2011 – Page 2

Barometro Latinoamericano, a leading regional poll, reveals that the face-to-face polls conducted between 15 July and 16 August show the Dominican Republic in last place in confidence in the state by the citizens. The annual public opinion survey carried out 19,000 interviews in 18 Latin American countries. Latinobarometro Corporation is a non-profit NGO based in …

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Heart disease and traffic accidents are the main causes of death in the Dominican Republic. In the first 10 months of the year, 10,930 people have died, as reported in Diario Libre. The newspaper sourced preliminary data from the statistics bureau at the Ministry of Public Health that says that deaths this year are down …

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A report in today’s Listin Diario points out that public school graduates pay only RD$6 per credit at the state university, so a semester consisting of six subjects costs RD$1,626 for the entire medical degree, if all subjects are passed. The degree consists of 271 credits. To study communications, which consists of 197 credits, the …

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The promoters of what is being described as the largest shopping center in the Dominican Republic, the Centro Sambil Santo Domingo are now promoting the rental of the stores. There are 350 store spaces for this chain, regarded as one of the most successful in Venezuela. The Santo Domingo shopping mall is their first abroad. …

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Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Roberto Rosario is proposing the elimination of the electoral vote count bulletins, replacing them with a system whereby results are released to the media as they become available for each electoral table. The results would be published on the JCE web page so anyone can have access at the same …

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Differences at the Central Electoral Board (JCE) concerning the return of Franklin Frias to direct the computer department continue to make headlines. Diario Libre gives front- page coverage to speculation about the reasons for the imposition of Franklin Frias as director of the JCE computer center. The newspaper reports that judge Eddy Olivares had requested …

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Samir Chami Isa, the general coordinator of civic movement Participacion Ciudadana (PC), says that a recent study reveals that the political parties do not feel they have to be accountable to the public. The political parties receive taxpayer money for their activities and are subject to Law 200-04 of Free Access to Public Information. Isa …

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A recent study reveals that 8% of the 2.6 million Dominican elementary and high school students are obese. The Ministry of Public Health report says this is an increase over the 5% reported in the 1990s. The obesity problem is attributed to a lack of nutrients in the foods consumed by the students. Matilde Vasquez, …

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Jose Daniel Vasquez, a student at the Las Americas Institute of Technology (ITLA), is the Latin American and Caribbean champion in the Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders 2011 Skills Competition for Latin America and the Caribbean. The competition is organized by Cisco to provide an opportunity for Networking Academy students to participate in a valuable learning …

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Representatives of the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Public Works and the municipalities of Greater Santo Domingo announced measures to improve garbage collection in Greater Santo Domingo yesterday, as reported in El Nacional. Environment Minister Ernesto Reyna said that the Duquesa garbage dump would operate 24 hours a day, equipment would …

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