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The Minister of Public Works Diandino Peña announced the postponing of the La Romana National Games. The games will now be held 28 April to 6 May. Originally they had been scheduled for February. The Ministry is behind schedule in the repair of sports installations and construction of new facilities needed for the games. La …

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The Ministry of Public Works expects the provisional bridge going up besides Ramón Matías Mella bridge to be ready by the end of this month. Once the two barges are connected to two reinforced concrete ramps being built by Samuel Conde & Asociados, traffic will be discontinued over the 45-year old Juan Pablo Duarte Bridge …

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The Ministry of Public works explained that all overpasses and tunnels making up the John F. Kennedy Expressway should be completed by the end of the term of the Fernández administration in August. These include the Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Lope de Vega, Tiradentes (tunnel), Ortega Gasset, and Máximo Gómez overpasses. Engineer Claudia de los …

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The next round of deliberations of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) and the Dominican government is scheduled for Santo Domingo, 24-26 January. The Ministry of Foreign Relations reported that little progress was achieved during the 12th round of negotiations that took place in Kingston, Jamaica. The Ministry said that the DR maintains its position of finalizing …

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The National Police announced it will discontinue the practice of towing away vehicles that are badly parked, abandoned or that have suffered damages. Those who unknowingly suffer the inconvenience of having their vehicle towed have had to pay RD$400-RD$500 in the past to get the vehicles back. The Police says that the system will be …

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Triplets born at the Instituto Dominicano de Seguros Sociales (IDSS) Manuel Emilio Perdomo Hospital in Santo Domingo are in stable health condition. Two boys and one girl ­ Elvin Fernando, Edward Eliseo and Estiese Iliane ­ were 37 weeks old at the time of the birth. Two of the babies were breast fed by the …

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The Santo Domingo Stock Exchange registered RD$11,321.1 million in transactions from 1992 to December 1999. The Stock Exchange, which began operations on 12 December 1991, has brought major financial relief to many Dominican companies that are able to access lower cost funds. 97% of the stock exchange’s transactions are commercial paper. According to Donald Cott, …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations has requested the extradition of Ramón Victoria Molina, suspect murderer of Lourdes Mayerin Crespi. Mayerin Crespi was an innocent victim of the aggressive attitude of Victoria Molina. When Victoria Molina was denied access to the American Bar Friday in Naco neighborhood, he boarded his black Toyota Lexus and drove by …

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Mariasela Alvarez and Jatnna Tavarez have joined forces to fill the 10 to 11 pm slot left by the popular late evening show, Freddy Beras Goico. Beras Goico has moved on the Channel 33. The program being put together by the two producers will air as of February. Nuria Piera had also been invited to …

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