2008 – Page 94

A convoy of 106 goods-laden vehicles traveled to San Jose de Ocoa on Sunday to distribute aid to victims of the recent heavy rainstorms. Tropical Storm Hanna and Hurricane Ike are estimated to have caused RD$1 billion worth of damage in the region, as reported in Hoy. The convoy, which set out from Santo Domingo, …

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Border forces have been reinforcing the scant security on the border with Haiti. The Armed Forces have launched Operation Gavion, a maximum alert in an attempt to monitor an increased exodus of Haitians crossing the border, especially after major flooding following recent storms that have hit the Caribbean. The storms have affected food supplies and …

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The Dominican Ophthalmology Society is warning of a dramatic increase in conjunctivitis cases nationwide. The medical society also warns members of the public to avoid using medication that has not been prescribed by a doctor, as well as popular remedies such as washing eyes with soap, aloe vera or lime because this could burn the …

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A small plane carrying four people and a drugs consignment crashed into the mountains of southwestern Pedernales (Pica Cafe, Jaisa) on Saturday. According to initial reports, the four died in the crash. Roberto Lebron, spokesman for the DNCD said that four packages of cocaine of an undetermined value and weight were found on board, but …

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Hoy newspaper’s El Personaje commentary wonders: “Many Dominicans continue to find it strange that the investigators, especially from the National Drug Control Department, have not been able to locate the drugs and money that was up for grabs on the night of the massacre of seven suspected drug dealers in Paya, Bani.” As has been …

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Cuban Pedro Diaz, who coached the Dominican Republic’s Beijing Olympics gold medalist, boxer Felix Diaz, has been granted Dominican nationality. He has also accepted a contract to continue training the Dominican team and has presented a work plan leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games. Diaz has a PhD in education, has served as president …

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Twenty-four Dominicans ball players and two coaches are on the rosters of Major League Baseball playoff teams, as reported in Diario Libre. Dominican players are: California Angels: Coach Alfredo Griffin, Vladimir Guerrero, Erick Aybar, Ervin Santana, Jose Arredondo Dodgers: Coach Mariano Duncan, Manny Ramirez, Angel Berroa, Pablo Ozuna, Ramon Troncoso. Red Sox: David Ortiz. Tampa …

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Five legends of Dominican popular music – Joseito Mateo, Frank Cruz, Francis Santana, Vinicio Franco and Cuco Valoy – accompanied by the Super Orquestra San Jose conducted by another legendary musician, Papa Molina are booked for the United Palace Theater in Manhattan, New York. Diario Libre speculates this could be the birth of a Merengue …

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It was sunny in Santo Domingo into the afternoon on Monday, but the Weather Department is forecasting heavy rains over the next 48 hours as a tropical wave moves over from Puerto Rico. The neighboring island has already reported flooding following torrential rains of up to four inches per hour, and rainfall amounts have exceeded …

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President Leonel Fernandez presented his long-awaited comprehensive proposal for constitutional reform to the Senate yesterday, with 122 articles revised. The President is suggesting a reform that would allow him to return to the Presidency. He proposes that a President could opt for a third term in office after serving two consecutive terms, but only with …

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