2015 – Page 272

Millions in export dollars will be lost due to a new import ban on 18 farm products ordered by the United States government. The measure will mainly affect the large exports of avocados and peppers grown in nurseries. As reported in Diario Libre, Minister of Agriculture Angel Estevez and the farm attache of the US …

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A report in Diario Libre by investigative journalist Tania Molina shows extremely casual handling of potentially dangerous biomedical waste in many of the country’s hospitals and other healthcare centers. Despite “manuals”, her research shows a lack of cooperation by almost all the parties involved in the disposal of these potentially dangerous waste products. At the …

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“The areas where most of the evidence collected at crime scenes is analyzed are run by women,” revealed the director of the Forensic Police, the Dominican equivalent of the CSI units we watch on television. The director, Colonel Hector J. Diaz, stated that the ballistics lab, fingerprinting and document examination laboratories are run by women …

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The 4-8 March 2015 poll carried out by Penn Shoen & Berland for Hoy and Noticias SIN shows that the country’s only popular politician is President Danilo Medina. Medina has a 74% favorable ranking, with a 14% negative ranking. The others, in order of their popularity ranking, are: Luis Abinader (25% positive, 52% negative), Hipolito …

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The 4-8 March 2015 Penn Shoen & Berland poll shows the PLD as the most favored political party with a 60% positive rating and a negative rating of 25%. It is the only political party that is seen by more with a positive perception, than with a negative perception. The poll numbers for the other …

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Latin American editorial production in 2014, measured by the number of titles registered by ISBN, was 4.8% smaller than the same period in 2013, according to the Regional Center for the Promotion of Books in Latin America and the Caribbean. In its last bulletin “Books in Numbers,” this dependency of UNESCO with headquarters in Bogota …

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In an exceedingly frank statement, the District Attorney of the National District, Yeni Berenice Reynoso, has expressed her concern at the involvement of military or police personnel in around 90% of organized crime cases. “In most cases of large-scale drug trafficking, killings for hire, organized crime, police and military agents are involved,” said the National …

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Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-nominated Puerto Rican salsa singer Jerry Rivera is booked for a Greatest Hits concert on 16 April 2015 at Hard Rock Cafe Santo Domingo at the Blue Mall. Tickets are RD$3,000 and RD$2,000. To read more news, see the DR1 News Archives at: http://dr1.com/premium/news/2015/index.shtml

President Danilo Medina inaugurated the Palmarito kindergarten and day care center for children from birth to five years old in central La Vega province yesterday, Tuesday 17 March 2015. The government reported it was built at a cost of RD$35,609,241. The 10-room center with capacity for 226 children will enable mothers to work or study. …

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President Danilo Medina inaugurated the new Los Rieles Polytechnic in Gurabo, Santiago yesterday, Tuesday 17 March 2015. The school reportedly cost the government RD$72 million. It has 30 classrooms and will be running the extended school day program, with breakfast and lunch provided for 910 students, announced Minister of Education Carlos Amarante Baret at the …

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