Dolores Vicioso – Page 8106

Approximately 3,000 large rubbish cans were distributed throughout the capital over the weekend of 20-22 September during a clean-up operation headed by television producer Roberto Salcedo. Civilian volunteers and military personnel participated in the operation. The city was divided into seven zones which had the most rubbish accumulated in the streets. In addition to several …

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On Wednesday, 18 September, inmates at La Victoria prison in the National District staged an uprising which resulted in the death of at least one prisoner and eight others receiving injuries. The prisoners gave a series of demands to the attorney general of the National District, Guillermo Moreno, the chief of the National Police, Camilo …

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Last week a commission of government and business leaders, headed by Foreign Minister Eduardo Latorre, visited Haitian President Rene Preval in Port-Au-Prince. Among the issues discussed and resolutions reached was the creation of a permanent bilateral commission to identify, study and present solutions for problems on the Dominican-Haitian border, particularly illegal Haitian migration to the …

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Jose Antonio Molina of the Dominican Republic is to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra for one concert in the middle of October. Mr. Molina will conduct the orchestra for the performance of ten songs from the forthcoming C.D. of Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez. Here Molina is scheduled to open the National Symphony Orchestra season on …

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The government of the United States has given Dominican universities until 30 September to clarify their medical school standards in order to have their degrees recognized. The National Council of Higher Education (CONES) has appointed a commission consisting of the deans of universities offering courses in medicine to establish universal standards for those graduating. The …

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The attorney general of the National District, Guillermo Moreno Garcia, has announced that people and organizations which operate illegal betting games will be pursued and prosecuted, with the cooperation of the authorities from the National Lottery. Games known as “pale” and the “Caraquita” taken from the Venezuelan National Lottery have existed for years and taken …

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The judge in charge of the preliminary phase of the investigation into the murder of Jose Rafael Llenas Aybar, Alexis Henríquez Nuñez, called on citizens to have confidence that the case will be solved, despite the slow pace of the questionings of those involved. Judge Henríquez Nuñez said that one of the reasons the investigation …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) which organized the 1996 presidential election, Dr. Cesar Estrella Sadhala, told the news media that he favors the right to vote for members of the Armed Forces and National Police, who are prohibited from so doing under the current constitution. He argued that as citizens of the …

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President Leonel Fernandez addressed the nation on Monday, 16 September, giving a report on his first 30 days in office. He said that his government has been sending all the proceeds from the tax on petroleum products, with the exception of the subsidy for propane gas that benefits consumers, to the Central Bank, so that …

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President Leonel Fernandez terminated Miguel Solano as assistant Technical Secretary to the Presidency on 17 September, three days after Mr. Solano accused the central government of permitting alleged corruption in the granting of public works contracts. Mr. Solano said publicly that President Fernandez and the Secretary of the Presidency, Danilo Medina, gave their blessing to …

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