2012 – Page 202

For four nights (29 May – 1 June), several prize-winning Spanish films will be screened at the Cinemateca at Plaza de la Cultura, sponsored by the Embassy of Spain. The films, all of which have won the prestigious Goya awards in Spain, start on Tuesday, 29 May at 7:30pm. On Tuesday, the directors of the …

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President Leonel Fernandez, accompanied by Education Minister Josefina Pimentel, inaugurated two schools and a Catholic chapel in Los Girasoles, Pantoja and Villa Linda, in the municipality of Los Alcarrizos, built at a cost of over RD$93 million, yesterday, Thursday 24 May. Pimentel said that the 105 new schools that had been inaugurated during the Fernandez …

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Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado, rector of the PUCMM University said he hoped that president-elect Danilo Medina would appoint government employees who will serve the country and not to help themselves to power. He said that he knew Medina and was confident that he would be careful to appoint honest people who worked for those values. …

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The final results of the 9th National Population and Housing Census 2010, were presented yesterday, Thursday 24 May by the National Statistics Office (ONE). According to the data, the Dominican Republic has a total population of 9,445,281. The total breaks down to 4,739,038 men and 4,706,243 women. The urban population is 7,023,949 and the rural …

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According to The Economist, as opposed to the rest of the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic has seen steady growth over the last few years and Dominicans duly rewarded the ruling PLD by giving them a victory in the recent presidential elections. In its coverage of the presidential election win by ruling party candidate Danilo Medina, …

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The Dominican Republic was ranked 87th of 132 countries assessed for the biennial Global Enabling Trade Index 2012. This compared to its 73rd position in 2010. Countries ranked below the DR in Latin America and the Caribbean were Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Guyana and Haiti. The survey ranked the countries on a range of factors. …

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A study of drinking patterns in Latin America by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in Costa Rica shows that Dominican men are only second to Venezuelans when it comes to alcohol consumption. Alcohol Consumption Patterns in Latin America revealed there are differences in consumption. Carlos Sojo, chief researcher, said the study found …

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In an interview on the Cuentas Claras radio program, the president of the Dominican Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr, Ruddy Rafael Guerrero said that recent studies have shown that 25% of women who attend gynecological consultations have the Human Papiloma virus (HPV), which is incurable and potentially carcinogenic. Most were adolescents who have started …

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In the hours before and during the elections there was a behind-the-scenes cybernetic war that forced the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to maximize the use of anti-hacking technology to ensure that there was no manipulation of the data, according to a report in Listin Diario. A source told the newspaper that many acts of manipulation …

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National Police spokesman, General Maximo Baez Aybar, has rejected a report by Amnesty International that states that 289 people had lost their lives at the hands of the police. In a statement yesterday, Thursday 24 May, he said that the document contained old information, and had been bandied about various times. Listin Diario quotes the …

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