2013 – Page 46

A court in the National District has ordered that the owners of the San Rafael Maternity Clinic, a private medical facility should stand trial for stealing electricity. Judge Kenya Scarlett Romero Severino ordered the trial after hearing the evidence from the Electricity Prosecution Office (PGASE), which raided the Clinic in March when they found illegal …

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During a joint operation between the Dominican Navy and the Puerto Rican authorities yesterday, Tuesday 12 November, a Dominican sentenced to 30 years in jail was detained whilst crossing the ocean from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, along with 23 others. Luis Manaurys Morales Caceres was being sought by Interpol after being sentenced for …

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Playing in Nagoya, Japan, the Dominican Republic defeated Thailand in the opening match of the FIVB Women’s Grand Champion Cup on Tuesday, 12 November. Led by Bethania De La Cruz’s match-high 25 points, the Dominican Republic won 25-23, 25-21, 25-23. The winners held a huge 12-3 advantage in the blocking category and were also better …

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BanReservas has opened a cultural center to the general public at its Calle Isabel la Catolica 202 location opposite the bank’s former head office in Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone. Free parking is available. The cultural center will organize free screenings of Dominican films and classic films, and even dance classes. On the schedule are important …

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A new play by Dominican playwright and poet Chiqui Vicioso is on the program for 25 November International Day of Violence against Women, which was established in memory of the three Mirabal sisters. The play is about the life of Evangelina Rodriguez (1879-1947) who according to history was the first Dominican woman doctor. The play, …

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President Danilo Medina met with several members of the World Bank board at the Presidential Palace in Santo Domingo yesterday, Monday 11 November and discussed issues including the problems that continue to plague the electricity sector. Medina also shared his vision and listed the challenges ahead in areas like education, poverty, social inequality, agriculture and …

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President Danilo Medina has decreed that this year’s 13th salary will be paid to public service workers and pensioners on 6 December. According to Treasury Minister Simon Lizardo, who met with the President yesterday morning, Monday 11 November, an additional RD$9.5 billion will be made available to meet this commitment. The President attended the usual …

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Minister of Agriculture Luis Ramon Rodriguez and agricultural attache at the US Embassy Morgan Perskin announced yesterday, Monday 11 November that the United States has lifted the Food and Drug Administration order for automatic detention of string beans, eggplants and peppers from the Dominican Republic. Rodriguez says this could mean a 30% increase in exports …

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As of today, Tuesday 12 November, the standard-size bread rolls (pan de agua) will cost RD$7 each, an increase of RD$2 per unit that has been authorized by the Union of Small and Medium Sized Flour Industries (UMPIH). Francisco Capellan, speaking on behalf of UMPIH, said that the 40% increase was due to the cost …

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New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat and assemblyman Phil Ramos met with President Danilo Medina yesterday at the Presidential Palace to get first hand explanations on the Constitutional Court Ruling 168-13 that calls for the implementation of the National Immigration Regularization Plan, as reported in Diario Libre. After the meeting, in a press conference they …

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