2011 – Page 239

Readers are advised to fill up their tanks before the weekend. The National Association of Gasoline Retailers (Anadegas) has announced the start of a nationwide boycott of fuel purchases on Sunday and it will continue for an indefinite period. The gas station operators have a long list of complaints and this latest offensive is a …

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Residents of La Cienega, La Barquita, Sabana Perdida, Gualey, San Felipe and Punta, in Villa Mella, Cristo Rey and Capotillo are calling for free school breakfasts to be restored. Students, fathers and mothers, priests, pastors, and community leaders described the decision by Education Minister Melanio Paredes to suspend the delivery of free breakfasts to public …

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Fuel costs an average RD$19.85 more per gallon in the Dominican Republic than in Central America, which is another of the elements that affects the Dominican industrial sector’s ability to compete in relation with other countries. Diario Libre says that according to a study created by the Henri Hebrard Consultants, taking the week of 25 …

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In a move that is sure to startle some, the Haitian authorities have issued a passport for former President Jean Bertrand Aristide. The passport was given to Aristide’s lawyer. According to Hoy newspaper, “all the formalities were fulfilled”. The issuing authority was said to have requested anonymity. Aristide would be the second of the nation’s …

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The people of Santiago were shocked to learn that one of the police officers dismissed earlier this week, a major named Jose Euri Ubri Diaz, had been tracking the movements of local district prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso in the criminal investigation system at Police headquarters. According to El Nuevo Diario, the major admitted that he …

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Yesterday, the Chief of the National Police, Jose Armando Polanco Gomez, ordered the dismissed major Cristino Batista, lieutenants Ricardo Perez Mateo and Fernanda Julieta Garcia Urbaez, as well as sergeant Helpis Ransses Reyes to be sent to the Justice Department in Santiago for their alleged part in the plot to kill the journalist and lawyer …

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Mexican pop star Cristian Castro is booked for a concert on Friday, 11 February at the La Fiesta hall of the Hotel Jaragua. This is a Cesar Suarez Jr production. Castro is on his ‘Viva el Principe’ tour and the date is billed as a Valentines Day concert. Castro is best known for his hits …

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On Monday, 7 February, dr1.com received 21,027 unique visitors according to Google Analytics. The largest percentage of visitors came from North America. The breakdown for the day for visitors was: USA – 10,603 Canada – 4,700 DR – 3,073 UK – 928 Other – 1,723 DR1 is on track to serve over 5.5 million unique …

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At the closing of his weeklong visit to India, President Leonel Fernandez spoke at the Indian Council for World Affairs at Sapru House in New Delhi. The council is the internal think-tank of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India. As reported by the IANS news service, he stated that India and the DR have …

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President Leonel Fernandez attended the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) in New Delhi, which took place from 3-5 February. The event was organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi. The event, themed “Tapping Local Initiatives and Tackling Global Inertia,” was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan …

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