2010 – Page 252

The hoax call earlier this week claiming there was a bomb in one of the restrooms of the Santiago Cibao International Airport came from New York City, according to the District Attorney for Santiago, Yenny Berenice Reynoso. She said that the Attorney General and the Police were able to trace the call and that the …

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The US National Air and Space Administration (NASA) has identified 32 forest fires in one day in the DR. Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal admitted that “for the beginning of the year, the forest fire season has been very intense” and that “things are getting out of hand” even though it is too early …

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There has been a marked decline in crime along Santo Domingo’s Malecon seafront boulevard (George Washington Avenue) after a police patrol was instated, but hoteliers are complaining that prostitutes are still working in the areas where public lighting has yet to be restored. The president of the Santo Domingo Hotel Association, Roberto Henriquez described the …

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Weather Department officials are forecasting that rains will soon relieve the serious drought that is currently affecting the country. Gloria Ceballos, director of the National Meteorological Office (Onamet), says the El Nino phenomenon is weakening and that the much-needed rains should fall within the next couple of weeks. The drought has nearly dried up the …

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Award-winning electro-pop group Miranda will be appearing at the Teatro La Fiesta of the Hotel Jaragua on 1 May at 10pm. The group, which comes from Argentina, was formed in 2001 and Rolling Stone Magazine named it the best newcomer of 2002. Miranda has won several MTV Video Music Awards for Latin America, the Vina …

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Late Saturday, the death toll since Thursday stood at 14, but 8 more people were killed according to preliminary reports on Sunday, for a total toll of 22. Of these, 2 had drowned, while 20 died in traffic accidents. Regardless, the death toll is expected to be less than in the past two years. The …

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Higher Education Minister Ligia Amada Melo is calling on the government to stop building more state university UASD regional centers without carrying out feasibility studies into what courses they should be offering. Melo criticized the lack of quality in these establishments. “The evidence we have is that the branches that have been opened recently do …

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Hundreds of teachers and administrative staff have been removed from the Ministry of Education payroll. Radhames Camacho, president of the Dominican Teachers Association (ADP) that represents the public school teachers, was critical of the method used and the speed with which the dismissals were made. The employees were removed after an audit showed they were …

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Ricardo Jacobo couldn’t run for senator because he didn’t meet the requirement for length of residence in El Seibo, but the ruling PLD party has found a way around this. The PLD candidate for senator in El Seibo will now be Ricardo Jacobo’s father, Manuel Ramon Antonio Jacobo Reyes, who is able to meet the …

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Hundreds of people marched to Cotui on Easter in protest against the contract the Dominican government has signed with Barrick Gold, the world’s largest gold mining company, and the potential negative effects on the environment. The protestors called for the government and Barrick to modify the contract to enforce remedial and preventive measures. Protestors fear …

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