2015 – Page 313

The Asisa Research Group says that if elections were held today, Thursday, 5 February 2015, the ruling PLD party candidate would win with 72.2% of the vote. The company released its findings at a press conference held at the Santo Domingo Holiday Inn today, El Caribe reports. The PRD would obtain 14.9% of the vote …

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The Social and Agrarian Action Training Center (CEFASA) has signed an agreement with the state University of Haiti at the Henry Christophe campus in Limonade. The agreement between the two entities is aimed at promoting training areas for discussion and research while strengthening the bi-national relationship between the Dominican Republic and its neighboring nation. The …

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The Ministry of Public Health reported yesterday, Wednesday 4 February 2015 that in the case of the three Haitian nationals who are hospitalized in Barahona and Duverge with suspected cholera symptoms, the focus of the contamination is more likely to be related to the Puerto Escondido river and not to Haiti, as has been reported. …

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The National Business Council (Conep) says that death threats and harassment against journalists are “unacceptable.” Four prominent Dominican journalists recently reported that they had received death threats due to their position on the Haitian immigration issue. During a demonstration in Santiago threatening statements were issued against Juan Bolivar Diaz, Huchy Lora, Amelia Deschamps and Roberto …

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The Justice Department (MP) applied for preventive custody yesterday, Wednesday 4 February 2015 as a coercive measure against Senator Felix Bautista and six of his associates accused of corruption and money laundering to the detriment of the Dominican state. The request is one of the conclusions that the Attorney General presented to Supreme Court of …

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The Judicial Branch Council (CPJ) has ordered the dismissal of bailiff (process server) Leivy Altagracia Nunez Diaz of the Penal Chamber of the Appeals Court of Santo Domingo, for her actions during an incident described as an “assault/embargo” against Diario Libre newspaper in October 2014. The government agency that reports to the Judicial Branch accepted …

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The Caribes de Anzoategui (Venezuela) have qualified for the semifinals of the Caribbean Series after defeating the Gigantes Del Cibao (Dominican Republic) 6-5 in a marathon baseball game that lasted for four hours and two minutes at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico yesterday, Wednesday 4 February 2015. This was Venezuela’s second …

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The Santo Domingo Carnival begins this Sunday afternoon, 8 February 2015 along Maximo Gomez Avenue, filling the street with color and joy. This year Santo Domingo is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the first carnival in the Americas. The city government says that the first ever carnival was held in 1515, just 23 years after …

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In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Anthony Rios and Sophy (from Puerto Rico) will sing their popular romantic songs one after another on Saturday, 14 February 2014. The show takes place at the Barcelo Santo Domingo (former Hotel Lina). Reservations and tickets: Tel 809 682-3009. For more on upcoming events, see http://dr1.com/calendar

President Danilo Medina handed over a nursery to the community of Los Molina in San Cristobal yesterday, 3 February 2015. The nursery, built at a cost of over RD$35 million, was planned for 226 children as part of the Quisqueya Starts With You program. The nursery will serve the neighborhoods of Los Molina, Puerto Rico, …

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