2013 – Page 156

The mayor of Santo Domingo North, Francisco Fernandez, confirmed yesterday, Monday 22 July, that he would guarantee the collection and final disposal of waste while he keeps control of the Duquesa garbage dump. He said that in the next few days he would be issuing a public tender to choose a new company to manage …

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The UK Guardian newspaper reports on the state of the traffic in the Dominican Republic saying that it is chaos on the streets. Shared taxis, often with broken tail-lights, stop indiscriminately to pick up and drop off passengers. Microbuses, or guaguas, turn two lanes into three. Pedestrians sprint across the road. Drivers emerge from corner …

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The Dominican government has turned out to be one of the most lethal threats to protected areas. Local environmentalists have taken the story of the destruction of the Charco Azul reserve in Bahoruco, in the southwest, to the international press, after their attempts to stop government officials from destroying the park have been ignored. The …

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Five armed men, dressed in black with military insignia, robbed a Vimenca security pick-up truck in Guerra at around noon yesterday, Monday 22 July. The pick-up truck was carrying an unknown amount of money. Colonel Pedro Matos Perez, head of the Central Criminal Police Investigations Agency (DICRIM) in Santo Domingo East, confirmed that the event …

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Cristina Ventura died in Dajabon yesterday, Monday 22 June, as the result of a traffic accident between an SUV being driven by a Haitian former consul and the motorcycle on which she was a passenger. As reported by the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) on the Twitter social network, the accident happened when the motorcycle was …

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According to the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) a gang of drug dealers, supposedly headed by an Italian national, were arrested on Sunday 22 July in possession of four packets of what is thought to be cocaine. Those arrested were the Italian, Vicenso Serrapede, aged 40, and Dominicans Junior Salvador Ramirez Taveras, 42, Dario Osoria …

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The Ministry of Culture, the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) and the Organizing Committee of the 27th Biennial of the Visual Arts have announced that Chus Martinez, Quisqueya Henriquez and Bingene Armenteros are the three jurors who will be responsible for choosing the works that will compete in the biennial. They will review entries in …

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Merengue legend Johnny Ventura and romantic singer of all times, Anthony Rios will perform at the Sala de Fiestas of the Hotel Barcelo Santo Domingo (former Lina) on Friday, 26 July. The show is “From Father to Son.” Rios first became known as one of the singers in the Johnny Ventura Combo Show band.

19-year old teen idol Justin Bieber now confirms he will be in the Dominican Republic for a 22 October concert at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium. Earlier it had been reported he would perform at the Palacio de los Deportes venue. The show is part of his Believe World Tour that began in September 2012. …

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The Ministry of Culture announces the celebration of the Regional Biennial of Dominican Sweets in Santiago for Wednesday, 24 July and Thursday, 25 July. The event is specially dedicated to Zunilda Guillen, Dona Nenita. It will take place at the Palacio Consistorial in Santiago, facing Duarte Park. Some 30 participants from 14 provinces of the …

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