2012 – Page 248

39 inmates were stabbed during a riot at the jail at the Batalla de Palo Hincado military base on Avenida 27 de Febrero in Santiago. The riot, which apparently erupted over control of the jail, was started by an inmate called Wilman from San Francisco de Macoris who was collecting money together with a group …

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The Emergency Operations Centre (COE) announced yesterday, Thursday, 12 April, that 6,155 people have had to leave their homes and 1,231 houses have been affected of which 16 have been totally destroyed in the recent heavy rains. In addition, the Napier Diaz hospital in Villa Gonzalez, and Arturo Grullon hospital in Santiago were flooded and …

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The Guibia Surf City Festival, organized by the Dominican Surfing Federation, will be held in Santo Domingo on 14 and 15 April. Guibia Beach is one of the first beaches in the Dominican Republic where modern surfing was introduced in the 1960s. The event celebrates the restoration of the area, beach and plaza by the …

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Dominican President Leonel Fernandez suggested the creation of a study group to analyze the price of food products and petroleum while taking part in the 66th United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Thematic Debate on Excessive Price Volatility in Food and Related Commodity Markets in New York City. Fernandez, the keynote speaker in the debate, asked …

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The Ministry of Public Works has announced the closure of the overpass at the intersection of Duarte Highway and Avenida Monumental in Santo Domingo in order to put the finishing touches on the project. The ministry said that this included painting and the installation of the guardrails and drainage covers. The ministry will also install …

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A recent news story about several people who have taken out more than 15,000 duplicate cedulas, the personal identification card and voter registration card that all citizens and residents are supposed to carry, took a new twist yesterday as the head of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), Roberto Rosario, revealed that there is nothing in …

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Over half of the readers of Hoy newspaper agree with an observation made by Citizen Participation, which noted that the increased number of inaugurations by President Leonel Fernandez provides the PLD with a platform for holding political rallies. According to the Citizen Participation group, this violates the principle of fairness that is established in the …

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The presidential debate organized by the National Young Entrepreneurs Association (ANJE) between candidates Hipolito Mejia and Danilo Medina might not take place after all. ANJE is reporting difficulties with both parties’ technical teams. The debate, which was originally planned for Tuesday, 17 April, has now been postponed until 3 May. Former President Hipolito Mejia’s team …

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Telecommunications company Claro says the security levels of their network are guaranteed and said that in the case of any attempt to alter the election results, it would be detected and verified with the original voting acts. Diario Libre was quoting Claro president, Oscar Pena who made this pledge while hosting a visit by the …

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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an alert for the Dominican Republic and for the region to take precautions against a possible outbreak of dengue fever. Lilian Reneau-Vernon, the PAHO representative in the country said that she had information showing an increase in the number of cases of dengue in the Dominican Republic, …

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