2012 – Page 57

The Ministry for Women is asking the Senate and Chamber of Deputies to not take what she described as “retrograde steps in progress made for women” when modifying the Penal Code. Minister of Women Alejandrina German urged lawmakers to take into account the Dominican Constitution, international agreements, Law 24-97, the National Development Strategy 2030 and …

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Grupo Jaragua scientists are joining their colleagues at Quita Espuela Foundation to back an initiative aimed at improving the wintering habitat for the rare Bicknell Thrush songbird. The bird migrates from coastal forest sites in northeastern US and Canada to forest areas in the Dominican Republic. The Bicknell’s Thrush Habitat Protection Fund at the Adirondack …

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The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Marine Police has intercepted an illegal Dominican fishing boat named “Aguila Blanco” (White Eagle) of Puerto Plata, in Grand Turk, on Saturday 13 October as it was within the fisheries limit of the Turks and Caicos Islands and had a quantity of fish on board. The vessel had a …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) says that at least ten raids have been carried out in search of the ringleaders of a drug trafficking network that brought 928 packets of cocaine into the country via the south coast on Saturday night, 20 October. Seven people have been arrested so far, including Julio Cesar Herrera …

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Assistant Prosecutor General for the Electricity System (PGASE), Moises Ferrer has complained about the flexibility shown by certain judges who allow impunity in cases of electricity system fraud. He made the comments in response to the release of a metal worker, Maximo Confesor Sanchez Reynoso, arrested in a truck in Haina containing 4,528 pounds of …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has declared a green alert for 10 provinces due to Tropical Storm Sandy, currently to the south of Jamaica. The provinces on alert are Barahona, Bahoruco, San Juan de la Maguana, Azua, Pedernales, Independencia, Elias Pina, Monte Cristi, Dajabon and Santiago Rodriguez. The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) has forecast an …

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Georges Boisse, who just this month was accredited as ambassador of Canada to the Dominican Republic will speak at the auditorium of the Ibero-American University (UNIBE) this coming Monday, 29 October. He will cover the topic Doing Business with Canada. The event, which is open to the general public, is free of charge. The talk …

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The Centro Dominico Aleman at Calle Isabel la Catolica 212 in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City is celebrating the traditional Oktoberfest with the German community in an event that is also open to the public, on Saturday, 27 October from 10am to closing. 20 types of German beers will be on sale along with traditional sausages …

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Caribbean Export is issuing an open invitation to attend fashion shows by Caribbean designers at Dominicana Moda, at the Hotel Embajador in Santo Domingo. Dominicana Moda is the leading annual Dominican fashion event. There are runway shows on Tuesday, 23 October at 12:30pm for aJeante (Antigua & Barbuda), Rykii de Jude (Barbados), and at 5pm …

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The headline story in most of the newspapers today, Monday, 22 October is the news that President Danilo Medina has issued a decree ordering the suspension of contributions from public funds that the State has been making to plans and complementary pension funds for government employees. He also instructed the return of resources supplied to …

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