2014 – Page 209

The Ministry of Public Health says that 3,690 suspected cases of chikungunya have been registered in San Cristobal province alone. The health authorities are urging the public to work towards eliminating breeding areas for mosquitoes in gardens, alleyways and streets. According to epidemic bulletin for Week 14, Nigua in San Cristobal province has 2,348 suspected …

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National Police chief Major General Manuel Castro Castillo has led a graduation ceremony for 1,284 new police officers who will be joining the new 911 National Citizen Safety System that enters into operation next month, and the Special Operations Department. Speaking at the event, which took place yesterday, Monday 28 April, Castro Castillo said that …

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In a joint operation by the Attorney General Office and the National Police, a series of raids have been carried out on cell phone shops in the Villa Francisca and Capotillo areas of the capital as well as Duarte Avenue in the National District and thousands of mobile phones confiscated. The Specialized Prosecution Unit against …

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The Minister of Interior and Police, Jose Ramon Fadul, has announced that around 20 Haitians who were arrested in Moca will be brought to trial for allegedly burning the Dominican flag. He warned that no one, whether Dominican or Haitian, would be allowed to be disrespectful to national symbols. He went on to say that …

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According to Angel Paredes, Director of Urban Community Development for the NGO Ciudad Alternativa, 86.86% of the homes in the Ozama region are classified as medium or high-risk and 10,758 houses are irrecoverable as they have been built using very poor materials or have been constructed in uninhabitable areas. Between 2011 and 2012 the organization …

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The Governor of the Columbus Lighthouse, Mario Bonetti, has lamented the fact that the lighthouse is in darkness and that it now has nothing to attract visitors given the lack of attention by the authorities. The lighthouse, inaugurated in 1992 during the government of Joaquin Balaguer, now only has two hours a day of electricity …

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The Santo Domingo Botanical Garden is hosting Bosque Jurasico 2, a dinosaur display. The event has been organized by Xone Entertainment and produced by the Ocean Dom Group. This is a follow up to a first exhibition in 2012. Promoters say that giant models of 34 species can be seen during the 1:15-hour tour, which …

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President Danilo Medina swore in Pelegrin Castillo as the new Minister of Energy of Mines and Angel Estevez as the new Minister of Agriculture during a ceremony in the National Palace today, Monday 28 April. Carlos Segura Foster was appointed manager of the Banco Agricola. It is understood that Castillo will have had to resign …

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During her visit to Rome for the canonization of popes John 23 and John Paul II yesterday, Sunday 27 April, First Lady Candida Montilla invited Pope Francis to visit the Dominican Republic, according to news reports. She was accompanied by Dominican ambassador to the Vatican Victor Grimaldi and former Dominican diplomat Victor Gomez Berges. The …

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Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Roberto Rosario says that more than 20,000 ID cards (cedulas) have been issued during the first week of ID card renewals. He said the JCE had received hundreds of letters from businesses and institutions requesting the mobile units for the process. Diario Libre reports that because of the long lines, …

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