2014 – Page 269

The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has announced that the 18-month campaign to renew ID cards (cedulas) in the Dominican Republic will reach seven million people. A promotional campaign is starting this month to provide details on the new ID card that reportedly includes 20 security mechanisms, a non-visual chip and a barcode. The card is …

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Diario Libre published photos of cruise ship tourists walking amidst piles of garbage in yesterday’s issue, Wednesday 19 February. Immediately, Santo Domingo East (ASDE) municipal officials admitted there were problems and said that they would follow up on the situation so that it does not repeat itself. ASDE urban cleansing coordinator Rafael Hilario Medina said: …

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The Dominican bishops have expressed their support for Loma Miranda, located between the provinces of La Vega and Monsignor Nouel, being declared a national park by law. In their message, “The Value of the Political Life”, to mark the 170th anniversary of National Independence (that will be celebrated next Thursday, 27 February), the Dominican Conference …

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Of a total of 1,215 young people interviewed about the risks that they deal with, 50% said that their worries about being a crime victim prevents them from carrying out their daily activities. And 86% said that crime is on the increase. The study was conducted by Research Triangle International (RTI) and Gallup Dominicana with …

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The head of the National Drug Control Agency, Major General Julio Cesar Souffront, delivered a report to the Chief of the National Police, Major General Manuel Castro Castillo yesterday, Wednesday 19 February, in which the DNCD reveals that a large number of police officers assigned to the province of San Cristobal were providing protection for …

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Speaking yesterday, Wednesday 19 February, National Police Chief Major General Manuel Castro Castillo declared that the police investigative unit is effective and that the Dominican Republic’s Investigative Police is one of the most efficient in the region. Castro Castillo was responding to comments by the Attorney General of the Republic, Francisco Dominguez Brito, who described …

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The Police says it has seized 36 forged passports from a 38-year old Colombian, Gorge Duvan Garcia Botero who is under arrest, accused of defrauding the state and individuals to the tune of millions of pesos. As reported in Diario Libre, he was arrested with 36 Dominican passports with several different identities of people who …

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36-year old Polish priest Wojciech Gil (Padre Alberto) has been charged with four counts of sex offenses against children under 15 years in Poland and in the Dominican Republic, where he lead the parish of Juncalito in the central province of Santiago. The priest was detained by the Polish police near the southern city of …

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The Minister for Industry and Commerce, Jose del Castillo Savinon, said on Wednesday, 19 February that the winter storms in North America and the increase in the cost of a dollar on the local markets are some of the reasons for the increase in the cost of fuel in the country. Del Castillo Savinon said …

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Fourteen local cycling teams and several from abroad, including Canada, Colombia, Guadeloupe and the United States took off today, Thursday 20 February on the first stretch of the 1,010 km cycling tour around the country. The 35th Independence Cycling Tour, the leading event of its kind in the Caribbean, is divided into eight stages from …

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