2007 – Page 60

The Emergency Operations Center (COE) reports that at least 11 people have died as a result of winds and torrential rainfall brought by the large and slow-moving Tropical Storm Noel. Thirteen people are reported missing. Other reports indicate that as many as 21 people may be dead, and the number of people missing may be …

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The Ministry of Education has announced the suspension of primary and secondary school classes until Wednesday due to the torrential rains. Some public schools are being used to shelter the families that were evacuated from flooded areas. The state university also ordered its regional campuses to shut down until Wednesday.

Tropical Storm Noel was responsible for two more national blackouts yesterday, the third in as many days. In the early hours of Sunday morning the entire country was plunged into a two-hour blackout. Diario Libre reports that a general blackout was registered yesterday at 12:56am and that a second was registered at 1:45pm. Hoy reports …

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After being caught off guard with the almost sudden and unexpected arrival of Tropical Storm Noel, the government is getting its act together to organize relief efforts throughout the country. Yesterday President Leonel Fernandez met with the heads of the country’s emergency relief organizations to discuss strategies for delivering supplies, food and all the help …

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Tropical Storm Noel brought down telephone services in the southwestern provinces of the DR. Claro-Codetel, Tricom and Centennial have all reported problems with services for their clients. The Dominican Telecommunications Institute says that it hopes that all phone and Internet lines will be back to normal by today. The problems arose when a Codetel antenna …

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Hoy is reporting that the strong winds and rains of TS Noel have damaged rice, banana, plantain, onion and cassava crops in the DR. Agriculture Minister Salvador Jimenez said that flooding also affected sweet potatoes and other vegetables in several regions. Plantations in Azua, San Juan, Barahona, Monsenor Nouel, Sanchez Ramirez, La Vega and San …

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Flights at Las Americas International Airport were resumed yesterday after storm Noel made it too dangerous for planes to leave the DR on Sunday. The delays and flight cancellations left many passengers stranded at the airports. Likewise, several flights from Puerto Rico did not made it into the DR on Sunday. Departing flights were canceled …

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The Consulting Council for Dominicans in Florida is among the institutions that are offering to help Dominicans in the wake of Tropical Storm Noel. Jose Zaiter, president of the organization, said that his members would meet today in order to organize a strategy. Also, Angel Aguasvivas, president of the Dominican Medical Association’s Miami branch explained …

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A woman, Antia Celeida Javier de los Santos, was caught with 14 packets of cocaine as she tried to board a flight to Madrid on Sunday. Airport officials say that Deimon Jonathan Pimentel Lebron was caught with 77 packets of drugs in his stomach as he was trying to board a flight to Holland. Both …

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The new Dominican Volleyball League will be inaugurated on 17 November with 16 teams from provinces across the country. Ramon Alexis Garcia, president of the Dominican Volleyball Federation, made the announcement yesterday. Garcia says that the league will be competitive and that members from the national team will be distributed evenly among the 16 teams. …

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