2012 – Page 126

Fatima Franco and Cukin Curiel are inviting jazz lovers to this Monday night’s event at Soho Rooftop, Juan Pablo Duarte avenue, Bella Terra Mall, fifth floor. With a great view of the city of Santiago and performances by live jazz bands every Monday, it is an event you don’t want to miss if you are …

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President Leonel Fernandez has inaugurated the new Reynaldo Almanzar Maternity Hospital and the Hugo Mendoza Pediatric Hospital as part of the Ciudad de la Salud health complex located on Av. Charles de Gaulle in eastern Santo Domingo. The hospitals were built by Carimex at a cost of more than US$110 million. The Maternity Hospital will …

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President Leonel Fernandez led the formal inauguration of the RD$1 billion renovation works at Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport yesterday, Thursday 9 August. The remodeled installations, on the theme of the country’s wildlife, were designed by Frank Ortega & Asociados and JMK Arquitectos, and interior decorator Patricia Reid Baquero. The inaugural event was also …

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The Senate has rejected the changes the Chamber of Deputies made to the Bill to Regulate Dominican State Salaries. Senator Jose Maria Sosa (San Pedro de Macoris) and Reinaldo Pared Perez (National District) reminded the Senate that the Constitution clearly states that one may not legislate for one’s own benefit. The deputies had modified the …

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Yesterday, Thursday 9 August, the Senate approved the second reading of a bill that will create the Organic Law of the Armed Forces. The bill includes a reduction of the number of generals from 300 to 40 and changing the name of the National Army to the Dominican Army, and the War Navy to the …

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Reinaldo Pared Perez, secretary general of the ruling PLD, has announced that next Monday, 13 August, the party’s Political Committee will recognize President Leonel Fernandez for his successes and achievements as head of State and president of the party. Pared Perez said that the party’s last five victories were achieved thanks to his skill, abilities …

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The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) has announced plans to incinerate thousands of kilograms of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and crack on Friday 10 August, at the headquarters of the first brigade of the army located at kilometer 25 of the Duarte highway. DNCD spokesman Roberto Lebron did not specify the quantities involved or the market …

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While the National Congress discusses the bill on public salaries, which will increase the wage bill for state bureaucracy, according to data from the Social Security Treasury (TSS), as reported by Diario Libre, 53.6% of Dominican workers earn less than RD$10,000 a month. The data showed that as at June this year, the social security …

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The deputy minister of Public Health, Nelson Rodriguez acknowledged yesterday, Thursday 8 August that the number of people affected by dengue in the Cibao region, especially in Valverde province, had increased. He said that the increase in the number of cases indicated that the Ministry had to increase its vigilance to detect cases early, and …

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As the peak of the hurricane season begins for the Atlantic Basin and Caribbean, the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has raised its estimates on the number of potential hurricanes for the rest of the season. During a teleconference, the expert forecasters from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center said that the updated outlook …

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