2011 – Page 267

The Ministry of Public Health has begun a campaign to discourage any kind of stigma and discrimination against persons who may have had cholera. Over the Christmas holidays, Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez visited the media group with dozens of persons who have had cholera to press the point the disease is not contagious …

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News reports indicate that the New Year was cholera-free. On Friday, 31 December, the six patients that had been hospitalized were sent home, as reported in Diario Libre. As of 30 December, there have been 139 reported sick with cholera in the Dominican Republic. Of these 70% are men, of which 56% are 15-49 years …

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Freddy Ortiz, in Hoy on 30 December, explained what’s with the fight to protect the Dominican rum brand. The resolution prohibits the commercialization of the product marketed as Ron Punta Cana, manufactured by Oliver & Oliver. The label of the product indicates that it is rum aged 12 and 15 years. The rum is sold …

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President Leonel Fernandez recognized journalist Rafael Molina Morillo with the award of Journalist of the Year. Fernandez said this recognizes Molina’s 62 years in journalism, and his work in the defense of freedom of expression and Dominican democracy. The award comes with a RD$650,000 prize. Speaking at the award ceremony, Education Minister Melanio Paredes described …

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65-year old Daisy Cordero asked fellow church member 63-year old Juan Arias to help her park her car. What followed was a major tragedy for churchgoers who were preparing to celebrate the ordaining of two priests at the Iglesia San Simon Apostal in Villa Faro, Santo Domingo Este. At 4pm, Father Clemente Furones left to …

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31 persons died due to violence and another 31 died in fatal traffic accidents over the New Year long weekend. During Christmas long weekend 40 deaths were reported, for a total 102 for the Christmas/New Year holiday. This is 20 persons less dead in violent incidents than last year, according to the Center for Emergency …

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For the possession of cell phones illegally introduced to the jail, Sobeida Felix Morel was penalized with 30 days without the visit of family members, as reported in Hoy. On two occasions her lawyers passed on cell phones to her for use in the jail.

Yubel Enrique Mendez Mendez (alias Oreganito) was extradited to New York on 30 December. He is accused by drug control authorities of being a close aide of Puerto Rican drug capo Jose Figueroa Agosto, himself under arrest in Puerto Rico. The DNCD has said his properties are worth more than RD$5 billion at present. He …

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Major Leagues pitcher Alfredo Simon surrendered to the Police today. He is accused of accidentally murdering 25-year old Esteban Castillo Almonte and injuring the latter’s brother, 17-year old Starlin Castillo during a “celebration” shooting on occasion of the New Year festivities. The accident occurred in a central park in the community of Los Salados, Luperon …

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Relatives of murdered businessman Juan Maria de Jesus Santiago Dominguez suspected a hired assassin as the material author of the killing that occurred on 8 December at Av. Charles Sumner in Santo Domingo. Now the intellectual author of the killing is suspect to be his wife, Georgina Lopez, of 34 years, and her suspect lover …

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