2013 – Page 295

In his State of the Nation speech yesterday, Wednesday 27 February President Danilo Medina announced that the second Santo Domingo Metro line would start operations on 30 March. He said that this would be the first stage of the second line, with 15 trains, which would leave from Ramon Caceres station on Duarte Avenue at …

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In his State of the Nation speech yesterday, Wednesday 27 February President Danilo Medina announced that the National Citizen Security Plan would be launched in the second week of March. He said that it would be an integrated initiative that should become State policy, designed to combat both crime and its underlying causes. He said …

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Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado says that the speech given by President Danilo Medina was positive, not only for him but for the whole country, which he said was very happy with it. Former President Hipolito Mejia also praised the speech with its focus on agriculture and job creation, saying that he liked the words and …

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Leading search engine Google dedicated its “doodle” yesterday, 27 February to the Independence of the Dominican Republic, commemorating the 169th Anniversary of that event. It was only visible to Google users in the country. The doodle was in the colors of the National Flag, blue on the top, red at the bottom and white in …

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Dr. Pedro Arroyo Toribio Bencosme, director of the public hospital in Moca has been fired following a series of protests and strikes by staff in demand of better working conditions and better conditions for the patients. The Deputy Minister of Public Health, Nelson Rodriguez, appointed Radhames Reyes as the new director. Arroyo, who had been …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito has announced that as part of the reorganization of the jails at La Victoria and Najayo, La Victoria will only be used for housing prisoners who are on remand, and Najayo for inmates serving their sentences. Speaking about the case of Martha Heredia, who is on remand for heroin trafficking, …

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The Ministry of Culture and the Department of Fine Arts present an exhibition of works by Sacha Tebo at the Gallery of Fine Arts in Santo Domingo during the month of March. The works are on show to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Haitian artist. The collection includes 50 paintings, …

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DR1 Daily News will not be published tomorrow, Wednesday 27 February, on the occasion of Dominican Independence Day, a public holiday. The news will be compiled for the Thursday, 28 February issue. For breaking news, please refer to the DR1 Forums that are open 24/7.

National attention is focused on what President Danilo Medina will tell the nation in his first state of the nation address tomorrow, Wednesday 27 February at the National Assembly, during a joint Chamber of Deputies and the Senate session. This speech, his first since taking office on 16 August 2012, will be broadcast nationwide by …

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The director of the Santo Domingo Water and Sewer Corporation (CAASD), Alejandro Montas said yesterday, Monday 25 February that it is owed more than RD$11 billion in late payments for water service. He said that they were working on an agreement with the people who have stopped payment for the service that includes the elimination …

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