2014 – Page 90

The Green Day celebrations by campaigners for the preservation of Loma Miranda yesterday, Wednesday 10 September 2014, brought together more than 2,000 people, mostly students, in La Vega’s Duarte Park, in front of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral. During the rally, headed by the Bishop of the diocese of the province, Monsignor Antonio Camilo, and amidst …

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The Chamber of Deputies has approved a resolution rejecting and condemning the international campaign by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) that accuses the Dominican state of promoting statelessness as a “disconcerted action and a serious incident to the detriment of the national image.” The deputies approved the revolution yesterday, Wednesday 10 September …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito has announced that starting today, Thursday 11 September 2014, he will begin the process of repatriating 15 Dominicans on charges of bank fraud and other federal crimes to the United States. Yesterday, Wednesday 10 September 2014, the head of the Justice Department said that the authorities are waiting for other …

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Since Sunday, 7 September 2014, Ministry of Environment officials have counted 145 Carey (Hawksbill turtle, Caretta caretta) sea turtles born at Sosua Beach in Puerto Plata. The turtle is protected by law in the Dominican Republic, but people are known to kill them and steal their eggs. The Ministry says that as soon as the …

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The presiding judge of the Third Chamber of Instruction of the judicial district of Santiago, Ingrid Liberato has ordered the opening of a trial in the libel case brought by Vice President Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez against lawyer and journalist Marcos Martinez. According to the decision, the parties involved in the process should appear before …

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President Danilo Medina was in the northwestern province of Valverde (Mao) for the inauguration of 59 new classrooms yesterday, Tuesday 9 September 2014. The Presidency says that 2,065 children will benefit from the new classrooms in four schools that are now teaching from 8 to 4pm, with lunch included, as part of the new extended …

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President Danilo Medina was at the Itabo Industrial Park (PIISA) in San Cristobal yesterday, Tuesday 9 September 2014 for the inauguration of a new medical device plant by AccuMed Innovative Technologies. Some 400 jobs have been created at the new factory based in the export free zone, bringing the number of jobs at AccuMed operations …

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The Central Bank reports that accumulated inflation so far this year is 2.33%, less than the 3.07% for the same time last year. The Consumer Price Index increased 0.39% in August 2014 compared to July 2014. Annualized inflation, from August 2013 to August 2014 was 3.13%, which is two points lower than inflation in August …

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