2013 – Page 24

The pilot and co pilot killed of IBC Airways cargo flight that crashed on its way to the San Juan international airport (SJU) in Puerto Rico from Las Americas Airport on Monday, 2 December have been identified as US citizens J. Mclaughlin and S. Gilbert. The two bodies were found on 9:25am yesterday, Tuesday, 3 …

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The Dominican Armada (Navy) has arrested 84 people who were trying to reach Puerto Rico in a ‘yola’ in the area known as la Playita de la Loma de Honduras, in Samana province. Vice Admiral Edwin R. Dominici Rosario, Commander General of the Navy said that the detainees were 52 Dominicans and 32 Haitians. He …

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According to the National Meteorological Office, (Onamet), a front over the Mona Channel will bring rain and possible thunderstorms across the north, north east, south east, south west and the central mountain area. Temperatures are expected to remain cool at night and in the early morning.

Well-known Dominican pop rock group Aljadaqui is playing a greatest hits concert at the Cinema Cafe at the Plaza de la Cultura in Santo Domingo this Friday, 6 December to mark before retiring. They promise to play “Ganas de amar”, “Se me va la vida”, “Si piensas volver”, “Paso la vida pensando” and the contagious …

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“The Feast of the Vampires,” a tragicomedy by Luciano Garcia is being staged at the National Theater’s Sala Ravelo in Santo Domingo this coming 19-22 December. 8:30pm. Starring Jorge Santiago, Yvelisse Suncar, Julio Fabian, Miguel Elias Rodriguez and Luciano Garcia. The Magda Corbett Ballet Academy and the Dominico-Americano School Theater Workshop are also taking part. …

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Yesterday afternoon, Monday 2 December, President Danilo Medina inaugurated the stretch of the Eastern Corridor (Corredor del Este) that links San Pedro de Macoris with La Romana. Driving time from San Pedro to Punta Cana will now take less than one hour. Minister Gonzalo Castillo said that the 22km stretch would create new jobs and …

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President Danilo Medina and Vice President Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez headed a ceremony in commemoration of World Fight Against HIV/AIDS Day at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Monday 2 December. The executive director of the National Council for HIV and AIDS (Conavihsida), Victor Terrero, thanked the President for his support and said that the government was …

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President Danilo Medina will announce an increase in teachers’ pensions to around RD$15,000 a month. This will apply to the 9,000 teachers who qualify for pensions. The Education Minister, Carlos Amarante Baret, said that he would be making the announcement today, Tuesday 3 December, at a meeting with around 700 pensioners at a special ceremony …

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Yesterday, Monday 2 December, the Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta received a Canadian business delegation that has come with a job offer for Dominicans in Canada. According to a Presidency press release, the delegation was headed by the Business Adviser to the Executive Branch, Gerard Trudeau, and the Operations Director of the …

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The Ministry of Public health spends around RD$5.3 billion every year on Haitian patients, which is around 10% of the total health budget for the year. Of 512,000 consultations for patients at the five border provinces with its 15 municipal hospitals, 38,000 were for Haitians. At a national level, most consultations were in the Greater …

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