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Alleged immigration agents without identification search for illegal Haitians in homes
En français. Des agents de l'immigration sans identification font des fouilles dans les maisons à la recherche d'Haïtiens sans papiers.
(Telemicro; Tuesday, January 16, 2024)
Citizens of the Constanza community report that individuals, supposedly members of the Immigration Directorate, are carrying out night operations without uniforms or identification. These individuals would be breaking into homes around 3 a.m., looking for Haitians who are in the country illegally.
Protests in Haiti after Guy Philippe's call for civil disobedience
En français. Des manifestations en Haïti suite à l'appel de Guy Philippe de désobéissance civile.
(EL Nuevo Diario; LD; RC Cavada; DL; SIN; Tuesday, January 16, 2024)
Following the call for civil disobedience made by former senator and ex-convict Guy Philippe, anti-government protests were recorded this Monday in several Haitian city.
53 migrants repatriated to Dominican Republic by U.S. Coast Guard
En français. Rapatriement de 53 Haïtiens par les Garde-Côtes de la RD
(EL Día; Monday, January 15, 2024)
Parental Consent for Minors to apply for a child’s U.S. passport
En français. L'autorisation parentale nécessaire pour la demande d'un passeport US pour un enfant.
(LD; Monday, January 15, 2024)
Ask the Consul column explains that children under age 16 cannot apply for a passport by themselves. Both parents/guardians must authorize the issuance of the child's passport.
Abinader reaffirms fight against impunity
En français. Abinader réaffirme sa décision de lutter contre l'impunité.
(El Día; LD; DL; HOY; Monday, January 15, 2024)
NGO launches campaign promoting prohibition of use of State resources in electoral process(DL; RNN; Monday, January 15, 2024)
En français. Une ONG (Participation citoyenne) a lancé une campagne pour promouvoir l'interdiction de l'usage des ressources de l'État dans le processus électoral.
The non-partisan civic movement Participación Ciudadana launched the campaign "Democracy, more than a vote is a process", with which it seeks to publicize the prohibitions that legal regulations in relation to the use of State resources and state advertising during the electoral campaign.
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(LD; Monday, January 15, 2024)
Listin Diario editorial comments: “The Constitution is quite clear and explicit about the principle of apoliticality of the Armed Forces and the National Police, a value that was difficult to enforce after a long period of direct influence of politicians on them.”
En français. Commentaires du Listin Diario : La Constitution est tout à fait claire et explicite sur le principe que l'Armée et la Police nationale doivent être apolitiques, un prescrit qu'il a été difficile d'appliquer après que ces inqstitutions aient été pendant une longue période sous l'influence des politiciens.
Dominican Newspaper Society reviews bill that creates the National Intelligence Directorate
En français. La société dominicaine de la presse a étudié la loi qui crée le Directoire de l'Intelligence nationale.
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(DL; Tuesday, January 16, 2024)
Diario Libre editorial comments: “Although the desire to organize the intelligence services is understood, as has happened in other countries, so that there is greater coordination, this need should not be taken advantage of to introduce legislation that may threaten citizen freedoms, since experience shows that those resources tend to be misused.”
En français. Commentaires du Listin Diario : " Bien que le désir d'organiser les services d'intelligence soient compris, comme ça existe dans d'autres pays, de manière à ce qu'il y ait une plus grande coordination, ce besoin ne devrait pas en profiter pour introduire une législation qui risque de menacer les libertés des citoyens, vu que l'expérience montre que ces ressources ont tendance à être malutilisées.
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Only 23% of people in pretrial detention will be able to vote this year
(EL Día; Tuesday, January 16, 2024)
En français. Seulement 23% des personnes en détention préventives pourront voter cette année.
Of the 26,351 prisoners in the country, only 59.3% are under preventive detention, and only 23.9% (7,098) will be able to vote in the presidential election, since the regulation of “Voting in Penitentiary Facilities” establishes that “it will only be applied in the prison facilities that are within the New Penitentiary System and the public prisons of Nagua, Azua and Hermanas Mirabal.”
First audit of electoral equipment revealed serious weaknesses in cybersecurity
En français. Le premier audit du matériel électoral montre de sérieuses failles dans la cybersécurité.
(DL; Tuesday, January 16, 2024) The Central Electoral Board (JCE) affirms that the errors found in the first audit of the digitization, scanning and data transmission equipment have already been solved.
One of the errors was that the operating system of the electoral computing equipment requires strengthening the software against malicious programs or malware.
DNCD seizes cocaine hidden in vehicle parts that would be sent to the U.S.
En français. La DNCD a saisi de la cocaïne dissimulée dans des parties de véhicules devant être envoyées aux USA
(HOY; El Día; Monday, January 15, 2024)
Agents from the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) and members of the Public Ministry seized almost two kilos of cocaine, placed in a piece of vehicle and two folders, which would be sent to the United States through an international shipping company.
Authorities will reinforce security in public hospitals
(El Día; Monday, January 15, 2024)
En français. Les autorités vont renforcer la sécurité dans les hôpitaux.
The Dominican authorities agreed to reinforce security in the country's hospitals with the appointment of more than 30 new officers of the National Army.
Also, the authorities decided to increase police presence in hospital emergencies.
Minister of Agriculture explains why food was confiscated from Spanish singer Julio Iglesias
En français. Le ministre de l'Agriculture explique pourquoi de la nourriture (fruits et légumes) et d'autres trucs ont été confisqués au chanteur espagnol Julio Iglesias.
(DL; LD; Monday, January 15, 2024)
The Minister of Agriculture, Limber Cruz López, confirmed the seizure of fruits, vegetables, and other foodstuffs from Spanish artist Julio Iglesias at the Punta Cana International Airport (east of the country).
“We have an alert and we have a very strong surveillance throughout the national territory, because of a sporadic incursion of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly,” said Cruz.
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(DL; Monday, January 15, 2024)
Spanish artist Julio Iglesias has had his luggage seized by airport officials in the Dominican Republic because it contained over 42kg of groceries, including strawberries, framboises, myrtilles, cherries, tomatoes, beets, celery, beans, spinach, lettuce, mushrooms and meat.
En français. Les autorités aéroportuaires de la RD ont saisi les bagages de l'artiste espagnol Julio Iglesias parce que contenant plus de 42 kg de produits, dont des fraises, groseilles, des framboises , myrtilles, des cerises, des tomates, betteraves, haricots, épinards, laitue, champignons et de la viande.
(DL; Monday, January 15, 2024)
Diario Libre editorial comments: “The consequences that have arisen from climate change are many, and for a country located on an island like the Dominican Republic, the need to address them is urgent. In 2020, the investment necessary to address climate change in the country was estimated at US$18 billion. Four years later, the Vice Minister of Climate Change and Sustainability of the Ministry of the Environment, Milagros DeCamps, says that this amount has tripled.”
En français.Commentaires du Listin Diario. Les problèmes soulevés par le changement climatique et pour un pays situé dans une île comme la RD, demandent d'être adressés de manière urgente. En 2020, l'investissement nécessaire pour confronter le changement climatique dans le pays était estimé à 18 milliards de $US. Quatre ans plus tard, le Vice-ministre du changement climatique du ministère de l'Environnement , Milagros DeCamps, a déclaré que ce montant a triplé.
Abinader: The DR is the seventh largest economy in Latin America
En français. La DR est la septième économie de la plus importante de l'Amérique Latine.
(EL Día; El Nuevo Diario; Tuesday, January 16, 2024)
Inflation rate of the Dominican Republic was 3.57% in 2023
En français.Le taux d'inflation en RD était en 2023 était de 3.57%.
(EL Día; DL; Tuesday, January 16, 2024)
The Dominican government reported that thanks to monetary, fiscal and economic policies, inflation was controlled in 2023, which was the main objective of economic policy.
The Dominican Republic received more than 10 billion dollars in remittances in 2023
En français. La Banque centrale de la RD( BCRD) a reçu en 2023 plus de 10 milliards de dollars de transferts de la diaspora. Soit 3.1% qu'en 2022.
(EL Día; El Nuevo Diario; Tuesday, January 16, 2024)
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) reported that Dominican Republic received $10,157.2 million in remittances last year, 3.1% more than in 2022.
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