2025 – Page 159

Roberto Santana, director of the National Office of Support for Penitentiary Reform, again blasts the the Penitentiary Affairs Cabinet within the Attorney General’s Office. As reported in Noticias SIN, he says there are mafias within the Attorney General Office that protect dark interests and destabilize the efforts to reform the jail system. Santana says this …

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Venezuelan presidential contender Edmundo Gonzalez arrived to the Dominican Republic at 10pm on Wednesday, 8 January 2025 on the fifth stop of his Americas tour. Gonzalez has the 28 July election rolls that indicate that he won with a landside and that he, not Nicolas Maduro, is the President-elect who should be sworn in on …

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Families in the northcentral Sánchez Ramírez province were violently removed from their homes early Wednesday, 8 January 2025 in the morning by the mining giant Barrick Gold as it makes way for the construction of a second tailings dam. The forceful eviction has left the affected communities in a state of crisis and sparked widespread …

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Meteorologist Jean Suriel reports that the Dominican Republic will continue to experience cool temperatures in the coming days due to the approach of four frontal systems to the Caribbean. Suriel stated, as reported in El Caribe, that these systems will maintain a polar air mass over the country for at least two weeks, causing significant …

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The Dominican Republic’s oldest cigar company, La Aurora of the Leon Jimenes family, continues to receive accolades for its 100 Años cigar that celebrates the brand’s long-standing legacy. Originally launched in 2003 to commemorate La Aurora’s centennial, the 100 Años cigar quickly gained acclaim and was awarded “Best Dominican Cigar in the World” by Cigar …

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The Santo Domingo Global Foundation Festival (FCGSD) is set to take place from 31 January to 6 February in Caribbean Cinemas and other venues nationwide. The festival began in 2006 and is in its 17th year. It is regarded as the most important in the Caribbean. The country guest of honor this 2025 is India. …

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If you want a cap representing any of the six teams of the Dominican Professional Baseball League (Lidom) teams, you can get it in Washington Heights at the Peligro Sports physical or online stores. They have the baseball merchandise for the Tigres del Licey, Leones del Escogido, Aguilas Cibaeñas, Estrellas Orientales, Toros del Este and …

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The Chamber of Deputies passed the bill that modifies Law 138-11, the Organic Law of the National Council of the Magistracy, adapting it to the 2024 Constitution rule that changed how the Attorney General of the Republic and deputy attorneys are chosen, El Caribe reports. This legislation will now be sent to the Executive Branch …

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On occasion of the Day of the Judicial Branch celebrated on 7 January 2025 in the Dominican Republic, Supreme Court of Justice president Luis Henry Molina reviewed the achievements and challenges ahead in the judiciary. Vice President Raquel Peña was in attendance. The president of the Supreme Court highlighted that of the 9,292 cases entered …

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Senator Antonio Taveras Guzman Taveras introduced a resolution during the 7 January 2025 Senate session urging the judiciary to expedite the implementation of the law. He criticized the Attorney General’s Office and the Supreme Court for their inaction in implementing the Asset Forfeiture Law. The law seeks to combat government corruption and organized crime, Noticias …

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