2006 – Page 69

The bridge above the Camu River connecting Cotui and Pimentel, which collapsed on Wednesday, is to be rebuilt. The plan to rebuild the bridge was announced by Minister of Public Works Freddy Perez. Perez said that once he found out about the bridge’s collapse, he sent technicians and a team to survey the area. The …

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There is still no word on what caused last week’s helicopter crash in Puerto Plata that killed two army officials and two private investors, including Howard “Butch” Kerzner. Listin Diario reports that there is still no concrete information on the possible causes of the crash, and although investigators are working together with officials from the …

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A report in Listin Diario says that in an effort to lower the crime rate in Santo Domingo, teenagers have been encouraged to hand over their weapons in exchange for electrical equipment, sporting goods and food. Teens in the Espaillat neighborhood handed over guns, “liver cutters” and other types of illegal homemade weaponry that they …

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The Shriners Hospital for Children from Springfield, Massachusetts, will hold an orthopedics outreach clinic in Santo Domingo on 28 – 29 October at the Centro de Medicina Avanzada y Telemedicina (CEDIMAT) where more than 250 children, mostly from low-income families, will be assessed for treatment or surgery in the United States. The Shriners hold two …

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Grupo Leon Jimenes has awarded the Eduardo Leon Jimenes Art Award to Santo Domingo-based artist Raquel Paiewonsky, who is originally from Puerto Plata. She received a certificate and a RD$300,000 prize for her six-piece digital photographic work, “Untitled”. Runners up were Joan Alberdy Padilla, for his film work titled “Neoveronica,” Jorge Luis Pineda Perez, for …

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Industry and Commerce Minister Francisco Javier Garcia has said that on Monday the final modifications to the bills needed for the Dominican Republic’s entry into DR-CAFTA will be submitted simultaneously to the Chamber of Deputies and Senate for approval. Garcia says that the modifications of bills regarding customs, intellectual property rights, and government contracts and …

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The Bravo awards, promoted by Latin Trade magazine, have named President Leonel Fernandez as their “Leader of the Year” for 2006. The Bravo awards are given to Latin American leaders for their contributions to the region’s development. Fernandez was chosen for the award by the magazine’s editors, and votes from 350,000 readers. Celebrations will be …

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President Leonel Fernandez held a two-hour meeting with the Committee for National Execution for the Penal Code (CONAEJ) at the Presidential Palace yesterday. The purpose of the meeting was to review the penal code. Diario Libre reports that though no changes to any particular part of the code were announced, Senator Francisco Dominguez Brito (PLD-Santiago) …

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Although yesterday’s meeting between the energy sector and the government concluded with no re-negotiated contracts to speak of, President Leonel Fernandez urged the electrical companies that signed the Madrid Accord during the Mejia administration to employ enough flexibility when discussing re-negotiations, emphasizing that they needed to understand that the issue at hand is of national …

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Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez has given RD$45.4 million to continue infrastructural improvements in Higuey, Puerto Plata, Juan Dolio, Boca Chica and Samana. RD$27.6 million went to the Puerto Plata Aqueducts and Sewers Corporation, RD$7.6 to the Asphalt Corporation to finish the Cruz del Isleno-El Macao highway in Higuey province, and RD$703,167 to GBC Engineering for …

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