2014 – Page 302

On the occasion of the celebration of the Day of La Altagracia, that honors Our Lady of Altagracia, the religious protector of the Dominican people, the Roman Catholic Bishops in the Dominican Republic issued a statement calling for parents to educate in love and prepare their children for marriage. The bishops say that sexual education …

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Amidst complaints from leading party members in response to the delays in announcing the final vote count from the internal party election, the PLD Political Committee is meeting this morning, Thursday 16 January. General secretary Reinaldo Pared Perez made it clear that the meeting was not to deal with the complaints about the election, which …

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Two days after the opposition PRD faction led by former President Hipolito Mejia accused party president Miguel Vargas of improperly obtaining a US$15 million loan from the government-owned bank, BanReservas, Vargas responded to what he described as “malicious and divisive statements.” Reading a document in the company of his lawyers yesterday, Wednesday 15 January, the …

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The United States and the Dominican Republic have signed a cooperation agreement for US$184 million over a five-year period to be used to improve public safety, which they described as essential for economic growth in the country. This agreement is part of the new strategy of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and is …

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The Attorney General of the Republic Francisco Dominguez Brito has disclosed that during 2013 the rate of femicides in the country was the lowest in the last eight years, with a total of 74 deaths in this category. A preliminary report indicates that there were 98 femicides in 2005, while there was a total of …

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Only two people were guarding the minibus that was transporting RD$38 million to pay remittances, reports El Dia today, Thursday 16 January. The news that RD$38 million had been stolen from a Caribe Express vehicle was released yesterday, Wednesday 15 January. As reported, the authorities suspect it was an inside job. Four company employees have …

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A Santiago court has sent a man to three months preventive custody after allegedly allowing his seven-year old daughter to drink home-brewed wine. The girl is reported to be in a serious condition at the Arturo Grullon children’s hospital in Santiago. Judge Martha Martinez said that Leonardo Torres had given his daughter wine, arguing that …

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The Chief of the National Police reported yesterday, Wednesday 15 January that an Immigration officer and a former member of the Dominican Navy were among the six people arrested as members of a “powerful gang of human traffickers and white slave traders” that operates in the country. Major General Manuel Castro Castillo told reporters that …

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Puerto Rican romantic ballad singer Danny Rivera is booked for a Tuesday, 11 February concert at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Santo Domingo. The concert is a prelude to Valentine’s Day, on Friday, 14 February.

Jose Manuel Rodriguez stars in the “A puro teatro” comedy to be staged at the Sala Ravelo at the National Theater in Santo Domingo on weekends from 30 January to 9 February. There will be shows at 8:30pm on Fridays, Saturdays and at 6:30pm on Sundays. He explains that the script is about how people …

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