2015 – Page 229

According to the latest bulletin from the “Quisqueya Learns With You” National Literacy Plan, there are now fewer than 1,000 illiterate people who are yet to enroll in the plan. This means that the task of ensuring that everyone in the country can read and write is now 99.9% complete in the two years and …

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Alejandro Montas, director general of the Santo Domingo Aqueducts and Sewerage Corporation (CAASD), says that the Haina system is out of service and this is affecting water distribution in several parts of the city including Haina, Mirador Norte, Bella Vista and Herrera. He said that the system has been out of service since Sunday 3 …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has dismissed around 300 employees stating the move was necessary due to lack of funds. The Human Resources department of the JCE informed the affected employees of their dismissal in a letter confirming that the reason for the action was the financial situation, but that should this improve they would …

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According to the Central Electoral Board (JCE), 173,935 Dominicans have not renewed their identity cards since 1994. They still hold a blue ID card that has not been valid for legal transactions or voting for many years, as reported in Diario Libre. A further 159,561 citizens are known to have not carried out any transaction …

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In order for the proposal to reform the Constitution for President Danilo Medina to run for President again to be approved, all the PLD legislators and 24 legislators from outside the ruling party will have to vote in favor. According to Article 271 of the Constitution, 148 legislators must vote in favor of the change …

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The forest fires that broke out in the mountains of Constanza in the central province of La Vega are now said to be under control but the smoke led to the closure of many schools and a large number of people suffering respiratory problems was reported by the public hospital and private clinics. Nonetheless, the …

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Diario Libre’s editorial today, Tuesday 5 May 2015, asks whether there is a true government in the Dominican Republic. The writer comments: “Our government is incapable of imposing order on public transport drivers, stopping contraband, controlling the border or organizing traffic. A government of this type is immoral, as it does not fulfill its role. …

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A patient in La Romana has the Type A influenza virus and according to viral specialists, Drs. Jesus Feris Iglesias and Josefina Fernandez, it is highly contagious and may lead to complications especially in people who are already suffering from other illness such as diabetes, hypertension, autoimmune problems and cancer. The doctors are advising people …

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Part of the building of the 19-room Hotel Frances, located on the corner of Las Mercedes with Arzobispo Merino streets in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City, collapsed on Saturday, 2 May 2015 at around 10pm. No one was hurt, but the lobby area and a guest room section collapsed. The 16th Century colonial mansion hotel had …

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Early on Sunday morning, 3 May 2015, the conjoined twins born on Tuesday, April 28, died at the Arturo Grullon Children’s Hospital in Santiago. Hospital spokeswoman Mary Gaby Olivo said that the baby girls died due to respiratory and cardiac problems. The twins were the daughters of 26-year old Marianela Abreu who lives in Licey …

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