2013 – Page 312

Three gunmen kidnapped public school teacher Silvestre Montilla from the Fidel Ferrer public school on Monday, 4 February and later shot and left the mortally injured teacher in an empty lot near the Las Americas horseracing track. A relative, Pastor Reyes, told reporters that the armed men entered the school at 4 in the afternoon …

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The Leones del Escogido were not able to bring home the 2013 Caribbean Series pennant. Last night, Thursday 7 February, the Dominican team lost the key playoff game against Mexico that went to 18 innings and lasted seven hours! Mexican fans celebrated as the Yaquis de Obregon defeated the Dominican Republic 4-3. Mexico has won …

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Amor Tropical puts Dominican merengue singers Fernando Villalona, Miriam Cruz and Sexappeal onstage at Plaza Espana under the stars on Saturday, 9 February with Colombian salsa group Niche. The performers promise to sing about love, in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Grupo Niche chose to celebrate their 30th anniversary in showbusiness with the salsa, merengue and …

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Only a few days are left to catch the famous BodyWorlds exhibition in Santo Domingo. The exhibition at Agora Mall at the intersection between Abraham Lincoln and JF Kennedy avenues closes on 20 February. The Body Worlds exhibition teaches about anatomy, physiology, and health by allowing visitors to see real human bodies, using an extraordinary …

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President Danilo Medina made a surprise visit to the Divine Providence Day Care Center in the community of La Victoria in Santo Domingo province, yesterday, Wednesday 6 February. He also visited San Luis where he swore in the executive committee at the new Community College. The management of the day care center, which cares for …

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The public hospital in Banica, in Elias Pina province, which made headlines in 2010 for cholera cases and lack of hygiene, has a kitchen which is equipped with an outdoor cooking stove (fogon), located on the floor and made of three large rocks and wood which is used to cook food for patients and staff. …

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The executive director of the Dominican Municipal Districts Association says that local governments have not received their budgets for January, due to the amendments in the tax law and the increase of RD$1 billion pesos that the government set aside for local government. Pedro Richardson has said that the government will begin to issue the …

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Speaking at a press conference organized by the Santiago Business Association on Tuesday, 5 February, the former President of Colombia, Ernesto Samper Pizano, said that killing criminals is not the way to guarantee public safety. He said that improving police agents’ standard of living and ensuring they worked more closely with citizens was more effective. …

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The UK fresh produce industry celebrated its strong trading relationships with the Dominican Republic at the 67th Fresh Produce Consortium Annual Dinner on Saturday 2 February 2013 at the Savoy hotel in London, sponsored by the British Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic, the Dominican Association of Exporters and UK sponsor Anglia Business Solutions. …

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The American Chamber of Commerce in the DR says that the contract signed with ICSSI for the exclusive installation of X-ray cameras in Dominican ports for container surveillance violates the Constitution, on the grounds that it bans private monopolies. The contract establishes what have been described as “exorbitant” fees for the trade monitoring service. The …

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