2010 – Page 4

The Dominican Auxiliary Naval Corps, a civilian group of volunteers, announced that they would be submitting a legislative proposal to the Executive Branch for establishing the rules and regulations that will govern the entry of yachts and sailboats in Dominican waters. The idea is to promote the DR as a boating destination, and maritime and …

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Former President Salvador Jorge Blanco died on Sunday, 26 December at 3:30am. He was in coma for 37 days. He was hospitalized at the Abel Gonzalez Clinic for Advanced Medicine on 19 November when he suffered a cerebral edema after falling off his bed. He was operated twice by neurosurgeons Jose Joaquin Puello and Giancarlo …

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The authorities found a third body from the Tuesday shipwreck off the northeastern coast near San Juan River. 10 men and 6 women attempted an illegal boat failed crossing to Puerto Rico on that day, not heeding weather department calls of high surf and dangerous conditions at sea. As reported in the press, the travelers …

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On 24 December, the press reported on the confiscating of another iPhone to prison inmate Sobeida Felix Morel. A lawyer was arrested for attempting to smuggle another iPhone to Sobeida Felix Morel. This follows a confiscation reported on 15 December of two Blackberries and an iPhone. Felix Morel is in jail as an accomplice to …

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The General Staff of the National Police held a meeting yesterday, Sunday, morning with Ramon Antonio Veras (Negro), during which they dealt with issues related to the involvement of members of the Police in the attempted assassination of his son Jordi and who have yet to be placed at the disposition of the Justice Department. …

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The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) and the National Police reported yesterday a total of 46 persons dead during the Christmas holidays. Of the fatalities, 30 were registered within the framework of the Christmas Union Operation 2010-2011 that is headed by the COE, and they were the results of traffic accidents and alcoholic intoxication. The …

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A huge winter storm that dumped more than a foot of snow on New York’s airports and the whole US Northeast Coast, has forced the cancellation of literally hundreds of flights, many of which affected the DR in a direct manner as people hurried back to jobs after the Christmas holidays or tried to get …

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After a few days off for the Christmas holidays, the baseball guys got back to work on Sunday. The second phase of the Dominican Winter League Tournament, dedicated to Jose Lima and the victims of the Rio Verde crash, is a four-round, round robin session, with the top two survivors going on to the finals. …

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Dominicans take Christmas seriously and priority is given to family and friends. In true Dominican tradition, DR1 is taking its annual Christmas holiday break. The daily news digest will not be updated on Thursday and Friday, 23 and 24 December. Headline-making news will instead be compiled for a wrap up on Monday, 27 December. Take …

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In its preliminary year’s end report, the Central Bank reports that the country risk for the DR is below the Latin American average, making the DR an attractive destination for foreign investment. The Central Bank stresses relative exchange stability with fluctuations of barely 3% in all 2010 has maintained the DR’s competitiveness at a time …

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