2014 – Page 99

The public prosecution service in Constanza has decided to provisionally archive the complaints against priest Juan Manuel Mota de Jesus (Father Johnny), after a yearlong investigation failed to provide evidence that he had sexually abused underage girls. Several months ago a court in Bonao also dismissed charges against another priest, Alberto Zacarias Cordero Reyes, who …

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Dominican Maria Gabriela Brugal has won the bronze medal in jumps in the Youth Games taking place in Nanjing, China. She will next compete in the FEI World Jumping Challenge Final 2014 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Dominican Republic competed with 10 athletes in the event. http://www.nanjing2014.org/en/en_sports/GamestimeResults.htm http://www.nanjing2014.org/en/en_sports/GamestimeResults.htm

Dominican tennis player Victor Estrella described his performance in the 2014 US Open in New York as “special” when he was spoke to the press yesterday, Monday 1 September 2014, on his return to the country at the Cibao International Airport in Santiago. The 34-year old player, who made it to the third round of …

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President Danilo Medina has confirmed Central Bank governor Hector Valdez Albizu in his post for another two years. This is the fifth consecutive time his term has been extended in the past 10 years. Valdez also served as governor of the Central Bank from 1994-2000 during the last Balaguer administration and the first Leonel Fernandez …

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A visiting mission from global financial services firm JP Morgan has issued a report praising the performance of the Dominican economy. The financial group highlighted that the economy has registered a 7.2% GDP growth in the first half of the year, according to the new methodology used by the Central Bank, as reported in Diario …

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The head of the Arthroscopy Unit at the Ney Arias Lora Public Hospital, Dr. Rafael Ben, received a FDA patent in February 2014 for the orthopedic device he invented in order to help poor patients at the Ney Arias Lora Public Hospital. The device costs half as much as the imported version. Hospital director Dr. …

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Economist Ernesto Selman of the Regional Center for Sustainable Economic Strategies (CREES) says that when the new coal-fired power plants enter in operation, the government subsidy will continue as is. He said that the government currently spends US$1.3 billion a year on electricity subsidies. He said that in four or five years’ time when the …

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