2014 – Page 217

The Air Force reports the installation of a mobile radar unit in Pedernales to improve surveillance of drug trafficking operations either originating in or involving the territory of Haiti. Major General Ramon Hernandez said that the C3 radar is the first of several that will be installed nationwide. Hernandez said that radar units will also …

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Regional integration among Central America and the Dominican Republic will be the focus of a meeting of foreign ministers representing many countries in Central America and the Caribbean that will take place beginning on Wednesday, 23 April. The Dominican Republic holds the temporary chair of the Central American Integration System. The event will take place …

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The Santo Domingo Water Corporation (CAASD) welcomed the weekend thunder storms and said that the rains improved the water levels in the Isa, Duey and Haina rivers, adding an additional 47 million gallons to the National District and West Santo Domingo water supply. Alejandro Montas, director of CAASD, said that water volume is up from …

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With the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) approving the Orange-Tricom purchases and merger, the parent company, Altice Group, announced the appointment of Ernest Rallo as chief executive offier of the newly merged company. Rallo has been at Orange Dominicana since November 2011 and has held several positions during this time including, secretary general, vice president …

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Eduardo Lamarche Rey in an op-ed commentary on 17 April in Hoy writes that the controversial Cibao-South Highway proposed by the Medina administration could cost upwards of US$500 million. He comments that the proposed Cibao-South Highway would pass through three national parks. Rey noted that a contract to construct the Ocoa-Sabana Larga-Piedra Blanca highway has …

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Deloitte Dominican Republic revealed findings of a report that says that use of credit cards in the Dominican Republic is up 53% from 2010 to 2013 for peso transactions. As reported in El Dia, during the period, credit card payments in the country increased from RD$96 billion to RD$146 billion. This means that for every …

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Madelin Meran, 25 years old, was stung on the hand by a lionfish in Boca Chica. She was taken to the Dr. Dario Contreras Hospital, treated and released. The invasive species has long spines that inject painful venom. But the venom is not lethal to humans. The fish is a threat to Caribbean reef ecosystems …

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La Isla Restaurant at Hard Rock Resort in Punta Cana went up in flames with the hotel full of guests during the peak domestic long weekend. As reported, there were no injuries and the hotel set out to rapidly repair the roof so that the restaurant could resume operations quickly. The blaze exposed apparent deficiencies …

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On Wednesday, 16 April, the Dominican Armada (Navy) reported the arrest of 69 people who had illegally boarded and traveled on boats with the intent of reaching Puerto Rico. Of the total, 52 were foreigners: 39 were Haitians and 13 were Cubans, who paid traffickers to organize a trip from La Altagracia and Saona Island …

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A 4-month old baby, stabbed by her father, a Haitian immigrant after a fight with the mother, is in the intensive care unit at the Hugo Mendoza Pediatric Hospital in Villa Mella. The director of the hospital, Dr. Noldis Naut Subervi, said that the baby is connected to an artificial breathing machine and that the …

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