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Supreme Court of Justice special instruction judge Alejandro Moscoso Segarra has ordered Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito to notify senator Felix Bautista and Soraida Antonia Abreu Martinez, Jose Elias Hernandez Garcia, Bolivar Antonio Ventura Rodriguez, Carlos Manuel Ozoria Martinez, Gricel Aracelis Soler Pimentel and Bienvenido Apolinar Breton Medina who are also under investigation, of the …

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The teenage pregnancy rate in the Dominican Republic (19.7%) is second only to Nicaragua (19.9%), according to a new report published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released yesterday, Thursday 13 November 2014. This compares to the teenage pregnancy rate in Western Europe, which is around 2%. ECLAC stresses the …

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During the closing ceremony of the II Entrepreneurs’ Fair at Santo Domingo’s Acropolis Center yesterday, Thursday 13 November 2014, businessman Juan Vicini announced new projects for the border with Haiti. He said the potential projects would benefit around four million young Dominicans and 4.5 million Haitians through the new jobs that would be created. “I …

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The winners of the first Dominican Entrepreneur Awards were BHD-Leon president Luis Molina Achecar, Giuseppe Bonarelli of Pizzarelli and El Catador, and the country brand award winner, Hector Jose Rizek. The three businessmen spoke about the most important part of being an entrepreneur, saying it was about being willing to fail and try again. They …

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An analysis of US Census data reveals that the Dominican population in New York City is now greater than Puerto Ricans. The study found that 747,473 Dominicans were living in the five boroughs in 2013, compared with 719,444 Puerto Ricans. The study is part of the Latino Data Project by CUNY’s Center for Latin American, …

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Noticias SIN (Channel 9) hired Penn, Schoen & Berland for an electoral results and political opinion poll. Take note that 50% + 1 of the vote is needed for a first round win, and President Danilo Medina is banned from running for re-election by the Constitution. The findings: Pre-candidates eligible to run in the 2016 …

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In a poll held between 29 October and 4 November 2014, Dominicans eligible to vote in the 2016 presidential election were asked if the country was on the right track. The Noticias SIN-Penn, Schoen & Berland poll of 1,000 participants (error margin of +/- 3.10) revealed that 47% think so. 56% of younger Dominicans told …

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This year’s Noticias SIN-Penn, Shoen & Berland poll focused on administrative corruption. The findings show that 58% of Dominicans eligible to vote in the 2016 presidential election consider the Leonel Fernandez governments as the most corrupt, 34% say so of Hipolito Mejia and only 3% say so of incumbent Danilo Medina. To the open question …

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The October-November Penn, Schoen & Berland poll shows President Danilo Medina as the most favorably regarded politician, with 68% approval. Next is former President Leonel Fernandez with 23%. Former President Hipolito Mejia follows with 22%, Luis Abinader with 19%, Guillermo Moreno with 14% and Miguel Vargas Maldonado with 7%. When people were asked to classify …

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The 911 Integrated Emergency and Safety System will be extended to San Cristobal, Santiago and Puerto Plata by the end of this month at the latest, National Police chief Major General Manuel Castro Castillo said yesterday, Wednesday 12 November 2014. He said that they are in the process of applying the new model of police …

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