2014 – Page 205

According to the latest epidemiological report issued by the Ministry of Public Health, so far this year there have been over 10,000 suspected cases of chikungunya, dengue and malaria. These break down into 7,520 cases of chikungunya and 2,100 probable cases of dengue, including 15 deaths. Both are transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito that …

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On Sunday 4 May, National Police officers killed four suspected hit men who had allegedly killed two apparent drug dealers in the Lucerna area of Santo Domingo East. The incident took place at 2pm on Charles de Gaulle Avenue when Police ordered the alleged hit men to stop in their vehicle. According to reports, the …

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A young woman was killed and another 17 were injured following an accident on the Bani-Ocoa route when the bus left the road at El Naranjal on Saturday 3 May. According to Roberto Lebron, spokesman for the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) the bus driver was Genaro Gonzalez who is now in hospital in Bani, 17-year …

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The two Dominican captains of the boat that sank on 1 May whilst illegally en route to Puerto Rico have been sent to jail for three months on remand. The boat sank off Boca Chica and at least six Haitians drowned and another 12 were saved. Fidel de la Cruz Duran and Eduardo Madrigal Morales …

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Felix Sanchez and Luguelin Santos, 400 meters hurdles and 400 meters flat, both edged off formidable competitors in photo-finish wins on Saturday 3 May at the Jamaica International Invitational 2014, which took place in Kingston. Two-time Olympic champion Sanchez won in a time of 49.21 ahead of Jehue Gordon from Trinidad and Tobago in a …

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The president of the Dominican Golf Federation (Fedogolf), Juan Cohen says it is good business for the government to come up with the prize money to attract major golf competitions. In an interview with Diario Libre, he said that around 500,000 rounds of golf are already available in the 24 installed golf courses that need …

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The DR1 daily news digest will not be published on Monday, 5 May, the official Labor Day holiday. Labor Day or International Workers’ Day is 1 May, but as it fell on a Thursday this year the Ministry of Labor moved its celebration to Monday. News will be compiled for the Tuesday, 6 May issue. …

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Speaking at the Senate yesterday, Thursday 1 May, National Business Council (Conep) president Manuel Diez Cabral called for a reduction in the number of obstacles to doing business and exporting. The business leader highlighted that Dominican business will be faced with increased competition now that protectionism is gradually being eliminated as DR-CAFTA advances. In the …

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Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo says the government is working on ways to ensure that drivers who owe traffic fines are obliged to pay them. He said he has met with the Department of Taxes, the Ministry of Public Works and the Departments of Migration and Passports to link up their systems so that …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) that manages identity registration in the DR and Major League Baseball (MLB) signed an agreement yesterday, Thursday 1 May in which the JCE will investigate, prosecute and penalize alterations of identity documents of any aspiring ballplayer. JCE president Roberto Rosario said the MLB would be granted access to the JCE …

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