2013 – Page 67

Civil and community organizations from Puerto Plata held a protest outside the National Congress building in Santo Domingo yesterday, Tuesday 22 October to ask for changes to the 2014 budget to ensure the expansion of the Puerto Plata-Navarrete road, the building of a hospital in Sosua and the renovation of the Puerto Plata cargo port, …

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The Dominican Republic is included in the list of more than 100 countries that will be able to have access to free data roaming offered by the popular T-Mobile service. The company is offering free roaming for up to 2G speed or 128Kbps, enough for reading e-mail, web pages, navigation, and social apps. The service …

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Bloomberg’s annual Billy index shows that the Swedish furniture chain’s signature Billy bookcase costs more in the Dominican Republic than anywhere else. The Billy bookcase costs 34.95 euros (US$46.48) in Slovakia and the Netherlands. Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic topped the list, which is based on the 2014 catalogue on Ikea’s website, with a price of …

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Three people were killed, five were injured and dozens were arrested during protests yesterday, Tuesday 22 October in Navarrete, Ciruelitos, Santiago and San Francisco de Macoris, in support of a 48-hour strike called by the Popular Front (Falpo) and other groups, all demanding a long list of social changes. The victims were Derlin de la …

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A former Army captain assigned to the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD), lawyer Raisa de la Cruz Olivares, denied yesterday, Tuesday 22 October that she had been arrested in Puerto Rico for alleged links to drug dealer Ramon Antonio del Rosario Puente (Tono Lena). She said that she was surprised to read an online publication …

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Coast Guard cutter Venturous returned to its homeport in St. Petersburg, Florida on Tuesday morning, 22 October, with a contraband drug haul worth at least US$23 million on the street. The 28 bales of cocaine weighing 1,500 pounds were seized from drug smugglers just south of the Dominican Republic during the crew’s 40-day migrant and …

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Appearing in court in Santiago, singer Martha Heredia, best known for winning the Latin American idol contest, revealed yesterday, Tuesday 22 October that a longstanding friend had put the drugs in her shoes, resulting in her arrest when she was trying to leave the country for New York from the Cibao International Airport. Through her …

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A Sunwing flight on its way to Toronto from Puerto Plata International Airport detoured to make an emergency landing at the Punta Cana International Airport in the eastern Dominican Republic yesterday, Tuesday 22 October. The jet suffered damage to its engine reportedly due to birds that affected the flight of the B-738. According to reports, …

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The Art of Living wellness organization in the Dominican Republic is promoting a course “The Art of Meditating” for those who want to make meditation a part of their daily life. The course focuses on teaching how to use meditation to calm the restless mind, concentrate and focus. It will be held 28, 29, 30 …

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NASA scientist Rey N. Diaz will be giving a talk on Space Technology at the Galeria 360 (Americana Departamentos) this Thursday, 24 October. The talk is the centerpiece of the Robotica 360 exhibition in the halls of the shopping center on Av. John F. Kennedy in Santo Domingo. For more on ongoing and upcoming events, …

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