2015 – Page 307

Administrative Presidency Minister Jose Ramon Peralta has confirmed that in order to change the Constitution to allow Danilo Medina to be re-elected, the decision to do so must first be made by the ruling PLD party’s Political Committee. He said that the latest surveys showed that Medina had an approval rating of 93.2%, and that …

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The growing number of cases of multiple births, including quintuplets and sextuplets, most of which are the result of fertility treatment, has put the country’s fertility centers under the spotlight. However, the Ministry of Public Health has only registered four fertility centers, two of which have expired licenses. According to the director general of Authorization …

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International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) executive director Jean-Marc Anga is heading a mission to the Dominican Republic coordinate plans for the country to host the Third Bi-Annual World Cocoa Conference in Punta Cana in March 2016. He will be accompanied by the Dominican ambassador in the United Kingdom, Federico Cuello. The Dominican Republic was selected as …

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Skimmer fraud, or the use of electronic devices to steal from automatic cash machines, is a huge problem around the globe. While the devices have existed for many years, they have developed quite considerably over time and are now smaller and have more memory. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Pace University in the …

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National Police chief Major General Manuel Castro Castillo is calling for a reduction in gun ownership among the general public. He says that firearms are behind 63.2% of the country’s violent deaths. Speaking yesterday, Tuesday 10 February 2015, Castro Castillo said that he wanted a total ban on civilians holding firearms in urban areas and …

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Dominican tennis player Victor Estrella was not able to play in the Santo Domingo Challenger yesterday, Tuesday 10 February 2015 due to tendonitis in his left leg. He was scheduled to play fellow Dominican Bebo Hernandez at the Milex Open taking place at the Santo Domingo Tennis Club. Last weekend, 7-8 February 2015, Estrella climbed …

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The German Embassy is sponsoring a visit by German jazz group Doppelmoppel for a performance at the Terrazas del Meson on Wednesday, 4 March 2015 at 8:30pm. Doppelmoppel is a quartet made up of two guitarists (Uwe Kropinski and Joe Sachse) and two trombonists (Conny and Johannes Bauer). The musicians are described as virtuosos on …

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This year’s National Livestock Fair (Feria Ganadera) will take place from 14-22 March at the Feria Ganadera grounds off the Malecon in Santo Domingo. This year’s event will focus on promoting water conservation and sustainable food production, as well as promoting new technologies for the improvement of livestock. The fair will honor businessman Julio Brache …

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First Lady Candida Montilla de Medina has promised the mother of the sextuplets born on Sunday, 8 February 2015 that her office will provide protection, healthcare and food for the babies. She said that she had spoken to the mother who told her that the babies were all in a stable condition. The First Lady …

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President Danilo Medina says that properties belonging to the State can no longer be sold until they have been properly assessed to determine the real sales price. According to the administrator of the National Assets Department, Emerson Soriano, under previous administrations, land and property belonging to the State was often sold at rock bottom prices …

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