2013 – Page 149

The Santo Domingo Corporation of Aqueducts and Sewers (CAASD) has announced that the Duey system will be closed today for repairs in the Los Peralejos area. They have explained that around 25 sectors will be without water from early Wednesday morning, 30 July. Amongst those sectors affected by the closure of the El Duey aqueduct …

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Representatives of the Association of United Businessmen marched in protest yesterday, Monday 29 July, against the tax advantages that apparently are enjoyed by Chinese businesses throughout the country. Iris Espinal, spokesperson for the Association that groups business people from Jose Marti, Duarte, Concepcion, Bona and the neighboring area, complained that the Chinese do not pay …

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15 business, communication, engineering and nursing students from the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana are interning for two weeks, working with the non profit organization G.O. Ministries to develop plans for the organization’s new medical facility, currently under construction in Santiago. The center expects to open in summer 2014. The students are in the …

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The director of the Specialized Corps of Airport Security and Civil Aviation (CESAC), General Miguel Paulino Espinal, has revealed that, during his management, more than 70 members of the institution, including officers, have been fired linked to cases of drug trafficking, extortion, theft of jewelry and other crimes. Paulino Espinal explained that one of the …

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The new president of the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) Julio Cesar Souffront has made at least 65 changes in key posts at the drug fighting organization. Among these is the appointment of Colonel Robert Abreu to replace Colonel Elvis Soriano Familia, who had been appointed to the post on 16 July. At Las Americas …

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Two officers and an enlisted man assigned to the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) at Las Americas International Airport have been arrested accused by a passenger of the theft of US$9,200 and five cell phones. The passenger, Eulogio Ignacio Medina Martinez said that when he arrived at the airport three people who said they were …

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The daughter of a Dominican doctor was amongst the victims of the shooting where six people died last Friday, 26 July in a condominium in Hialeah, near Miami. Priscilla Perez, aged 17, was the daughter of pediatrician Julian Eugenio Perez Tejada, who used to work in the Santo Socorro hospital in Santo Domingo, in the …

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The Attorney General’s office have carried out an operation via the National Coordination Office of Children, Young People and Families that has resulted in the closure of five establishments that sell alcoholic beverages, after minors were found inside them. Those closed are Jacuba Bar, Coby Bar, Discoteca Venetto and Galaxy, in the Colonial City. The …

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Playing in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic men’s volleyball team defeated Panama 3-0 (25-10, 25-6, 25-14) to take the championship honors in the NORCECA Group K of the 2014 FIVB Men’s World Championship. The Dominican team won four consecutive 3-0 wins in the two-day tournament gaining a berth in the third round of …

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The comedy by playwright Quecho Munoz that has been very successfully staged in Mexico under the title “12 Princesas en Pugna” opens at Bellas Artes theater this coming 8 August. It will continue on weekends through 25 August. This is a production by Juancito Rodriguez and Xavier Ortiz. Starring roles are by Jacqueline Estrella, Lumy …

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