2013 – Page 308

According to a Twitter post from teachers’ representative Maria Teresa Cabrera, teachers across the country will dress in green today, Wednesday 13 February, as part of their campaign for a salary increase. If there is still no response from the authorities, says Cabrera, they will hold public demonstrations across the country on Friday, 15 February. …

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Dominican Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez is among the 19 Latin American cardinals under the age of 80, and thus eligible for voting and being chosen as the successor to Pope Benedict XV1, following his retirement on 28 February. The new pope will be elected in March 2013. ?As well as Nicolas de Jesus …

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Dozens of men and women of Haitian descent will take part in a religious procession today, Wednesday 13 February, asking to be recognized as Dominicans. The march will leave from Isabel Aguiar Avenue, at the corner of 27 Febrero Avenue, and end outside the main Central Electoral Board (JCE) building. Group representative Elena Lorac said …

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In an announcement made yesterday, the head of the Federal Prosecution service in Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez said that four Dominicans have been found guilty of bringing 146 kilos of cocaine and eight of heroin to the island, with a street value of more than US$3 million. The Dominicans, named as Manuel Liriano, Jose …

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Dengue fever has claimed another victim. Earlier this week a 13-year old boy died in Tamboril, bringing the total death toll to six, mostly in Mao and other northern areas. Luis Angel Blanco died after being diagnosed with hemorrhagic dengue. The doctors treating him said they could do nothing to save his life. www.elcaribe.com.do/2013/02/12/tamboril-muere-menor-13-anos-por-dengue

According to the administrators of the cemeteries in Bani, all three cemeteries are now full and there is no space for any more bodies. There is only room in family crypts or for people who have already purchased their plot. According to Ramon Aguasvivas, a gravedigger for 50 years in the area, the famous “Cementerio …

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A fire occurred at 4pm yesterday, Tuesday, 12 February on the beach at El Cortecito in Bavaro, which affected the Hotel Carabela, El Pulpo Cojo restaurant and the Dos Acuaticos business, with losses running into millions. It appears that the fire started when a gas tank exploded, apparently in the restaurant’s employees’ home. The restaurant, …

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The World Baseball Classic that brings together 16 teams from around the world begins 2 March with games in Fukuoka, Japan and Taichung, Taiwan. The Dominican team gets into action a week later in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with a 7-10 game schedule. The DR will play Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Spain. http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/index.jsp For more …

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Today, Tuesday 12 February, Dominican newspapers are picking up on the news of Senator Bob Menendez from New Jersey and his support for one of his major campaign contributors, Dominican doctor Salomon E. Melgen, who is based in Florida. According to the New York Times, the senator tried to discourage any plan by the United …

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The Deputy Minister for the Promotion of the Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Businesses in the Dominican Republic in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Ignacio Mendez, has told Hoy reporter Patricia Reyes that some of the main stumbling blocks for formalizing and developing the “mipymes” were the excessive bureaucracy and the high costs of the …

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