2011 – Page 72

A man and a woman killed a second lieutenant in the Police after boarding an intercity minibus on the Santiago-Santo Domingo route at km 54 of the Duarte highway, close to Villa Altagracia yesterday. As reported, the assailants boarded the bus at that point and when they noted the presence of officer Felipe Marte Pena, …

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Marino Elseviyf Pineda, lawyer of Juan Jose Fernandez Ibarra, accused of complicity with drug traffickers and asset laundering in the drug trafficking Jose David Figueroa Agosto case, said in his closing statements yesterday in court that Figueroa Agosto was a protegee of Dominican authorities and of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States and …

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While temperatures do cool off in the early morning, expect sweltering heat in the Dominican Republic this week and into the weekend. The Weather Department (ONAMET) reports a tropical wave located over Puerto Rico will bring scattered rains to the south, but for the most part temperatures are expect to be hot nationwide. This is …

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Hector Anibal y la Cuadra at Casa de Teatro Bachata music star Hector Anibal is booked for 9pm performance at Casa de Teatro on Thursdays in August. Enjoy bachata pop, bachata rock and more as you enjoy the music of this leading bachata group. For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar  

Beginning with the new school year that starts 17 August, the Ministry of Education will implement an 8am to 4pm school day pilot project in 20 of the nation’s public schools. 8,000 students will be monitored at the schools Luis Reyes in Cotui, Don Juan in Monte Plata, El Carmen in Bella Vista, Santiago, El …

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Starting today, vehicle owners can obtain their new registration stickers called “marbetes.” The Department of Taxes (DGII) announced the deadline is 11 November. To renew, taxpayers need to present a photocopy of the vehicle registration at any of the more than 700 offices available at 288 renewal points. These are located in the savings & …

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is backing efforts of Dominican historical researcher Kathleen Martinez in her quest to find the tomb of Cleopatra in Egypt. Her research revived interest in the mystery of the tomb. In a new development, Hong Kong dentist is expected in Santo Domingo for two days to meet with Martinez, and …

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Citizens can see there is a backup in garbage collection across Santo Domingo. The rains of Emily led to the accumulation. But the main reason is the failure of city governments to give budgetary priority to the fixing of the road leading to the Duquesa dump. Works are advancing, but the problem never should have …

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Kettering University in Michigan reports that the executive vice president of the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), Celso Marranzini will visit to meet with campus and city officials about using the technology of a Flint, Michigan-based business in the country. The Dominican mission has been invited to the Innovation Center to meet with Kettering president Robert …

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Speaking in San Francisco de Macoris during the inaugural of the renovations at the emergency department of the Municipal Hospital, First Lady Margarita Cedeno said: “With Danilo and Mom, that licking is on!” The phrase has been linked to a play-on-words with “mom” being used because the man to beat, Hipolito Mejia, has promoted himself …

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