2014 – Page 240

TV talk show host and migration expert Yadira Morel has told the press that the US was fully within its rights to issue a visa to a person who did not have a passport, while clarifying that no one can travel without the document. She said it is up to migration inspectors to decide whether …

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Today’s Diario Libre, Tuesday 25 March examines the excessive number of vice consuls, assistants and advisors appointed by the government at Dominican embassies and consulates overseas. The country has 95 vice consuls in the United States, 36 of them in New York as well as 102 assistants, 54 in New York. The vice consuls have …

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The director of the Santo Domingo Corporation of Aqueducts and Sewers (CAASD), Alejandro Montas says there is no water crisis despite the current drought, but confirmed there is a water shortage for which they are preparing. He said that if the drought continues then they would implement the emergency program, which will begin to limit …

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Exports to Switzerland were up 52% last year, compared to 2012, says Swiss ambassador Line Leon-Pernet. She said that the country sold 23 million in Swiss francs to Switzerland from January-November 2013, of which 16 million were farm products and two million textiles. She said the DR imported items worth 19 million Swiss francs from …

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More than 160,000 Dominicans and around 1,600 foreigners based in the country have exit bans against their names, according to sources at the Las Americas airport. They have been issued over the last 19 years with most being since the year 2000, for homicide, fraud, document forgery, kidnapping, motor vehicle accidents, and not paying child …

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Yesterday, Monday 24 March, Minister of Public Health Freddy Hidalgo confirmed reports of an outbreak of cholera in La Pinita in Higuey last week, which has left one man dead and nineteen affected. He said that it occurred when people drank water from a well contaminated with fecal matter. Public Health and the National Institute …

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State prosecutors have announced that no charges have been presented against Germania Francisca de Vasquez who killed a thief after he had robbed her customers and was leaving the salon. She used a handgun for which she has legal permission. Santo Domingo prosecutors say they are in possession of a video with evidence that the …

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The Second Humor Festival is set for the new Escenario 360, the show area of the Galeria 360 mall on Av. John F. Kennedy in Santo Domingo. The event will take place from 27 to 29 March at 8:30pm. This year’s lineup includes Colombian Piter Albeiro, Mexican Tony Balardi and Cuban Bonco Quinongo, according to …

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The 1K-Nino RD 2014 is scheduled to take place on Sunday, 30 March starting at 9am. The run with pets will take place at the Feria Ganadera, off the Santo Domingo Malecon. The event is a benefit to raise public awareness of Law 242-12 on Animal Protection and Responsible Animal Ownership. During the event there …

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During a visit to his home province of San Juan de la Maguana yesterday, Sunday 23 March, President Danilo Medina said that the government is working towards implementing the extended school day nationwide during the next academic year that starts in August. He stressed the importance of children being able to start the day at …

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