2015 – Page 228

The Ministry of Public Health has suspended plastic surgeon Edgar Contreras’ professional registration while an investigation into alleged medical malpractice that led to the death of 23-year old Sharlene Cedeno at his clinic is underway. In an interview on the El Despertador program, Health Minister Altagracia Guzman Marcelino urged people to understand that all surgical …

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The Santo Domingo XVII Muestra Internacional de Cine continues through 9 May 2015 at the Novocentro movie theater at Av. Lope de Vega. See a selection of highly-rated movies from France, Germany, Greece, Spain, United Kingdom, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Israel, Morocco, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, around the world. It …

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On Sunday, 3 May 2015, Maritime Unit agents in Puerto Rico stopped an illegal boat crossing just off the west coast of the island with 11 Dominicans on board. According to authorities the boat was found at 3.40 am some three nautical miles off the coast of Rincon in the far west of Puerto Rico …

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A large fire broke out at the Conatra transport union bus depot, located at km 18 of the Duarte Highway on Monday, 4 May 2015. It was said to have started at 2pm. Firefighters from Santo Domingo and Los Alcarrizos rushed to the scene. The causes are unknown, but it is estimated that around 100 …

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Police officers attached to the Central Anti-Narcotics Division (DICAN) arrested 39 suspected drug dealers in a series of raids on Saturday, 2 May 2015. During the raids they confiscated 129.2 grams of cocaine, 3,501.1 grams of marijuana and 0.8 grams of crack. The police also confiscated RD$10,398 in cash, seven cell phones, seven motorcycles and …

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34-year old Dominican professional tennis player Victor Estrella has reached a career high singles ranking of 46th as of 4 May 2015. His previous highest ranking was 48th. On 9 April he was ranked 57th, and climbed following his performances in the Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Munich tournaments. His next tournament will be at the …

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Arturo Espinosa is booked for an evening at the Terraza del Meson de la Cava in Santo Domingo with his tribute to Spanish singer-songwriter Joaquin Sabina. 8:30pm on Tuesday, 5 May 2015. No cover charge, but get there early as the restaurant-bar fills quickly.

Enjoy an evening of humor when Irving Alberti, Luis Jose German, Kenny Grullon and Cuquin Victoria present “Los 3 Temores con Cuquin,” a parody of the Three Tenors. The show is scheduled for 9pm on Saturday 9 May 2015 at the Nuryn Sanlley Amphitheater in the Parque Iberoamericano in Santo Domingo. For more on ongoing …

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President Danilo Medina traveled to Chirino in Monte Plata province for one of his surprise weekend visits on Sunday, 3 May 2015. There he agreed the government would finance the cultivation of 16,000 tareas (just under 2,500 acres) of sugarcane to re-launch sugar production in the east of the country. The Presidency says it is …

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The Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) has announced a new program to install solar power in all the country’s public buildings to reduce the government annual electricity bill by at least US$50 million. The CDEEE says the project will pay for itself. The CDEEE argues that it will also reduce dependence on electricity generation using …

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