2012 – Page 95

Most newspapers today, Wednesday 12 September, are reporting the deaths of two of the four members of a gang of highway thieves who preyed on travelers arriving at the Las Americas International Airport. At least two victims, including a US citizen, identified the bodies as the men who had robbed them. The two men were …

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The District Attorney for the National District, Yeni Berenice Reynoso, posted on her Twitter account @YeniBerenice yesterday, Tuesday 11 September that most robberies in her jurisdiction occur between 7am and noon. She said that 37% of all robberies take place during those hours. An additional timeframe, between 7pm and midnight accounts for 33% of the …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is reporting that a low-pressure trough is approaching the northeast of the country and in addition to the humidity that it carries, the east/northeast wind will cause scattered thundershowers today, Wednesday 12 September, over the northeast, southeast, the Central Mountains and the border with Haiti to the west. Temperatures are …

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Spanish singing duo Ana Belen and Victor Manuel will perform at two benefits in Santo Domingo and Santiago in September. On 26 September, they will be at the Santo Domingo Country Club for a benefit for the Foundation “Together for the Same Cause,” which raises funds for six institutions. On 27 September, the Spanish couple …

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El Jeffrey, Pochy y la Coco Band, Julian Oro Duro, Los Potros and Kinito Mendez are booked to entertain crowds attending Expo Cibao 2012 in Santiago. This leading business event is organized by the Santiago Chamber of Commerce and Production. Leading national companies, with an emphasis on Santiago-based businesses, exhibit at the fair. Expo Cibao, …

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The Ballet Hispanico of New York will perform in Santo Domingo on 11, 12 and 13 October at Palacio de Bellas Artes. The recital is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, the US Embassy and the Dominican Dance Board. During the show, the National Dominican Ballet will perform a new choreography, Agua Viva, directed by …

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President Danilo Medina has officially launched his new Literacy Plan, declaring that education is a basic right for the whole population. He said that although the government only has limited resources, it is responsible for protecting the most vulnerable and guaranteeing basic rights. The program is scheduled to start on 7 January 2013 and the …

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A legacy of the eight-year Fernandez government, the Dominican Republic has again scored badly on the World Economic Forum’s report card. News commentator Juan Bolivar Diaz reports in Hoy that the DR was confirmed as the world leader in corruption, lack of reliability of police services and low quality of education. The country is ranked …

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According to Hoy newspaper, the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) is having a tough time paying its bills as it spends more than it receives. The report says that the CDEEE, and the three power distribution companies under it, pay out enormous salaries and benefits to their top executives and foreign workers. Recently, for example, 19 …

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The Santo Domingo Water and Sewage Corporation (CAASD) has announced that tomorrow, Wednesday 12 September and Friday, 14 September water supplies will be cut off in a hundred sectors of the National District and Santo Domingo province, due to work being carried out to change four valves. The director of CAASD, Alejandro Montas, has called …

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