2012 – Page 318

President Leonel Fernandez was in Elias Pina province yesterday, where he inaugurated a technical college, minor roads, sports grounds and a library, works valued at RD$200 million pesos. After the ceremonies, Fernandez said that the new college would train young people in technical skills so that they could immediately enter the workplace. He described how …

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Economy, Planning and Development Minister Juan Temistocles Montas announced the launch of the National Development Strategy at the Presidential Palace today. The plan sets out the country’s development until 2030. The law was passed this year and seeks to guide the efforts of all Dominican society, ensuring that social, economic, environmental and institutional goals are …

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According to the state university UASD Seismological Institute, there were three earthquakes yesterday with their epicenter in the northeast of the country. The first, in Rio San Juan, occurred at 10:33am, and measured 4.4 on the Richter scale with a depth of 25 kilometers. The second was at 5:45pm with a magnitude of 4.9, five …

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At a press conference yesterday, the Dominican College of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors, northern region, (CODIA) said that the new apartment blocks and commercial buildings, mostly in La Trinitaria, La Esmeralda, Los Jardines Metropolitanos, Rincon Largo, Villa Olga and other exclusive areas of the city of Santiago, are designed to withstand an earthquake of up …

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At a press conference yesterday, nine PRD deputies called on Miguel Vargas to join former President Hipolito Mejia’s campaign or stand down from the presidency of the PRD party. Miguel Vargas Maldonado was Hipolito Mejia’s main rival for the PRD presidential candidate and has yet to join the PRD presidential campaign. PRD congressional deputies Alexis …

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Speaking at a press conference yesterday, the president of the Dominican Social Revolutionary Party (PRSD) Hatuey De Camps Jimenez, said that his political organization had no particular favorite and that he was open to an alliance with the PLD and Danilo Medina, although no decision had yet been made. He stated that the decision would …

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Caribe Spectrum Holdings Inc (Caribe), formed in 2010 and located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, plans to build and maintain the most advanced mobile broadband networks in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and surrounding areas. They have appointed Marcos Troncoso, former CEO of Tricom as their strategic adviser. Troncoso has extensive knowledge and expertise in …

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Manufacturers from Central America and the Caribbean met in Santo Domingo yesterday to discuss manufacturing in the region and measures for improving competitiveness, increasing jobs and wealth. As reported in Hoy, during the meeting, representatives of the Federation of Industrial Chambers of Central America (Fecaica) and industry in the Dominican Republic discussed measures that would …

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According to the British police, a junior football team coach, Ralph Baker from Surrey, has been jailed for four years after being deported from the Dominican Republic where he fled after being arrested for breaching a Sexual Offences Protection Order (SOPO). Baker, aged 67, arrived in the DR in September 2004 whilst on bail having …

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Police and military teams are reported to be searching the mountains in the Enriquillo municipality, near the town of Polo in Barahona for a small plane that is believed to have crashed a few days ago. The crewmembers on board are thought to have been killed in the crash. The Barahona security forces have been …

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