2011 – Page 68

Underwater cave specialists from the Dominican Republic Speleological Society (DRSS), working with scientists affiliated to the Museum of Dominican Man have found at least three fossils of crocodiles in a spring inside a cave in the eastern province of La Altagracia. Up to now, it was believed that crocodiles only inhabited bodies of water in …

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The Ministry of Culture has announced the winners of the 26th Biennial of the Visual Arts at the Museum of Modern Art. A total of 109 works by Dominican and foreign resident artists (five years of residence requirement), in a wide scope of artistic formats are on show at the Museum. The awards committee was …

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Some 2.7 million children will be going back to school today as the new academic year starts for public and private sector students for 2011-2012. An official ceremony to mark the new school year headed by President Leonel Fernandez and the Minister of Education, Josefina Pimentel, will take place at the Aragon Polytechnic School in …

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Last night President Leonel Fernandez appointed two new chiefs of staff for the National Army (EN) and the Dominican Air Force (FAD) and introduced changes to the General Directorate of Beautification, the Tourism Police (Politur), the Presidential Guard and the School Police. In Decree 481-11, the Chief Executive appointed Major General Polibio Antonio Caceres Chestaro, …

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The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies opened the second regular legislative session of the year yesterday, and installed their respective leaderships with the Reinaldo Pared Perez and Abel Martinez re-elected as the heads of each chamber. In the Senate the election of the group was directed by Senator Felix Vasquez, the oldest senator, together …

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The Permanent Commission of Patriotic Anniversaries celebrated the 148 anniversary of the Restoration of the Republic with several religious and official activities yesterday. The Restoration was the nationalist movement that rejected the annexation of the Dominican Republic by Spain that was initiated by President Santana. The celebrations were headed by Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, who …

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The most recent figures from the office of the Superintendent of Pensions (Sipen) show that there is a discrepancy between the number of jobs that some sectors say exist and the amount of deductions sent to the pension plans of their workers. These quarterly reports from Sipen provide data on the real number of formal …

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Two eminent economists have agreed that the existence of adverse international conditions will oblige the government headed by Leonel Fernandez to concentrate on maintaining macro-economic stability during his last year in office. Miguel Ceara Hatton and Isidoro Santana talked with Hoy reporter Ubaldo Guzman about the economic future of the Dominican Republic. Ceara Hatton said …

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Three people were killed and a fourth was seriously injured in a single car accident on the Duarte Highway near La Vega yesterday. The vehicle went out of control and hit the bridge abutments at El Pino. The three men who died were identified as Joel Omaya Castillo, Luis Suarez and Jose Antonio Hernandez, who …

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A tornado hit the city of La Romana yesterday, knocking over a large billboard and seriously injuring a young man standing nearby. Victor Manuel Vizcaino, 16, who was injured while selling sugarcane on a street corner, was taken to the Francisco A. Gonzalo Hospital and later transferred to Santo Domingo in a critical condition. The …

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