2011 – Page 228

The Santiago Prosecutors Office has dismantled what is being described as “a virtual prostitution operation” and arrested 16 people. Santiago prosecutors were working with members of the Police hi-tech crimes Investigation Department (DICAT). The ring, under the cover of a company called Dominican Republic Media Ventures, operated by recruiting university students in Santiago. It was …

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The Toronto Blue Jays agreed yesterday to give 30-year old Dominican Jose Bautista a US$64-million, five-year extension. Last season he became the all-time Blue Jays home run king with 48 homers. He is being asked to play third baseman in the new contract, when his preferred position is right field. The deal thus avoids arbitration …

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The Ministry of Environment is organizing a day of fishing at Laguna Manati in northern Santo Domingo. Laguna Manati is part of the Parque Nacional Humedales del Ozama, a new wetlands reserve. For information, call 809 807 1116 ext 6380 or 809 763 6122 or e-mail abrumilton@hotmail.com

Take note that this Sunday’s carnival parade in Santo Domingo will be celebrated on Jimenez Moya Avenue, the southern stretch of Winston Churchill Avenue. The parade will take place on the avenue between Romulo Betancourt and Jose Contreras cross streets to the north and south. Mirador Sur Avenue will be closed to traffic in the …

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In addition to carnival parades, variety of events take place this weekend in Santo Domingo and nationwide. These include: ABCs of Sex at the National Theater, Marley & Jazz at the Dominican Fiesta, stand-up comedy and songs at Cinema Cafe, comedy at the Bolera, drama at Teatro Guloya, folklore extravaganza at Bellas Artes, Bingo comedy …

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The Presidency reports that President Leonel Fernandez does not have any overseas travel on his short term agenda. News reports had leaked he would travel to Costa Rica and to Russia early this year. The Presidency press department says that instead a commission of the Global Foundation for Development and Democracy (Funglode) would represent the …

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The Ministry of Education announced a pilot program to restore the school breakfast program at public schools in the municipality of Santo Domingo East, that encompasses from Villa Mella to Boca Chica. The distribution of the snacks (milk, cup cakes, and juice) will be supervised by the United Nations Development Plan and will benefit approximately …

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Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, the Director of the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has commended the Dominican public health authorities for their preventive measures against the spread of cholera in the DR. In a letter to the Ministry of Public Health of the DR, Frieden is reported to have said that the …

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected in Santo Domingo to attend the Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas Ministerial Meeting. Foreign ministers and trade ministers of 14 countries of the Americas are expected for the talks scheduled for Wednesday, 3 March and Thursday, 4 March. Pathways links Western Hemisphere countries committed to democracy …

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In today’s Diario Libre, executive editor Adriano Miguel Tejada writes that the Dominican Republic seems to be navigating on “autopilot.” “The maneuverings of the pilot are not felt, no one talks to the passengers or to the crew, and maybe because of that, everyone on board seems to be doing what ever they want. “No …

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