2012 – Page 178

School directors are asking the Ministry of Education to find a solution to the problem of thousands of students who have not been able to get into universities because they have yet to pass all or parts of the National Tests. The educators regret that these students, as such a productive age, according to Listin …

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The vice-president of the State Electricity Companies (CDEEE), Celso Marranzini, said yesterday, Wednesday 20 June, that the US$500 million from the bonds submitted by the Executive Branch to the Congress are not for the CDEEE but for the consumers. He said that of the US$60 million that they currently receive each month in subsidies, US$57 …

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The titular member of the Central Electoral board (JCE) Cesar Feliz Feliz, says that they will file an appeal at the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) against civil sentence Number 259-12 issued by the Civil and Commercial Chamber of the Court of the First Instance of San Pedro de Macoris. The official was speaking during …

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The Santiago Strategic Development Council has assessed the approval of the contract and financing of the water treatment facilities that form part of the overall program for improving the city. Council president Carlos Fondeur said that Santiago appreciated the efforts of Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez and Senator Julio Cesar Valentin to get the US$216 …

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The largest windpark in the Caribbean is getting larger. EGE Haina reports the arrival of parts for erecting 13 towers as part of the 26 wind-powered towers that make up the second phase of the Los Cocos wind park in the southwestern province of Pedernales. The 26 new wind towers will increase generation capacity from …

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A protest vigil led by Priest Rogelio Cruz and the PLD deputy for La Vega Aridio Vasquez was held in La Vega yesterday, Wednesday 20 June. The plan is to establish a permanent watch in the area. The protestors say that what is being decided is whether there will be mining or water for drinking …

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The residents of the Colonial City area of the National District are really upset by the noise created by the 60 “colmadones” and the 42 bars operating in the area. A report in Diario Libre quotes one of the residents, Luis Manuel Lebron, as saying: “I ask for God’s Sake to let us live, let …

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The Chief of Police, Major General Jose Armando Polanco Gomez, ordered the transfer of part of the Police detachment in Salcedo yesterday, Wednesday 21 June, including the commanding officer, Colonel Eduard Almanzar Tejada, who now becomes deputy director of Criminal Investigations in Puerto Plata. He was replaced by Colonel Juan Antonio Lora Castro, from Puerto …

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Eleven violent deaths were registered in Santiago, Puerto Plata and La Vega over the last week, bringing the total to 97 so far this year. The wave of violence included the murder of 68-year old Antonio de Jesus Rodriguez, a pastor in el Cerro, Rincon de Piedra, in San Jose de las Matas. Three Haitians …

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The Dominican Republic men’s basketball team defeated Jamaica yesterday 80-64, advancing in the Centrobasket tournament now taking place in Puerto Rico. As occurred in their first win against Mexico, the DR team had a slow start but as the game advanced it was clear that the Dominican Republic was the stronger of the two teams. …

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