2013 – Page 167

The Ministry of Environment ordered 32 provincial environment offices to take advantage of the rains to intensify tree-planting efforts nationwide. Minister of Environment Bautista Rojas Gomez said that brigades working in the Quisqueya Verde program should accelerate their efforts given the favorable conditions created by the rains for planting. Trees are being planted at riversides …

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A new UNICEF study shows widespread negligence in parents when registering their children at birth. Lack of legal identity is a major problem in the Dominican Republic, where the poor too frequently postpone registering their children. Thousands of children then have difficulties in getting on with their own lives, especially when wanting to continue with …

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Despite having a Plan to Prevent Teenage Pregnancies in place over two years, the DR continues to be among the five countries with most teenage pregnancies in Latin America and the Caribbean. According to United Nations Population Fund statistics, 22.1% of Dominican teenagers are pregnant or have been pregnant. Of the total, 75% are among …

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In a move to discourage sex tourism in northern Sosua, Puerto Plata, the Ministry of Tourism announced the shutdown of 16 massage parlors that operated in the beach town. The centers were not licensed by the Ministry of Public Health nor the Ministry of Tourism. http://www.noticiassin.com/2013/07/clausuran-16-centros-de-masajes-en-sosua/

News reports say that the ground has again caved in around 3 meters at 21 Font Bernard Street in Los Prados. The president of the neighborhood board, Rosa Maria Balaguer stressed that the sinkhole again shows that the area is fragile and multiple story constructions should not be allowed. She said the construction ruling for …

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The Dominican Volleyball Federation authorized the use of the air-conditioned facility at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center for a meeting of the ruling PLD party, not so for one that would be held by the opposition PRD party. The PLD will hold their VIII Comandante Norge Botello Congress on Sunday, 14 July starting at …

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The Supreme Electoral Court (TSA) that is hearing the case of the impasse affecting the largest opposition party, the PRD, decided yesterday, 11 July, to request the results of the 27th national PRD convention, held in 2009 to ascertain the names, IDs, and positions of the those elected on that occasion. The party is divided …

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With a double to left-center field in the second inning in the Wednesday, 10 July game against the Mariners in Seattle, Boston Red Sox David Ortiz established a new record of 1,689 hits as a designated hitter in the American League. Both Seattle and Boston fans responded with an extended standing ovation at Safeco Field. …

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The Ministry of Tourism announced that the 2013 Merengue and Caribbean Beats Festival will take place this year at the Plaza Juan Baron of the Malecon of Santo Domingo facing the Caribbean Sea on 2 and 3 August. The event is held to celebrate the anniversary of the city of Santo Domingo. This year the …

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Playwright Haffe Serulle presents Tinglado de Acero at the front esplanade of Bellas Artes. There is only room for 50 persons per night, because this is an interactive performance. Those attending should wear comfortable clothing. The performances will be from 18 to 31 July, with daily shows at 8pm. In the play, the conscience becomes …

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