2013 – Page 290

In a horrific crash near the Metaldom factory in Santo Domingo on Tuesday morning, 5 March, a Nissan Pathfinder traveling west to east on the 30 de Mayo section of the Malecon, hit a tree and burst into flames after the driver lost control of the vehicle. Paul Fernando Corona Paredes, a private in the …

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The biennial classical music festival continues at the National Theater with a concert by the Festival Symphony Orchestra under conductor Ramon Tebar and soloist Joshua Bell, on violin, on Wednesday, 6 March. The program includes R. Wagner – Overture of the Flying Dutchman, M. Bruch, Concerto No. 1 for violin and orchestra, G. Mahler, Symphony …

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At an event held at the Presidential Palace in Santo Domingo yesterday, Monday 4 March, the Medina administration formally announced its plan to build a new San Juan de la Maguana-Santiago via Yabonico-Moncion roadway connection. The highway has met with strong opposition on the grounds that it would be more cost-effective and less harmful to …

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Barely four days after President Danilo Medina decided to reject the settlement affecting the lands around the Bahia de las Aguilas in the southwestern province of Pedernales, the Ministry of the Environment has produced a letter confirming the approval of an environmental permit for the Eco del Mar project (Echo of the Sea). The project …

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The Supreme Court of Justice has reserved judgment in the case that seeks to reopen the trial against the former director of the Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD), Jaime Rodriguez Guzman, his brother Rafael Rodriguez and wife Reina Margarita Martinez. The court is presided by judge Miriam German Brito and judges Frank Soto, Alejandro Moscoso Segarra …

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Father Rogelio Cruz led a protest and celebrated mass on Sunday, 3 March, where he made clear that the community in Jarabacoa was united against the construction of a dam that would require the diversion of the Yaque del Norte River. Diario Jarabacoa online reported that neighborhood groups and community organizations were present, but the …

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Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose R. Peralta visited the area of Lake Enriquillo yesterday, Monday 4 March with other members of the government in order to try and speed up the projects benefiting residents affected by the ever-expanding lake. He was accompanied by the director of the Dominican Agrarian Reform, Radhames Valenzuela, the director …

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Detours along several stretches of Romulo Betancourt Avenue in the National District are causing major traffic jams, according to El Caribe newspaper. The large mounds of dirt formed by the automatic ditch-digger used by the Santo Domingo Water and Sewage Corporation (CAASD) are also causing significant economic losses for neighboring traders, because customers have no …

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The National District neighborhood known as El Manguito has become a model for resolving disputes between the electricity distribution companies and customers in the poorest areas of the country. Since the beginning of May of last year, according to Listin Diario reporter Ircania Vasquez, the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) has been implementing a program of …

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Mining company Barrick Gold said that the option of renegotiating the contract to exploit the Pueblo Viejo mine, suggested by President Danilo Medina on 27 February, “is not on the table,” and in response to the President’s threat to submit a tax on unexpected earnings, they said that “they hope that they (the government) are …

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