2011 – Page 234

The quantity, not the quality of government spending has been increasing at a fast pace, writes Nelson A. Suarez in a report in Hoy. He says that public spending per capita was RD$1,418 in 1991. This increased to RD$32,137 in 2008, declined to RD$29,049 in 2009 and again increased to RD$30,914 in 2010. In real …

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Chief of the Defense Staff of the Canadian Forces, General Walt Natynczyk is visiting the Dominican Republic on 14, 15 and 16 February. This is the first time that a chief of the defense staff from Canada has visited the DR. He is accompanied by his wife, Leslie Natynczyk and the military attache for the …

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Asley Fil Aime, spokesman for the Association of Haitian Students, says that more than 23,000 Haitian students are enrolled in universities and schools in Santiago. He said a census is being carried out to determine the number of legal Haitians living in Santiago. He told El Caribe that he was working to get the Migration …

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Philanthropist Dr. Luis Cuello Mainardi passed away at his upscale clinic Corazones Unidos on Friday afternoon. The clinic that he founded treated the elite, but he is recognized for his efforts to provide quality medical treatment to patients who could not afford it by organizing visits by international physicians and trips abroad through the Corazones …

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National District prosecutor Alejandro Moscoso Segarra has told the press that the Venezuelan man who was murdered last week while dining at a restaurant in the Hotel BQ on Santo Domingo’s Sarasota Avenue was in possession of six cell phones when he was shot. Diario Libre reports that five of the cell phones belonged to …

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The Baseball Latin Hall of Fame honored several well-known Latin Americans who have made history in Major League Baseball during an event held at the Altos de Chavon amphitheater in La Romana on Saturday. Tribute was paid to Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees who attended together with actress Cameron Diaz. Others inducted into the Latin …

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Dominican fashion designer Oscar de la Renta has been awarded the Great Cross of the Order of Civic Merit by the Spanish government. Spain’s council of ministers approved a proposal by the Ministry of Foreign Relations that recommended the honor. De la Renta was born to Spanish parents in the Dominican Republic. He is the …

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Carnival arrived in Santo Domingo over the weekend with processions by traditional carnival characters along the Avenida Jimenez Moya-Jose Contreras (south of Av. Winston Churchill) and the Avenida Venezuela in Santo Domingo East. Sunday carnivals in Bonao, Santiago and La Vega continued strong with millions invested. Sponsorship from Brahma and Presidente beer companies and Brugal …

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City Mayor Roberto Salcedo has announced the restart of works on the Guibia Beach project on the Malecon of Santo Domingo, saying it would be completed within 90 days. The project involves beach volleyball courts, sidewalk expansion from 4 to 10 meters, lighting, beach conditioning including access steps and washrooms. He made the announcement in …

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The Chamber of Deputies has passed the bill that regulates voting by Dominicans abroad for legislators and in the presidential elections as of 2012. The bill establishes that Dominicans can vote in the 2012 presidential election and choose seven overseas legislators. There will be two deputies for Caribbean and Latin America, three for the United …

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