by Rubby Perez. He worked in the rescue operations in the stage area and found the corpse of merengue singer …

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The Police arrested Rafael Rosario Mota, 32, also known as “Foster,” for allegedly fabricating a heroic narrative surrounding the recent tragedy at the Jet Set nightclub. Rosario Mota is accused of accepting payment for interviews in which he falsely claimed to have rescued 12 victims from the rubble, including news presenter Elianta Quintero, as reported …

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Minerva del Risco, a leading local poet and poetry promoter, announces that 35 Latin American writers will participate in 16 talks together with publishers, critics, journalists, academics and readers to talk literature and exchange ideas, Diario Libre reports. The event will be take place from 27 to 29 June 2025 at the Kimpton Hotel of …

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President Luis Abinader dedicated the first part of the La Semanal press conference on Monday, 14 April 2025 to honor the 565 rescue workers who participated in the gruesome effort to save people and recover corpses after the roof of the JetSet Club collapsed in the capital city at 12:44am on Tuesday, 8 April 2025. …

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The Joint Task Force reported that the number of people who died in the JetSet Club roof collapse that occurred early on 8 April 2025 at the JetSet nightclub has risen to 231. 221 died in the disaster area and 10 in hospitals. The task force highlighted the efforts of the institutions involved in the …

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The owner of the nightclub where 231 persons lost their lives after the roof collapsed on 8 April 2025 is also a mega radio station businessman. N Digital reports that Antonio Espaillat Lopez is the second-largest owner of radio frequencies in the Dominican Republic. He is only surpassed by Juan Ramón Gómez Díaz who owns …

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Antonio Espaillat, the owner of the JetSet Club, where so far 231 persons died as a consequence of the concrete roof collapse, has yet to appear for a TV program or the media. He has only sent written and videotaped messages to the general public. His whereabouts have not been made known by the local …

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The National Forensic Institute has issued death certificates without the place of the death, when the corpses were taken from the JetSet Club to the Inacif for the autopsies. The death certificate just lists the address of Av. Independencia Km 6, El Portal neighborhood, a large area. Noticias SIN reports on the perceived irregularity. The …

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