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Chamber of Deputies selects pre-candidates for auditing body

The Chamber of Deputies has moved to overhaul the nation’s auditing body, the Chamber of Accounts, by selecting pre-candidates and excluding all current members who sought to stay. This decision signals a potential shift in the oversight of public funds, following a period marked by internal conflicts and perceived ineffectiveness within the existing Chamber. A …

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Court affirms prison term in fatal hit-and-run of young athlete and deputy ordered to indemnize the family

The First Chamber of the Santiago Court of Appeals upheld a two-year prison sentence for the driver who struck and killed 16-year old baseball prospect Imanol Manuel Cruz in August 2022. The court rejected appeals from both Eduardo Enrique Guzmán Valdez’s defense and the legal representatives of former La Romana PLD congressman Plutarco Pérez. Pérez …

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Intrant begins to test public transport drivers for drugs and alcohol

The National Transport and Transit Institute (Intrant) has begun to carry out aleatory doping and alcoholic level tests to public transport drivers. The director of Intrant, Milton Morrison, says that the authorities will retain the licenses of those who test positive. Morrison says the intention is to extend the tests to motorcyclists and other vehicle …

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Dominican Republic’s growing influence: Punta Cana chosen to host IOC session in 2027

President Luis Abinader celebrated the election of Punta Cana as the host city for the 146th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in 2027, emphasizing that this decision confirms the trust the world places in the Dominican Republic, N Digital reports. “We continue to project a nation that is organized and capable of …

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Global powers eye Dominican rare earth, Canada seeks collaboration

The government of Canada wants to become a closer collaborator with the Dominican Republic in the exploitation of the country’s rare earth elements. The Dominican government in August 2024 announced the incorporation of Emidom, a so-far government-owned company for the exploration and exploitation of the rare earth element mining in the southwest. The Canadian Embassy …

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Questions to traffic czar raise hackles, lack of consequences lead to more traffic accidents

On the Senate floor, senator Hector Acosta asked Milton Morrison, the head of the Intrant agency, the one that controls traffic and transportation in the Dominican Republic, why there were traffic cops directing traffic when the traffic lights were working perfectly. Morrison was testifying with regards to the very large numbers of traffic fatalities that …

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