2009 – Page 199

Alexandra Valdez says that she left her newborn baby to go to the bathroom in room 401 of the Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia Maternity Hospital in Santo Domingo. When she came back, her two-day old baby was gone. She said that a woman, who had been helping her, combing her hair and organizing her …

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A boiler explosion at the Cristobal Colon Sugar Mill in San Pedro de Macoris caused the death of Antono Cuello, whose body was found beneath the boiler. Ten other workers were injured in the explosion, most suffering burns. The injured were taken to the Antonio Musa Public Hospital, the medical center at the Universidad Central …

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The National Drug Control Department reported that it is investigating three men in connection with a drug shipment that was about to be dropped over Miches at dawn yesterday. The agents confronted and arrested the three, who were found in possession of a AK-47 gun, police camouflage uniform, three radios and a red Toyota pickup …

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The drums will beat to their highest note at the Third International Percussion Festival Catarey 2009. The event is scheduled for 6 and 7 June 2009 at the National Conservatory of Music. On Saturday, 6 June: Ezequiel Francisco, Felle Vega, Manuel Tejada, John Blackwell, Jojo Mayer, and a concert with the Ed Calle Quartet. On …

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The freight conflict between Haitian and Dominican truck drivers is over after both sides came to a tentative agreement yesterday, announced Industry and Commerce Minister Jose Ramon Fadul. As part of the agreement, both sides agreed to “open the border” and meet again in 45 days to reach a final agreement. Haitian truckers have been …

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The Ministry of Public Health is calling for a level-headed approach to the AH1N1 virus after the first two cases of the flu were confirmed in the DR. Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez is advising people against self-medication if flu-like symptoms are felt, and to increase hygiene measures to prevent contagion. Rojas says that …

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Coordinator of the Technical Institute for Gender Studies Lourdes Contreras is awaiting the results of a Ministry of Foreign Relations probe into the reasons for her deportation from the US two weeks ago. Contreras was in transit at Miami airport on her way to a gender conference in Jamaica when she was detained and deported. …

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Emigidio Sosa, director of the Presidency’s Social Plan, has announced that the government has allocated RD$140 million to help the families affected by the recent rains. RD$50 million will be spent on helping families that lost their homes and land while another RD$90 million will be used to purchase appliances for families in celebration of …

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Gender discrimination in granting Dominican citizenship will be eliminated from the Constitution, according to modifications approved by the Constitutional Revisory Assembly yesterday. In the past, if a foreign woman married a Dominican, she would acquire Dominican nationality, but this was not the case for foreign men who married Dominican women. Now, both would be entitled …

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Superintendent of Banks Rafael Camilo was appointed as director of the Customs Department (DGA) on Wednesday, according to the governmental Antena news service. Former director Miguel Cocco passed away last week after a long battle with kidney problems. Camilo will be replaced at the Superintendency of Banks by Hivanjoe Ng, who is the Superintendent of …

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