2015 – Page 241

Acento.com.do reports that the Ministry of Education plans to build the new Cabarete high school in what is the buffer zone of a protected area in the northern province of Puerto Plata. The lot that the Ministry has chosen is currently flooded by lagoon waters, making it unsuitable for school construction. Puerto Plata provincial environment …

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According to the latest poll carried out by Lupa Market Research, President Danilo Medina and the PRSC and AP party candidates, Federico (Quique) Antun Batlle and Guillermo Moreno are the three party leaders with the highest increases in approval among the electorate over the last four months. The poll also shows that if the elections …

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PLD party Political Committee member, former Vice President Rafael Alburquerque confirmed that he did not attend the meeting of the PLD commission that was set up to work on the proposal to reform the Constitution to open the way for President Medina to seek reelection, yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 21 April 2015. However he said that …

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Diario Libre reports today, Wednesday 22 April 2015 that exchanging re-election for re-election is one of the proposals to encourage legislators to vote in favor of changing the 2010 Constitution to permit consecutive re-election. In the 2010 Constitution, President Danilo Medina is banned from running for office in 2016. As reported, the government will reward …

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The re-election proposal currently being reviewed by a Commission appointed by the ruling PLD party could include calling a national referendum for a popular vote on the possible re-election of President Danilo Medina. For Medina to run, the 2010 Constitution needs to be changed. As reported in El Caribe, the PLD Political Committee approved the …

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A new British ambassador to the Dominican Republic has been appointed. Christopher Campbell will replace Steven Fisher, who will be transferred to another diplomatic service appointment. The new ambassador will take up his appointment in October 2015. Campbell joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1982 and has held a range of positions in bilateral …

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According to a source at the National District Public Prosecution office, the head of Interpol in the Dominican Republic, Roberto Alvino Filpo, is under investigation for allegedly failing to issue an international arrest warrant against the executives of the bankrupt Peravia Bank. As a result, the bank executives who fled the country, Jose Luis Santoro, …

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Dominican Cardiology Society president Dr. Carmen Encarnacion has expressed concern at the increase in the rates of heart disease in the country. She appealed to the ministries of Health, Education, Culture and Sport to become involved in order to try and slow down the increase by educating the public and raising awareness about the measures …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has handed over new coded uniforms to the members of the Agency as a security measure to stop their uniforms from being used for other purposes than in the course of their duty. DNCD president, Major General Julio Cesar Souffront Velazquez said that this would also stop criminals from …

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The authorities have released the names of the victims of the airplane crash in Punta Cana on Monday morning, 19 April 2015. The plane, registration PA32 HI957, crashed into a tree at the Cocotal golf course and residential area in Punta Cana. The two Spaniards were 61-year old Javier Izquierdo Diez and 60-year old Maria …

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