2006 – Page 91

Tourists from around the world have written to the Friends of Animals Association (PADELA), the Presidential Palace and the Police Department, to complain about the abuse and cruelty they have seen practiced against animals while visiting the Dominican Republic, according to Clave weekly newspaper. PADELA is receiving an average of five letters per month, according …

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A baby dolphin was born to mother “Serena” on 21 August 2006 at Ocean World Adventure Park in Puerto Plata. This is the first recorded and confirmed successful (live) baby dolphin born in captivity in the DR. The marine park director, Stefan Meister is optimistic that there will be many more to come. He explains …

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V Magazine includes DR’s Altos de Chavon and the successes of its graduates in its list of design schools. These include Rogelio Velasco of Velasco Couture, who designed Meryl Streep’s dress for the 2006 Oscars and designs for Queen Noor of Jordan; Tonelly Zepeda, who works for Donna Karan; and Edmundo Castillo, shoe designer, who …

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President Leonel Fernandez participated in the inauguration of the north terminal at Las Americas International Airport. The airport concessionaire, Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (AERODOM) announced spending over US$35.8 million on infrastructure and equipment. Clave Digital reports that the north terminal will increase the airport’s operational capacity by 65%, allowing an additional 140 flights daily. AERODOM …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations announced that as from now the renewal and issue of Dominican passports abroad will cost 30 % less. Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso has instructed all diplomatic missions abroad to comply with this new decree. When the government removed the consular invoice, several consulates increased the cost of passports …

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The Ministry of Public Health has announced that it will start to vaccinate elderly people living in 44 homes for the elderly next Monday to prevent them contracting pneumonia. More than 150,000 doses are due to be administered. The vaccines, one to stop the common cold and one for meningitis, were donated by Merck Pharmaceuticals, …

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The Ministry of the Armed Forces, through the Volunteer Military Service Directorate, and in coordination with the Ministry of Education, has announced a new special training program for high school students across the country. Six public schools were selected to begin the program with 300 students this Saturday, 30 September. The program aims to train …

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Starting 1 July 2009, users of Dominican telephone services, both cable and wireless, will have the right to change providers and keep the same number in accordance with Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL) Resolution number 156-06, which was approved unanimously by members of the council led by Jose Rafael Vargas. Diario Libre reports that this right …

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According to Venezuelan Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Francisco Belisario Landis, his country will be competing for a seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council with Guatemala, not the DR, for the 2007-2009 term. He expects to receive the support of the Dominican Republic. Belisario Landis explained that the Dominican government …

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At deadline, the Senate had received more than 250 proposals for judge positions in the Central Electoral Board (JCE) judges, as reported in El Caribe. Senate president Reynaldo Pared Perez revealed that the names proposed would be published in the newspapers, according to a report in Clave Digital. He also stated that the number of …

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