2014 – Page 63

The government commission that investigated the 11 deaths over the weekend of 4-5 October 2014 at Santo Domingo’s Robert Reid Cabral Children’s Hospital, the country’s largest pediatric hospital, has found that medical negligence and management were the main causes of the deaths. In a press conference held yesterday, Thursday 9 October 2014, the commission recommended …

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The Ministry of Sports says that baseball teams and ballpark boards will now be responsible for paying the stadiums’ electricity bills all year long. The Dominican Winter Professional Baseball League championship opens on 16 October 2014 at stadiums nationwide. Minister of Sports Jaime David Fernandez announced the cancellation of the Ministry of Sports contracts for …

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The Army has announced the arrest of 48 undocumented Haitians, including several pregnant women who were traveling on a minibus to Santiago. The 36 men and 12 women were taken to the Fortaleza Fernando Valerio in Santiago. The driver and his assistant were arrested for transporting illegal immigrants and will be tried for people smuggling. …

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Diario Libre was the target of one of the embargoes-assaults that show that things are wrong with the judiciary. The newspaper reported that a mob that included armed individuals showed up at the newspaper’s main offices on Abraham Lincoln Avenue in Santo Domingo demanding cash payment or they would seize company assets in lieu of …

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The Fundacion Dominicana de Estudios Marinos (Fundemar) has won the Grand Prize of the Brugal Believes in Its People 2014 and the award in the category of environmental protection and defense. The center carries out research to conserve marine resources. The award is a grant of RD$2.5 million. Idelisse Bonelly de Calventi received the award …

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Christmas starts early in the Dominican Republic. Since the beginning of October, major stores have been reminding Dominican consumers to put up their decorations, so they can last all through the beginning of January. Cuesta, La Sirena and Plaza Lama are among the big stores that present a wide choice of options for Christmas decorations.

It took China five sets to defeat the rolling Dominican national volleyball team in the round of six of the FIVB World Championship in Milan, Italy. China, seeded 5th, had to use all its world experience to defeat the Dominican Republic national women’s volleyball team 3-2 in Italy, on Thursday 9 October 2014. The Dominican …

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President Danilo Medina attended the inauguration of the new Savia Care Advanced Radiotherapy Center at Cedimat in Santo Domingo’s Plaza de la Salud yesterday, Wednesday 8 October 2014. US company Medical Developers LLC has made a US$10 million investment in equipment, infrastructure and training of staff at the new center. Cedimat director Milagros Urena says …

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