2012 – Page 315

According to most of the newspapers, an aircraft that was apparently known to the DNCD went down in the Enriquillo area, killing its pilots. Major General Rolando Rosado Mateo was supervising the collection of evidence for further examination by personnel from the National Forensic Science Institute. One of the questions is whether or not the …

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Police officials are trying to establish whether or not a former legislator from Puerto Rico, a fugitive from justice, is hiding in the Dominican Republic. Police spokesman Colonel Maximo Baez Aybar denied that the institution has given any information to the Puerto Rican Police, and he added that the National Police had begun its own …

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The low-pressure wave has passed through and temperatures will continue to be most enjoyable for the next 48 hours. Last night’s report from the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) said that the low-pressure trough has passed by and the island is now under the influence of the east-northeast winds. They said that there “will be light …

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The Chinese community in the Dominican Republic celebrated the arrival of the Year of the Dragon with parades and fireworks and “Dragon Dances” in the streets of Santo Domingo’s Chinatown district over the weekend. The celebrations will continue until 7 February, according to Su King Fung, the president of the Chinese Colony Center. The customs …

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The DR1 Daily News digest will not be updated on Monday, 30 January. Monday celebrates Duarte Day, honoring Juan Pablo Duarte, the founding father of the Dominican Republic. Headline news will be compiled for the Tuesday edition. For breaking news and comments, see the DR1 Forums that are open 24/7. See www.dr1.com/forums

The archbishop of Santiago, Ramon Benito de la Rosa y Carpio, said that the country needs Dominicans who are not corrupt, like founding father Juan Pablo Duarte, and asked that once again the commemorative date of his birth should not be moved, a sentiment he said he shared with many Dominicans. He hoped to see …

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The Constitutional Court met last night during a ceremony attended by the President, Leonel Fernandez in the main hall of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD). Milton Ray Guevara, the president of the court, emphasized the responsibility, importance and the magnitude of the new judges as well as the challenges ahead for the court. …

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The executive vice president of the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), Celso Marranzini warned today that there would be an increase in electricity cuts between Friday and Monday due to the closure of the AES generator. This will affect all circuits including those with 24-hour electricity; although he said that they would do all they could …

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Yesterday was the 199th anniversary of the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte, and the Senate published a communication marking the occasion in various newspapers. However, instead of commemorating the birth of Duarte, the communication stated it was the anniversary of his death. This generated a flood of complaints in the media and across the social …

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The National Assembly of Municipalities unanimously elected the PRSC member Johnny Jones as the General Secretary of the Dominican Municipal League (LMD), in a ceremony attended by outgoing president Fidias Aristy at the Dominican Fiesta hotel in Santo Domingo yesterday. His candidacy was presented after an agreement between the PRSC and the PLD and was …

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