2012 – Page 190

The application of the new Migration Law ruling will affect farm workers and plantations and children with illegal status who have been studying at Dominican public schools. The ruling was issued with Decree 631-11 of 19 October 2011 and is effective 1 June 2012. As reported in Diario Libre, as of 1 June foreign students …

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Dominicans have caught on to the advantages of riding the metro. Leonel Carrasco, operational director for the Santo Domingo Metro, has announced that the hours will be extended. The metro will now start operating at 6am (previously at 6:30am) and will end operations at 11pm (previously at 10:30pm). A second line is expected to begin …

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The Coalition for Dignified Education (Coalicion Educacion Digna) that campaigned for the Fernandez government to double its investment in education to 4% of the GDP was honored as the winner of the first ever Award for Civic Engagement. Magda Pepen Peguero, received the award on behalf of Coalicion Educacion Digna civil society group bestowed by …

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Days before the start of a new government, shop owners grouped under ONEC are protesting that the Department of Customs (DGA) is violating Law 458-73 that prohibits the importing of used clothes. A recent news story revealed that traders are purchasing the packs of used clothing in Miami and then paying in Customs for the …

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Six of the French tourists who were injured in a collision between a TUI tourist bus and a sugar cane transport train are still hospitalized at the Dr. Virgilio Cedano clinic in Higuey. Twenty-nine French tourists were traveling from Punta Cana International Airport to their resorts in Bayahibe when the train crashed into the rear …

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Federal prosecutors in Puerto Rico announced the arrest of six Dominicans for drug trafficking, after a boat they were traveling in was intercepted northwest of Aguadilla in Puerto Rico on Tuesday night, 5 June. The men were found to be in possession of 330 kilos of cocaine and 1.3 kilos of heroin, El Nuevo Dia …

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The Police have announced the dismissal of 24 officers for serious faults in office. Listin Diario reports that one of the men who were dismissed is Captain Edward M. Candelier, son of former Police chief Pedro de Jesus Candelier. The reasons for the separation from the ranks include suspected robbery, drug trafficking, attempted homicide, sale …

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The Police report the confiscation of more than US$1 million in forged bills, forged checks from several banks and doctor’s prescriptions for controlled drugs, with the logo of the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) as reported in Listin Diario. The Police arrested several people in a raid that took place at Calle Montecristi 69, in …

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The National Drug Control Department has announced the arrest of Janney Altagracia Suriel Rosario, daughter of recently elected Dominican overseas legislator, Levy Suriel Gomez. Suriel Rosario is accused of laundering money obtained from drug trafficking. She is the sister of Levy Jamil Suriel Rosario, another child of the elected ruling party PLD legislator, who has …

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The Weather Department (Onamet) warns that hot temperatures up to 36 degrees in some areas of the country will continue. The provinces with the hottest temperatures are La Vega, Santiago Rodriguez, Puerto Plata and the cities of Jimani and Valverde (Mao), as reported in Hoy. Temperatures are expected to drop on Tuesday, 12 June with …

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