2013 – Page 97

Hemorrhagic dengue claimed the life of a young boy in the Arturo Grullon Children’s Hospital in Santiago yesterday, Wednesday 18 September. The young patient had been transferred from the Toribio Bencosme Hospital in Moca, according to El Nuevo Diario. Family members said that the boy had been receiving treatment for several days in the Moca …

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Football fans can view the FIFA World Cup at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Center on 12 October. The FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour will be in Santo Domingo for the first time this year. The event is sponsored by Coca Cola. The trophy tour has been held since the last FIFA World Cup, and takes …

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The very popular Festival of Fine Arts at Novocentro is back this year from 26 September through 9 October. The films are a selection of award winning titles from around the world. They include dramas, comedies and romantic comedies There are films from countries including the United States, Denmark, Germany, Saudi Arabia, France, Spain, the …

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President Danilo Medina visited students at the Salesiano Technical Institute (Itesa) in the Maria Auxiliadora area of the National District yesterday, Tuesday 17 September, and toured the student workshops. The students showed several of the machines they had designed and built. Itesa has several workshops for students in electronics, electricity and industrial mechanics working in …

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President Danilo Medina said that Decree 499-12 that has been extended into December focuses on rationalizing spending in government. He said the government is not applying austerity policies and that the extension would not affect the dynamics of the economy. The measure bans donations and contributions from third parties, purchase of new vehicles, gifts including …

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The First Lady, Candida Montilla de Medina left for Portugal last night, Tuesday 17 September, on the invitation from her Portuguese counterpart, Maria Alves da Silva Cavaco Silva. Her agenda includes the signing of an inter-institutional agreement with a Portuguese center for children with special needs. The First Lady, who is giving priority to the …

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The Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo met with mayors from the Greater Santo Domingo area yesterday, Tuesday 17 September and gave a presentation about the workings of the new 911 emergency system, which is due to begin in December. The government is prioritizing the system that will offer a more effective response to emergency …

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The contracts for airport concessions, Barrick Gold and the pension plan administrators are now under review by legislators. The pretty much same Congress that passed these controversial contracts now have a second chance to do things better for Dominicans in general. Senate Security and Defense commission chairman Carlos Castillo is chairing a commission reviewing the …

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The Gallup-Hoy poll of 1,200 Dominicans of voting age interviewed from 6-11 September 2013 found that Dominicans feel the country is losing the battle against the consumption of drugs, with 76% critical of government initiatives to fight drug consumption. But when it comes to the campaign against illiteracy, 91.5% said they agreed with the new …

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The executive vice president of the State Electricity Companies (CDEEE), Ruben Jimenez Bichara says that the addition of new coal-fired generating plants would eliminate the energy deficit that affects the country and leads to long blackouts. Jimenez Bichara said that that the two new 300-megawatt coal-fired plants would be built on the coast between Bani …

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