2012 – Page 300

El Nuevo Diario reports that CNTU transport union president Ramon Perez Figuereo, complained on Wednesday February 15 that the tender by the Metropolitan Office of Bus Service (OMSA) is “flawed, exclusive and full of favoritism.” Perez Figuereo’s complaint was delivered in the Presidential Palace on Wednesday morning. Perez Figuereo also called on the President to …

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The Santo Domingo West Industrial District (DISDO), built with an investment of RD$150 million, has been left in a state of neglect. According to Hoy reporter Amarilis Castro Jimenez, much of the property is now grazing ground for horses, despite a series of promises by President Leonel Fernandez to finish the project, which was begun …

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The Office of Permanent Attention in Santiago de los Caballeros imposed a RD$100,000 bail bond and travel restrictions for Noel de Jesus Perez Munoz, accused of stealing an electric meter installed in a house that was serviced by the Electricity Distributor of the North (EdeNorte). This bond and coercive measure was imposed on Perez Munoz …

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The Ministry of Public Works has announced that the UASD tunnel between Jose Contreras and 27 February will be closed for maintenance work. The closure of the tunnel will take place at 9pm tonight, Thursday, 16 February and last until 5am in the morning of Friday 17 February. Public Works teams will be reviewing the …

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La Cantina del Agave, opposite Casa de Teatro in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City, presents Moreno Fassi and his Azzul Jazz Group this Saturday, February 18. Enjoy the music of the very talented Alvaro Dinzey, Remy Taveras, Luigi Feliz and Edgar Molina. The show starts at 8:30pm and there is no cover charge. Calle Arzobispo Merino …

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Yesterday, Tuesday February 14, President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated the new road linking Jarabacoa and Constanza, which cost US$100 million to build and is 27 kilometers long. Fernandez said that these two communities were the most beautiful in the country, only surpassed by the beauty of their women and that that he had the idea for …

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Today, Wednesday February 15 is the official opening date for the election campaign to vote for the President of the Republic on May 20. There are several milestones throughout the process, which will be controlled by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) as established by Electoral Law 275-97. They include the date by which alliances should …

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According to a poll carried out by Spanish market research company Insight S.A., if the elections were held today, Danilo Medina from the PLD would win with 49.6% of the votes compared to 41.6% for Hipolito Mejia of the PRD. When it came to the economy, 54.3% of the voters thought that Medina would ensure …

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Assistant public prosecutor Dr. Angel Castillo took up his new appointment as Director of prisons yesterday, Tuesday February 14, taking over from Dr. Mario Acosta. El Dia reports that Castillo assured prison employees that they would continue to follow the same plan as under Mario Acosta and thanked him for his contribution. He also thanked …

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The Dominican Alliance against Corruption, ADOCCO, said yesterday Tuesday February 14 that more than 100 mayors and municipal directors, from all political parties, could be prosecuted for serious irregularities in the exercise of their duties, as laid down by Law 176-07, Article 21. ADOCCO stated that the town halls have to use their budgets in …

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