2015 – Page 231

The Ministry of Environment says that the forest fires caused by the recent dry spell are 70% under control. He said that three helicopters were sent to Los Haitises to contribute to the prevention and control of the fires in the shortest time. There have been forest fires in Los Haitises, Constanza, Loma de Cabrera, …

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Spring is ending here with some of the hottest temperatures ever. Record temperatures of up to 40C are forecast for the provinces of Santiago Rodriguez, Valverde, Montecristi, Dajabon and Elias Pina, on the border with Haiti. The heatwave affecting the country has worsened with the blue skies obscured by Saharan dust clouds. A record high …

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Former president of the Agribusiness Board, Cesar Paniagua was killed in a traffic accident yesterday Thursday, 30 April 2015 in San Juan de la Maguana, where he owned a farm. He died of serious brain injuries after a motorcyclist, who was reportedly racing, crashed into him. Paniagua was one of the most active supporters of …

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Interpol is looking for Ambiorix Nepomuceno Rodriguez, suspected by the Dominican authorities of murdering lawyer Paola Languasco. He is sought on charges of kidnapping and homicide. The woman’s body was found in a sewer near Rodriguez’s home in Jardines del Norte, Santiago. She had been missing for 19 days. A judge also sent two men, …

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Lulu Live Sessions at Lulu Tasting Bar in the Colonial City presents jazz with Carlos de Castro, Raul Testa & Sly de Moya on Monday, 14 May 2015. They will play music by classic artists including Sabina, Ismael Serrano and Pavel together with blues, rock and Latin beats. Free admission. 9pm.

The 12-year old Dominican boy who sang a duet with Andrea Bocelli at Altos de Chavon is booked for three performances at the Agora Mall in celebration of Dominican Mothers Day in May. Michael Merlino will be singing at 7pm on 7, 14 and 28 May. Merlino is the son of Italian Silvestre Merlino, who …

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The Santo Domingo 10k run is set for 10 May 2015. Organizers Dore Vicioso and Salvador Cuevas said they are expecting 4,000 runners to take part. The event, sponsored by Gatorade, will start and end at the Plaza Juan Baron on the Malecon. The day before the competition, an Expo Fit SDQ 10K exhibition will …

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Construction experts from 20 countries, including Switzerland, Spain, the United States, Venezuela, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Honduras, Cuba and Ecuador are coming to Santo Domingo for the opening of the First International Engineering, Architecture and Surveying Conference and the Second Pan-American Construction conference. Jose Espinosa, president of the Dominican Association of Engineers, …

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Yesterday evening, Wednesday 29 April 2015, President Danilo Medina appointed (via decrees 113-15 and 114-15) the new heads of the Migration Agency, the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the National Border Council, and the Ethics and Governmental Integrity Office. The new appointees will replace the members of the National Progressive Force (FNP), a PLD ally …

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Engineer Manuel Rivas has announced the purchase of 100 new Mercedes Benz buses (year 2015) manufactured in Brazil at a cost of US$148,000 each. The purchase was made with funds generated by the government bus service. The first 27 units have arrived and will begin service next week on several of the OMSA city routes. …

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