2014 – Page 222

The Attorney General’s office reported it has dismantled a network that allegedly dedicated itself to sell babies to foreigners. Several persons were arrested in Cabrera, province of Maria Trinidad Sanchez, as reported in Listin Diario. The judiciary announced the arrest of an Italian couple, Rodolfo Subrizi and Lucila Magnanti, who were about to leave the …

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A penumbral eclipse begins on Tuesday, 15 April at 0:55am. The partial eclipse will be able to be detected by 1:59am. By 3:08am a total eclipse phase will begin, according to the Caribbean Astronomic Society. The maximum eclipse will occur at 03:46am when the moon will be closest to the center of the shadow. The …

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The Ministry of Public Works said that to assure a smooth flow of traffic and to reduce congestion around the toll booths on the nation’s highways, the government has suspended the collection of tolls over the Easter weekend. No tolls will be collected from Friday through Sunday, 18-20 April.

The National Hotel & Tourism Association, Asonahores advises the public that most hotels and rental units are fully booked for the Easter weekend. A spokesperson for Asonahores says that the Easter holidays is the busiest time of year for its member hotels. Today, 11 April, is the last day of classes at most schools nation-wide. …

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President Danilo Medina said that it is the Constitutional Court that should decide on whether the paragraph that allowed citizens to sue government officers suspect of corruption in office is in violation of the Constitution, as some legislators have argued as the recent for its elimination in the modification of the Penal Procedures Code. The …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), Roberto Rosario said that next week all of the equipment needed to issue the new ID cards to seven million people in the Dominican Republic will installed and operating at the 147 ID card centers nationwide. He pointed out that the issuing of the ID card operations …

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The government is requiring that all people living in the Dominican Republic be documented. Minister of Interior and Police says that foreigners will need to get their legal papers in order or risk being deported. He said the implementation of the Foreigner Legalization Plan starts 1 June 2014. He noted that the government is working …

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Centro Leon and the Office of the Vice President through its “Progressing with Solidarity” Program have agreed to collaborate in several arts, culture, environment and social development programs. The support is a part of a corporate responsibility effort on behalf of the former majority owners of the Presidente and Marlboro brands in the Dominican Republic …

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News stories now report that Claro and Viva had opposed the Dominican Telecom Institute (Indotel) authorization of the sale of Orange Dominicana to Altice. Claro (Compania Dominicana de Telefonos) and Trilogy Dominicana (Viva) said that Altice would create market distortion as they were already the owners of 80% of Tricom. They said this would violate …

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Diario Libre editorial today focuses on the high cost for Dominican taxpayers of the navy policing Dominican waters for Haitian boat people. “Why should a Dominican institution stop nationals of a neighboring country from trying to reach Puerto Rican shores?” asks the editorialist. “How much does the Dominican government spend on a task that seems …

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