2025 – Page 161

The Justice Department has requested that judges order the preventive custody of Edgar Batista Matos, who was recently deported from the United States. It seems that Batista Matos was the “captain” of the small craft that floundered off the coast of Guayacanes Beach as 60 persons attempted to travel to Puerto Rico. Five persons drowned …

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Defense counsel in the corruption case known as Antipulpo has requested that the court drop the case because of the statute of limitations. This decision could affect many other of the major corruption cases currently pending in the Dominican court system. The defense lawyers are basing their arguments on Article 148 of the Criminal Process …

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The Traffic Safety and Transportation Agency (Digesett) can only seize your vehicle if you lack the necessary documentation, as per Transit Law 63-17, Diario Libre reports. Vehicle drivers need to show agents they carry a valid insurance policy and the registration proving ownership of the vehicle. When these are shown, the Digesett by law is …

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There is yet no closure in the case of the missing 20-year old Indian national and resident in Virginia state, Sukhadi Konanki, who had traveled to Punta Cana for her spring break vacation on 3 March 2025. She is registered as a premed student at the University of Pittsburgh. Her whereabouts are unknown as of …

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The Constitutional Court declared significant portions of articles 26 and 28 of Law 368-22 on Territorial Planning, Land Use, and Human Settlements unconstitutional, as reported in Diario Libre. The decision, outlined in ruling TC/1146/23, is grounded in the violation of municipal autonomy as enshrined in the Constitution. The ruling, though issued in 2023, was not …

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Spanish journalist Juan Luis Cebrian, former director of El Pais, the leading Spanish media, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Social Media Forum organized by the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) and Unibe university for 17 and 18 March 2025. The forum opens at 5pm on Monday, 17 March with the key note address …

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The Loma Quita Espuela Foundation (FLQE) has been recognized with three prestigious awards in 2024 for its outstanding contributions to environmental conservation and sustainable development in the northeastern region of the Dominican Republic. The FLQE is located in San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte province. The non-profit organization received the Brugal Believes in its People Award …

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The National Cattlemen’s Patronage (PNG) has announced the National Farm Fair (Feria Ganadera) will be held at the Ciudad Ganadera (Cattler City) in Santo Domingo from 21 to 30 March 2025. The event this year hosts agro-business platforms, technology, educational settings, and entertainment for the general public. There will be exhibitions of livestock, artisanal products, …

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The government-owned Institute of Technology of the Americas (ITLA) is set to become the first higher education institution in the Dominican Republic to offer a degree program in semiconductor manufacturing. Coinciding with its upcoming 25th anniversary, ITLA announced the launch of the “Technologist in Semiconductors” studies program. This initiative aligns with President Luis Abinader’s decree …

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The Dominican government accepted to enroll around 300,000 persons of the private corporation National Confederation of Transport Organizations (Conatra) in the government subsidized health plan (SeNaSa). The plan has both a contributory and subisidized category that was created for government workers and has enrolled domestic workers and thousands of unemployed aging persons, among others. The …

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