2012 – Page 264

The quality of life in Cienfuegos, one of the largest barrios in the country, in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, is being upset by the racket, noise and disturbances created by a series of well known locations and undesirable individuals. The locations are sports betting parlors, billiard halls, and the infamous “colmadones” – …

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Be sure to take precautions driving and getting to work. The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is saying that a new frontal system is approaching the country from the east and should begin to affect local weather conditions this afternoon. The rains are expected to fall in the northwest, which needs them, as well as the …

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This morning’s 3.4 quake brings to 17 the number of quakes measuring 3.0 or more since 5 January, according to Hoy newspaper. One that measured 3.1 was registered in the Mona Passage and yet another one, reported on DR1, measured 3.4 on the Richter scale. Eleven of these tremors occured in January when people were …

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Good Friday is usually the most peaceful day of the year in Santo Domingo, when most of the population stays at home, or have already left for vacation time in the interior. Anyone staying in town should not miss the annual Good Friday concert by the choir of the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, the country’s …

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President Leonel Fernandez is encouraging Dominican and French businesspeople to turn the DR into a logistics-marketing operation center for the marketing of French and Dominican products marketing into the Caribbean, Central America, the United States and European Union, countries with which the DR has signed free trade agreements. Speaking at the French-Dominican Forum during French …

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President Leonel Fernandez visited Duarte province over the weekend to inaugurate infrastructure built at a cost of RD$1.4 billion and to supervise other works under construction in the area. He opened a multi-use facility in Arenoso and visited the Politecnico Professor Juan Bosch vocational high school, as well as sports installations in the area. He …

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Santo Domingo has 24-hour electricity circuits where blackouts are reduced to a minimum. The Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) and its EdeEste power distribution company are now announcing the start of 24-hour circuits nationwide. Hato Mayor in the east has become the first province outside of Santo Domingo to have a 24-hour circuit. President Leonel Fernandez …

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The Ministry of Culture is advanced in preparations for the annual international book fair, the main government-organized cultural event. The Santo Domingo International Book Fair is dedicated this year to Central America and is being held in honor of poet Enriquillo Sanchez. There will also be special events to mark the 100th anniversary of the …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has officially announced the six presidential candidates for the 20 May 2012 presidential election. The presidential and vice presidential candidates are: 1) Hipolito Medina-Luis Abinader: Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD) and allies Partido Revolucionario Social Democrata (PRSD), Partido Democrata Institutcional (PDI), Partido Movimiento Democratico Alternativo (MODA), Partido Humanita Dominicano (PHD) and …

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First Lady Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez has announced that she is taking leave from her role as general coordinator of the First Lady’s Office. She says she will dedicate herself fully to campaigning for the Danilo Medina-Margarita Cedeno ticket. The First Lady said that she has done so at her own initiative, because Art. 69 …

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