2013 – Page 272

The Association of Sports Writers of Santo Domingo has voted two-time Olympic gold medallist Felix Sanchez their Athlete of the Year for 2012. Sanchez said he received the award with “pride and humility,” as reported in El Dia. He called on young people to study and practice more sports. Boxers Javier Fortuna and Katty Pamela …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) celebrated World Meteorological Day yesterday, Sunday 24 March with a forecast for some scattered showers, mostly in the northeast, southeast and the central mountains. The rain is caused by the humidity drawn in by a combination of winds from the southeast and local effects. The country is under the influence …

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The Tiffany jewelers-made silver trophy for the World Baseball Classic has been in the Dominican Republic since last Tuesday, 19 March. The plans are for it to go on tour in Santo Domingo and the provinces so more people can celebrate the win of the championship in the final 3-0 game against Puerto Rico. The …

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Engineer Diandino Pena, director of the Santo Domingo Metro office (OPRET), announced today at the Presidential Palace that the first part of the second line of the Metro will be in operation starting Monday, 1 April. He said the government has a RD$200 million debt with contractors but it was agreed that payments would be …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has announced that some 32,182 volunteers will be working in the Safe Easter Operation this year. The COE is coordinating a major governmental joint action to help prevent traffic accidents, alcoholic drinking excesses, food poisoning and drowning. The operation starts on Thursday, 28 March and will end on Sunday, 31 …

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In a Thursday, 21 March announcement, the National District City Government outlined its plan to turn the stretch of the Malecon seafront boulevard between Jose Maria Heredia Street and Maximo Gomez Avenue into a giant artificial beach and pool area for the Easter holidays. Twelve gigantic plastic pools are being installed, with 1,500 cubic meters …

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When he took office in August 2012, President Danilo Medina chose to confirm police chief Mayor General Jose Armando Polanco Gomez, appointed in 2010 by his predecessor President Leonel Fernandez. The police had ended Fernandez’s 8-year long government ranked 143rd of 144 countries worldwide in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index. Now, a recent …

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Bankers Andres Aybar (Banco Mercantil) and Pedro Castillo (Banco del Progreso) were transferred to the La Romana model jail yesterday, Thursday 21 March while their cells at the Najayo Jail are renovated. El Dia reports that white-collar inmate Edwin Baquero Alvarez, in jail for title fraud, was also sent to the La Romana jail. The …

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State prosecutors will be asking for preventive custody for the 35 people who were arrested when the authorities thwarted a drug trafficking operation earlier this week at the Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ). They impounded 682 packages of cocaine that were bound for France from PUJ. The list of people arrested includes a lieutenant colonel, …

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The 20-year old accused of unintentional homicide of the Santana Alcantara siblings — 38-year old Margarita, 40-year old Deris and 42-year old Jose, is being released on bail, said Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) spokesman Jacobo Mateo Moquete. Robert Bocio Novas is accused of causing the deaths of the three bystanders who had been celebrating the …

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