2013 – Page 277

The president of the National Federation of Dominican Transportation (Fenatrado), Blas Peralta, says that the sector is not interested in the diesel subsidy, but instead, the government should take responsibility and work out a series of freight rates that can be adapted to the needs of the union. According to El Nuevo Diario, Peralta wants …

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Some 21 people, mostly children, all residents of the humble barrio of San Jose La Mina to the southeast of Santiago have been hospitalized with symptoms of dengue fever. This has unleashed panic among the inhabitants of the barrio who are blaming the outbreak on the Pontezuela Creek that flows through the area. Community leader …

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The drought so typical of the Lenten season is causing major issues in communities of Moca, La Vega and Santiago where there are sectors and barrios that spend several days without drinking water. In places like Estancia Nueva, La Ermita, Monte de la Jagua, and El Paso, in Moca, residents say that no piped water …

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The jury for the 2012 Man and Women of the Year Prize has selected 10 finalists, five men and five women, from which the winners of the prize sponsored by Diario Libre will be selected. The male finalists are cultural promoters Freddy Ginebra and Rafael Emilio Yunen, athlete Felix Sanchez, doctor Julio Amado Castanos and …

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The Dominican Republic defeated the Netherlands 4-1. This is the first time a team is undefeated into the finals of the World Baseball Classic. The DR will match Puerto Rico today, Tuesday 19 March, a team it has already defeated twice in the series. This Classic can well be deemed the Caribbean World Baseball Classic, …

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How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Sucker,” (Como evitar enamorarse de un pendejo), a Raul Mendez production, is onstage at the National Theater’s Sala Ravelo in Santo Domingo. Friday, 22 March, Saturday 23 March at 8:30pm, and Sunday 24 March at 6:30pm. Tickets: RD$600.

Teatro Las Mascaras in the Colonial City is presenting a comedy, “Locamente embarazada,” (Madly Pregnant) directed by Germana Quintana, with Lidia Ariza, Jose Manuel Rodriguez and Cheddy Garcia. Tickets are RD$400 with shows on Friday and Saturdays at 8:30pm and 6:30pm on Sundays. Every Thursday in March, see Locura Cuerda, directed by Germana Quintana, with …

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Over the weekend of Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 March, President Danilo Medina made another of his now-customary surprise visits, showing up in Villa Trina, a tiny hamlet nestled in the Septentrional Mountains in the province of Espaillat (Moca). During his visit, he pledged RD$44 million in loans for small businesses and promised contracts for …

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First Lady Candida Montilla will lead the Dominican delegation to the papal investiture ceremony for Pope Francis. The delegation to the Vatican will also include administrative minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta, Dominican ambassador to the Holy See Victor Grimaldi and vice minister of Foreign Relations Jose Manuel Trullols. The event takes place in …

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During a somewhat rambling interview on the Dialogo Libre program sponsored by Diario Libre and televised by OMTV over the weekend on 16 and 17 March, Vice President Margarita Cedeno said that for the time being she does not have plans to aspire to a “higher political office.” Using the phrase “the truth is…” the …

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