2012 – Page 316

Minority candidate Guillermo Moreno said last night that a vote for one of the candidates of the traditional parties just consolidates a perverted political system. As reported in El Caribe, the former prosecutor now running for Alianza Pais said that this is an obstacle to the country changing by democratic vote. He said that Hipolito …

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Writer and film critic Armando Almanzar Rodriguez has won the National Literature Prize for 2012, awarded by the Corripio Foundation and the Culture Ministry. He received a commemorative scroll and a million pesos, and was selected not only for his literary work, but also for his journalism and humorous storytelling. His writing was described as …

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Members of the La Multitud movement stated last night that their national coordinator Hecmilio Galvan was the victim of a plot by police officers. They said that two supposed policemen asked Galvan to accompany them to a pawnshop (compraventa) with no court order or in the company of any member of the Public Prosecutor’s office. …

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The parents of Jordan Morrison are marking the anniversary of their son’s death by traveling to the Dominican Republic to attend the court hearing of the two Montreal men charged with his murder. Morrison, 19, a Canadian tourist, was killed outside a resort nightclub in Punta Cana, on 4 February last year and the two …

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The director of the Port Security Authority (CESEP), Rear Admiral Luis Rafael Lee Ballester announced yesterday that a group of 21 Dominican stowaways were arrested by officers from CESEP. The would-be illegal migrants were hidden in containers being used for equipment from the Iguana Park theme park. Iguana Park has been located at the old …

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The Dominican Republic and Haiti could be at serious risk from devastating earthquakes if the seismic pattern detected by a group of American scientists repeats itself. Having analyzed all of the seismic data since colonial times, the investigators have concluded that the 2010 earthquake in Haiti could mark the beginning of a new cycle of …

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The Aguilas Cibaenas have begun to battle the Leones del Escogido, making for an exciting playoff this year. Playing in Santo Domingo yesterday, city fans watched their team lose 8-5 despite winning 5-4 in the ninth inning. Two last minute runs against star pitcher Fernando Rodney made the difference in the fifth game of the …

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Today is the day to fly flags and public school children nationwide will lay flowers at the statue of Juan Pablo Duarte in the local parks. President Leonel Fernandez will head a delegation of government dignitaries in San Francisco de Macoris and watch a military parade. Some schools, such as the Estados Unidos High School …

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President Leonel Fernandez has signed the National Development Strategy bill, converting it into law. Known as the Ley Organica Estrategia Nacional de Desarrollo de la Republica Dominicana 2010-2030 (END), the law sets out the guidelines for the nation’s development, as reported in El Caribe. Its main promoter in government, Economy Minister Juan Temistocles Montas said …

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According to the head of the Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET), Diandino Pena, the second line of the Santo Domingo Metro will cost US$830 million and a test run is on the cards for this month. President Leonel Fernandez has promised to ride the metro on 27 February. According to Pena, the President will ride the …

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