2010 – Page 21

Police Chief Major General Jose Armando Polanco Gomez says that the lynching of a young man who was burned to death in Yaguate, San Cristobal should serve as a lesson for other young people. He did add however that it was regrettable that members of the public should have to take justice into their own …

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Six people were killed and eleven injured in an accident between an SUV and a small bus on Sunday afternoon. The bus was going from San Juan de la Maguana to Santo Domingo and the SUV was travelling north to San Juan from Azua. As a result of the crash, one of the vehicles struck …

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Winter has come early, according to residents of the Central Mountain Range. People in the country’s mountainous center are dusting off their coats and blankets because of the cold nighttime and early morning temperatures. In the Juan Bautista Perez Rancier (Valle Nuevo) National Park temperatures as low as -2 or -3 Celsius have been reported. …

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In a fund-raiser, Two Voices for One Toy, to buy children’s toys for distribution during Christmas, Wason Brazoban and Shire will take the stage together at the Maunaloa Night Club on 9 December from 9pm. The event is organized by the Legal Training Institute to benefit poor children in the communities of Padre las Casas, …

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On Friday night, the Leones del Escogido traveled to Santiago to take on the Aguilas Cibaenas. Once again the result was a victory for the Leones 5-4, their fourth victory in five trips to the Estadio Cibao. Justin Turner hit a three-run homer for the Leones. In Santo Domingo’s veteran Estadio Quisqueya, the Tigres del …

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President Leonel Fernandez traveled to Argentina yesterday and will also be visiting Brazil and the US during his five-day trip. In Argentina, he is attending the 20th Ibero-American Heads of State and Government Summit in Mar de Plata. The President is scheduled to return on Monday. Fernandez is traveling with Education and Economy ministers Melanio …

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Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa says that an extra RD$4.5 billion will be allocated to the Ministry of Education, in response to widespread national demands for increased funding. He said the funds would be used to build new classrooms, and repair and equip existing ones. He said the funds could not be spent on items like …

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El Dia reports that with few exceptions, most households have been cooperative with pollsters visiting to gather information for the 9th Population and Housing Census. The pollsters’ work was helped by many people who had downloaded the form from the Internet, filled it out and had it ready for the pollsters with the required information. …

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A 13-year old Haitian boy who had crossed the border recently became the 13th cholera case reported in the Dominican Republic. He was taken to a public hospital in Independencia Province, near the border, for treatment. Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez said the patient is in a stable condition and is receiving medical care …

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The National Energy Commission (CNE) reports that it is preparing a ruling for measuring net power generation. The meter would be able to measure the power received from the distributors as well as power that is self-generated by users through renewable sources and other non-conventional power sources. Users generating additional power will be able to …

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