2014 – Page 288

Today’s Diario Libre Monday 3 February reports on the case of “Juan Cimarron,” estimated to be about 43 years old, a true 21st century man of the jungle. The newspaper says he was born in the trees and plains of the National Park Los Haitises where he lives a nomadic life and roams barefoot and …

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26 schoolchildren, school staff and parent chaperones from Canada cut short their school trip in Puerto Plata a day after arrival after their Canadian host was shot during an attempted robbery. They were in the country to volunteer at the Casa Martina girls’ orphanage from Thursday 30 January to Friday 7 February. Their host was …

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The Dominican Republic Davis Cup team advanced in the Americas Group Zone I by defeating Uruguay 4-0 on Saturday 1 February. A fifth game on Sunday 2 February was suspended because of bad weather. This is the Dominican team’s best ever result in the Davis Cup championship. The team won the right to play a …

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The DR lost 7-3 to Guatemala that landed the Grand Prix Futbol Sala held at the Volleyball pavilion of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo over the weekend of 1-2 February. The team had defeated Cuba, 7-4, while Cuba had defeated Haiti. National District Football Association president Adalberto Rodriguez said: “We passed …

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In day three of Caribbean Series baseball championship, the Dominican Republic will face Cuba as it seeks to win its first game. The game starts at 3:30pm today, Monday 3 February. DR lost their first game to Puerto Rico, 7-6 on Saturday afternoon, 1 February. The DR had gotten off to a good start with …

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The Tigres del Licey team that will represent the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Baseball Series visited the Presidential Palace yesterday, Thursday 30 January to receive the Dominican flag from President Danilo Medina. The team is traveling to Isla Margarita, Venezuela to start the championship on Saturday, 1 February. The President asked the team to …

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Diario Libre’s editorial today, Friday 31 January congratulates President Danilo Medina on his response to the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves. “Our country has waited too long before putting the Prime Minister of [St Vincent and] the Grenadines in his place. This newspaper has suggested that a firm answer should …

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The general secretary of the Ibero-American Youth Organization, Alejo Ramirez met with President Danilo Medina at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Thursday 30 January, to announce the appointment of Santo Domingo as Ibero-American Youth Capital for 2014. Brasilia was the capital in 2014. The event will be coordinated in the Dominican Republic by Minister of Youth …

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A recent report says that by 2020 people over the age of 65 will make up 7.35% of the total population. This age group already comprises 6.22% of the population, according to data from the 2010 Census.

The new United States ambassador in the DR James (Wally) Brewster met with editors of Dominican print newspapers yesterday, Thursday 30 January. As reported in Hoy, the ambassador expressed his support for the Dominican government in the talks between the DR and Haiti on the effects that the Constitutional Court Ruling 168-13 that confirms previous …

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