2013 – Page 248

The Chamber of Deputies, which consists of practically the same legislators who approved the Barrick contract for the Pueblo Viejo gold mine in the first place, is now condemning the contract. The president of the Chamber, Abel Martinez, who was the president of the Chamber at the time of the original approval, now says that …

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The Dominican Cardiology Society wants Congress to introduce legislation aimed at removing saltshakers from restaurant tables. The idea is to motivate Dominicans to reduce their salt consumption. “Dominicans consume more salt than is advisable, they are not aware of the problems this causes, such as hypertension, obstruction of valves and even heart attacks,” said Society …

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The public credit department of the Ministry of Hacienda recently said that as of 28 February 2013 the non-financial public sector debt exceeds US$20.395 billion or 34.1% of the GDP estimated for 2013. At a talk in Santo Domingo yesterday, Tuesday 16 April, former US Federal Reserve chairman Al Greenspan recommended that the public debt …

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The consular section of the United States Embassy in the country has launched its anti-fraud campaign “Be careful of fraud” at the La Feria Metro station in Santo Domingo, using top comedians Raymond Pozo and Miguel Cespedes. The campaign aims to educate the public in the correct and legal way to obtain US visas and …

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General Miguel Paulino Espinal, the Director of the Specialized Corps of Airport Security (CESA), has announced an increase in security at all airports following the bomb attack in Boston on Monday, 15 April, which left two people dead and 176 injured. Paulino Espinal said that the increase to level 1 and 2 meant that there …

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The local government in the National District has introduced a new unit of more than 100 municipal police to ensure safety in the historical Colonial Zone. Mayor Roberto Salcedo announced the establishment of the new unit during a ceremony in Columbus Park in the Colonial Zone. He said the police officers would be trained as …

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Luciano Santana Perez, 43, a businessman and money lender, has complained that he was robbed by four men who were wearing the uniform of the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD). He told El Caribe that he was in his vehicle on the Manoguayabo road, when two SUVs stopped him. He said that the men, in …

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Federico Jovine Rijo, the only one of three climbers who didn’t reach the summit during the first Dominican attempt to climb Everest, wrote a book on the experience, chronicling the difficulties experienced by the group and his frustration. He described how his oxygen mask failed when he was only 400 meters from the peak and …

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Casa de Campo is hosting the 18th annual Caribbean Golf Classic, an event organized by Fedogolf (the Dominican golf organization) and conducted by the Caribbean Golf Association this 17-21 April. The tournament, regarded as one of the top golf events in the Caribbean, will be played on Casa de Campo’s three most famous Pete Dye …

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President Danilo Medina has sent his formal congratulations to President-elect Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela via the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Venezuela’s electoral body reported that late President Hugo Chavez’s handpicked successor had won the Sunday, 14 April election 50.75-48.97%. He defeated Henrique Capriles by a margin of 262,256 with 14.5 million votes counted. In a …

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