2014 – Page 174

The Transport Reorganization Office (Opret) has announced that it has delivered the funds for 50 families living in 29 households in the areas surrounding the Metro construction works to be relocated. Several of their dwellings were affected when a steel rod construction structure collapsed. Spokesman for Opret, Leonel Carrasco said the government is providing RD$18 …

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The special Senate commission that is studying the bill received from the Chamber of Deputies that declares Loma Miranda a National Park as a way of preventing mining in the area has submitted a report favoring the preservation of the La Vega mountain area. The commission added a 10km2 buffer zone to the area to …

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Customs Department advisor Gregorio Lora criticized the weakness in the Dominican justice system yesterday, Wednesday 4 June. “This country is experiencing such high crime levels because there is no justice system,” he commented. He said that in a case where security forces uncovered 30,000 cases of whisky, a judge ordered 19,000 of the cases of …

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A spokesperson for the 911 emergency and safety line system, Zoraima Cuello said yesterday, Wednesday 4 June, that they had responded to 2,203 genuine emergency situations in the first 96 hours of the system’s operation. Speaking during a press conference at the Presidency, she said that some 84,404 calls were received in the first four …

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Santiago prosecutors have presented more than 30 items of material evidence against the men accused of the attempted murder of TV communicator Jordi Veras, son of prominent lawyer Ramon Antonio Veras (Negro). The evidence includes a telephone conversation between Franklin Reynoso and the businessman Adriano Roman. Roman, who is in jail, is accused of being …

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A 17-year old boy died yesterday, Wednesday 4 June when trying to rescue a 16-year old girl. Leonary Charly Dominguez, 17, drowned when jumping into the Caribbean Sea at Km. 19 of the Las Americas Expressway to rescue Julia Isabel Alcantara Figuereo, 16. The teenagers were taking photos with the sea as a backdrop when …

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35-year old Juan Garcia Hernandez was sent to three months preventive custody after he was caught sexually abusing an 11-year old in a San Isidro area motel. State prosecutors accuse Hernandez of violating Articles 331 and 354 of Law 24-97 of the Dominican Penal Code and Article 396 of Law 136-03 for the protection of …

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Escenario 360 at the Galeria 360 mall in Santo Domingo presents Wilfrido Vargas & Bonny Cepeda: White Party on 21 June. This is a mega merengue show where the general public will be able to dance away to the legends of Dominican merengue music.

Sonido para una imagen is coming back to the National Theater in Santo Domingo. Producer Amaury Sanchez announced the show would be staged at the National Theater on 11-12 July. The Santo Domingo Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing. Carolina Rivas, Frank Ceara and Hector Anibal are booked for the evening, but it will also feature …

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Organizers of the year’s leading Dominican fashion show, Dominicana Moda (DM2014) have announced that Naeem Khan and his sophisticated designs with hand embroidery will take the runway of Dominicana Moda this coming 20-25 October at the Occidental El Embajador Hotel in Santo Domingo. Khan’s clothes have been worn by First Lady Michelle Obama and Queen …

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