2011 – Page 229

The Chamber of Deputies legislators could not agree on whether to authorize people over the age of 75 to be chosen as judges for the new Constitutional Court created by the 2010 Constitution. Judges need to retire from the Supreme Court of Justice at the age of 75, but legislators are divided over whether seniors …

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The ruling PLD political party keeps a lead of 49% of voter favor, and the PRD has 43%, and the PRSC 7%, according to a poll by Hamilton Campaign. The poll inquired who in each party has the most support and reveals that President Leonel Fernandez has a 76% rate, followed by 15% for Danilo …

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The Spanish Cooperation Agency (AECID) will be donating EUR7 million towards improving the water sources of the rivers Macasias, Pedernales and Manoguayabo. As reported by project coordinator David Luther, some 450,000 people will benefit. The local counterpart contribution is US$1.5 million. The project is known as “Water for Development,” as reported in El Dia.

The Catholic Church hierarchy in the Dominican Republic has warned that the country is living through a time of uncertainty, poverty, crime, impunity and other evils that impede a dignified human existence, as reported in Diario Libre. In a message with the title “500 Years in the Defense of Human Dignity” issued yesterday on the …

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The authorities have detected six “very active” routes used for smuggling Haitians into the DR, as reported in El Dia. These operate primarily in the northwest, mainly in the provinces of Dajabon, Montecristi, Santiago Rodriguez and Valverde. The presence of Haitians in Santiago, the largest city in the center of the country is so prevalent …

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The National Hotels & Tourism Association (Asonahores) and the Santo Domingo Hotels Association continue to create awareness among city citizens of the cost to property owners of a new council resolution that they have challenged on the grounds that it is double taxation. The hotel associations say the double taxation would also affect landlords. The …

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The Police have recovered the laptop that was stolen from Judge Claribel Nivar Arias. Julio Rigoberto Cruz Heredia, 37, was arrested and is the main suspect in the robbery at the home of the judge in Urbanizacion Leonela in Madre Vieja Sur, San Cristobal. The judge’s maid was raped during the robbery. The computer was …

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Now in its third year, the Dominican Republic Fashion Week will take place from 31 May to 4 June at the Sans Souci Convention Center in Santo Domingo. This year will include guest fashion shows by Nicole Miller of the US, and Carlos Campos of Honduras. Also Spaniard Custo Dalmau and Benito Fernandez from Argentina. …

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Sunset Jazz on Friday, at the Dominican Fiesta as of 6:30pm presents guitarist-vocalist Frank Green and guitarist Ivan Carbuccia in a tribute to Bob Marley. They will be backed by Otoniel Vargas on drums and Daniel Alvarez on bass. Dominican Fiesta Hotel & Casino, Av. Anacaona. Free admission. For more on upcoming events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar …

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The Ministry of Environment and its Green Quisqueya Plan have planted more than 380,000 trees in the area of Tirou, Haiti. Brigades of tree planters in Haiti are employed to make sure that the trees are looked after and do not end up being cut down. The Dominican government is supplying pine tree, mango, tamarind …

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