2012 – Page 187

Dominican electricity distribution company EDESUR announced yesterday, Tuesday 12 June, that it had suspended electricity services to the RNN and Telecentro television channels for non-payment of their bills for the last three months. According to EDESUR, the TV stations owed RD$36.4 million immediately with an additional debt of RD$228 million. Listin Diario reports that EDESUR …

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Yesterday, Tuesday 12 June, a single-engine Cessna aircraft crashed near the terminal of the International Cibao airport in Santiago after its engine failed. The two occupants, pilot Luis Jerez and student Luis Genao, escaped uninjured. The aircraft was on a training flight when the accident happened and crashed in Monte Adentro to the north west …

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Dominican telecommunications company Tricom has announced an investment of over US$125 million to expand and upgrade its fiber optic network in the Dominican Republic in order to improve services for HD cable TV among other services. The new network will cover Santo Domingo and the eastern provinces, and continue to expand to the north and …

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According to a report in Listin Diario, the requirement for blood continues to be a nightmare for patients who need a transfusion and a real drama for families in the case of an emergency, when receiving blood can make the difference between life and death. According to the blood bank at the Dominican Red Cross, …

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Ten years after the introduction of the World Day Against Child Labor, more than 304,000 Dominican children are still engaged in work, which is depriving them of education, health and leisure time. Oscar Armangos, consultant to the International Labor Organization (ILO) said that 12% of the population between the ages of 5 and 17 in …

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Yesterday, Tuesday June 12, the police announced that they had broken up a network of people transferring money illegally via Internet banking and cloning credit cards. The network was being led by a convict, Ramon Luciano Sanchez Castillo, also known as La Cobra, from his cell in La Victoria prison. There the police found six …

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Follow the Dominican Republic’s women volleyball team (ranked ninth in the world) as it prepares for the London Olympics by competing in the FIVB Volleyball Grand Prix. After the competition in Santo Domingo, where the DR finished third behind the USA and Germany, the team will be in Japan and Taiwan for new rounds. The …

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Argentinean Paloma Herrera, who is the principal dancer of the American Ballet Theater, and Viengsay Valdes of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba will be in Santo Domingo for the 6-7 July World Dance Stars Gala at the National Theater. The event is a benefit. Also coming are Armenian Tigran Mikayelya (Bavarian State Ballet, Munich, Germany) …

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President Leonel Fernandez has enacted a ruling for the application of Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Business Law 488-08. Decree 284-12 published the ruling for the law that dates back to 19 December 2008. President Fernandez delivered the ruling to Francisco Capellan, president of the Small and Medium-sized Business Confederation (Codopyme). Capellan said the sector is …

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President-elect Danilo Medina announced yesterday, Monday 11 June that together with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) he proposes to develop and implement an ambitious plan aimed at improving the quality of the school breakfast and the nutrition levels of the students who attend public schools and the residents of the rural areas of …

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