2015 – Page 293

The Dominican Republic’s return to the Caricom meeting place is on the agenda of the 26th Intersessional Meeting of Caricom heads of Government in Nassau, Bahamas today, Thursday 26 February 2015. The DR was suspended from Caricom when Caribbean ministers rejected Constitutional Court ruling 169-13 that confirmed an earlier Supreme Court ruling on not automatically …

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32 students were admitted to Santiago’s Dr. Arturo Grullon Children’s Hospital all at the same time yesterday, Wednesday 25 February 2015. The students at the city’s Our Lady of Carmen School became ill after drinking milk. El Nuevo Diario reports that the children presented symptoms of stomach distress, some with vomiting and others with diarrhea. …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito and the Senator for San Juan de la Maguana, Felix Bautista clashed yesterday, Wednesday 25 February 2015 during the preliminary trial for alleged corruption and money laundering against the legislator and another six defendants. In the morning, Bautista interrupted the Attorney General’s address, defiantly calling him irresponsible. During the afternoon …

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Heavy rainfall over the past week has damaged the Navarrete to Puerto Plata road, mainly as a result of landslides that caused the paving to collapse. In the stretch between Altamira and Puerto Plata the highway sank under the weight of heavy vehicles passing during the heavy rains. The landslides began to cause serious collapses …

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President Danilo Medina and First Lady Candida Montilla headed a special flag ceremony with four flag bearers from the First Regiment of the Presidential Guard at the Presidential Palace at 8am yesterday, Tuesday 24 February 2015. The first regiment played the national anthem. The event, organized by the Permanent Commission for National Heritage under historian …

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Public Works Minister Gonzalo Castillo says that the new road at the intersection of 27 Febrero and Privada avenues will cost around US$15 million to build and will be ready by November 2015. He said that five alternative routes will be provided for drivers while the work is underway. Odebrecht and Grupo Estrella are the …

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Vice President Margarita Cedeno has announced the launch of a comprehensive socio-economic database accessible to the general public. The system implements the Self Service of Data of the Unique System of Beneficiaries (Siuben), and is described as a tool for understanding the country’s socio-economic situation so that it can continue progress towards sustainable development. The …

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Today is the 198th anniversary of the birth of Matias Ramon Mella Castillo, one of the three founding fathers of the country along with Juan Pablo Duarte and Francisco del Rosario Sanchez. Mella was best known for his military prowess, and he is credited with making a significant contribution to the success of the battle …

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Yesterday, Tuesday 24 February 2015, the government only handed over only 26 checks to the 462 engineers and architects who won the fourth round of tenders to build 312 schools and 150 childcare centers, as they have not finished the process of buying the land where the new facilities will be built. The total investment …

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New Dominican Ambassador to the United States Jose Tomas Perez has presented his credentials to President Barack Obama at a ceremony at the White House. According to a White House statement, Perez conveyed to Obama that President Danilo Medina wanted both countries to continue working together on shared interests and invited him to visit the …

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