2013 – Page 307

Five members of the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD), have been expelled including two first lieutenants and two sergeant majors after a husband and wife accused them of asking for RD$600,000 in return for releasing them following their arrest in Higuey. The officers were named as Jose M. Gonzalez and Ariel de Leon and the …

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Dominicans are taking Valentine’s Day, 14 February very seriously. Sales of chocolates, cupcakes, orchids, roses and flowers have boomed. The day is being celebrated with gift-giving in the office and at home. City restaurants have special menus, and shows are scheduled at Hard Rock Cafe (singer Tony Dize), Teatro La Fiesta of the Hotel Jaragua …

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President Danilo Medina hosted two Chinese businessmen and their families yesterday, Tuesday 12 February at the Presidential Palace. As reported, they decided to spend their holidays in the Dominican Republic following promotional efforts started in China by the Ministry of Tourism to attract more Chinese tourists to the country. An estimated 80 million Chinese travel …

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Agriculture Minister Luis Ramon Rodriguez has announced as of 1 March the implementing of Law 157-09 that creates the Agriculture Insurance in the Dominican Republic, backed by the government to the tune of RD$234 million. He said that the new system, combined with the Dominican Agriculture Insurance (AGRODOSA), is intended to provide farmers with better …

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The Ministry of Education and First Lady Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez have signed an agreement aimed at encouraging students to stay in school. Public school students in 11th and 12th grades will receive a RD$750 cash payment every two months if they stay in school. The initiative will also provide RD$500 in cash every two …

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The poet Jose Marmol has received the National Literature prize for 2013, awarded by the Corripio Foundation and the Ministry of Culture. He was honored for his contributions to poetry and the high quality of his prose. The ceremony took place yesterday evening, Tuesday 12 February in the Carlos Piantini room at the National Theater …

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The First Lady, Candida Montilla, has visited an 11-year old rape victim who is in the Intensive Care Unit at the Plaza de la Salud hospital in Santo Domingo after giving birth. Montilla also spoke to the girl’s parents, saying that she and the First Lady’s Office wished to help the family, proving psychological support …

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Former Minister of Environment Frank Moya Pons opposes the proposed construction of a new highway to connect the southwest and Santiago. The plan is for a new roadway to connect the cities of Santiago and San Juan de la Maguana. Moya Pons says there are already several roadways and that the government rather needs to …

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Presidential legal advisor Cesar Pina Toribio says that President Danilo Medina will announce the details of the government decision to move on tourism development in Bahia de las Aguilas. As reported in Diario Libre, Pina Toribio declined to discuss Decree 713-13 that grants him special powers to sign agreements with holders of property titles the …

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Mayor Roberto Salcedo has announced that the National District local government (ADN) has stopped awarding any new permits for building work in the whole of the Los Prados sector, until a hydrographic study has been carried out by the Ministry of Public Works and the Santo Domingo Aqueducts and Drinking Water Corporation (CAASD), in order …

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