2012 – Page 110

As of yesterday, Monday 27 August, the number of people displaced from their homes as a result of the rains from Tropical Storm Isaac totaled 29,875, while the number of houses affected was 6,693 and the communities cut off by floodwaters from rivers and streams reached 116. The Emergency Operations Center (COE) reported that 27,620 …

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Yesterday, Monday 27 August, the National Police commented on the tragic deaths due to drowning in the provinces of San Cristobal, Bani and Ocoa, as reported in Diario Libre. The Emergency Operations Center is not listing these casualties as victims of Tropical Storm Isaac, saying that they were caused by recklessness and ignoring warnings from …

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In a renewed effort to reduce the official escorts of public officials and other individuals, the top brass of the Armed Forces and the National Police have started a census to establish where each of their members is serving, as reported in Diario Libre. The ministers of the Presidency, Gustavo Montalvo, the Armed Forces, Lieutenant …

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The heavy increase in public indebtedness contrasts with the lack of credit movement in the private sector, according to Diario Libre. Credit from commercial banks to the public sector in the first 20 days of August increased by 49%, or RD$22.39 billion. The increase to the private sector was RD$991 million. That means the government …

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The high cost of government officials to taxpayers is again evident with a story released in El Dia on the luxury vehicles for the judges of the newly created Constitutional Court. The new entity is said to have purchased 13 Nissan Patrol 2012 SUVs valued at US$95,000 each. The purchase meant RD$50 million for taxpayers. …

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The passing of Tropical Storm Isaac exposed the vulnerabilities that can affect the construction of Barahona’s coastal tourism projects currently in process. During the hosting of the Hispaniola Ecotourism Bourse (Behsa), its president Luis Eduardo Franjul Diaz highlighted the need to solve several of the problems, as reported in Listin Diario. Barahona is historically the …

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Since the construction of the new Eastern Expressway (Autovia del Este), students at the Leonidas Custodio Primary School in Cumayasa between San Pedro de Macoris and La Romana have been putting their lives at risk as they try to get to school every day. Because of the lack of a pedestrian crossing, anyone trying to …

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Yesterday, Monday 27 August, a Dominican Air Force lieutenant and a National Police sergeant both died following an argument over a woman that ended in an old-fashioned shootout, as reported in Hoy. The incident occurred in the Villa Melecia sector of Montellano in the province of Puerto Plata. Rafael Gregorio Valdez Martinez, a first lieutenant …

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The Dominican Republic women’s junior volleyball team won gold in the Managua Norceca tournament on Sunday, 26 August and qualified for the FIVB Women’s Junior World Championship (Sub 20) with Mexico and the United States. The competition will be held in Czech Republic. The DR won their first ever title at this level after finishing …

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The South Florida Dominican Jazz Fest is a multicolored event being held with Dominican musicians in Miami. On Friday, 19 October audiences in Miami can enjoy several genres of jazz in fusion with merengue and bachata. The event celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month in Florida. A sextet of very well known jazz musicians from New York, …

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