2007 – Page 102

Migration director general, Carlos Amarante Baret authorized the deportation of Vladimir Medinsky. Medinsky, a German national, is implicated in the pornography and prostitution ring run by fellow German Lutz Robert Gunther Meyerling that placed videos of Haitian women on the Internet. Medinsky had entered the country on a tourist visa. District Attorney of the National …

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The nation’s principal north-south speedway, the Duarte Highway was shut down by protestors for two hours yesterday when the neighbors of Villa Altagracia demanded that the government build a series of overpasses. While when the highway was built there was scant population, with time the government has not impeded the illegal takeover of land for …

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Puerto Rican superstar Chayanne has included a 17 December date in Santo Domingo as part of his 100-city 2007 world tour. The pop/salsa singer known for his energetic dance numbers and power ballads will be performing at the Palacio de los Deportes of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. Three of Chayanne’s albums have debuted …

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President Leonel Fernandez says that he is committed to seeing his five-point plan through. The five points include strengthening democracy, increasing economic growth, and enhancing social, environmental and security policies, as reported in Hoy. “There is no democracy with empty stomachs,” said Fernandez, who seeks reelection to complete these goals. Fernandez also said that he …

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President Leonel Fernandez launched the Plan of Action for the Competitive Production of Milk, an alliance between the government and the milk producers. He said that increases in international dairy prices will represent an added charge of US$160 million. Milk prices are rising internationally due to rising energy costs, tight supply, and especially the rising …

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On Monday the Education Minister Alejandrina German inaugurated the School Breakfast Program with the distribution of 1,760,000 food rations. This year there will be an increase of 60,000 rations due to an increase in the number of students, reports the Ministry. The investment in education this year is of RD$2,600,000. The school breakfast encourages low-income …

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The Dominican courts have taken a stand on the issue of schooling for children that do not have birth certificates. Three youngsters who do not have birth certificates were ordered to school by magistrate William Encarnacion Mejia of the Civil Chamber of the Court for Children and Young People in Santo Domingo. The judge issued …

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Seven Venezuelan doctors currently in the DR will operate without charge on 250 low-income patients from all around the country that suffer from various lip and bone problems. Dr. Ignacio Escobar, one of the Venezuelan doctors, said the operations will take place at the new Juan Bosch Traumatology Hospital, in La Vega.

The National Competitiveness Council (CNC) criticized that Aerodom, the private operator of Las Americas, Puerto Plata and Samana airports, announced charge for air cargo freights would double as of 1 November. Andres Vanderhorst Alvarez backed the position of the Civil Aviation Board and the Airport Commission that have urged the company to revoke the increase. …

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Airport Department Director Andres Vanderhorst says that the DR is the country that charges the most airport charges and government taxes among all international airports. Vanderhorst says that the excessive taxes and charges are making passenger and cargo fares to and from the DR exorbitantly high and harming tourism and exports. He is concerned airlines …

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