2015 – Page 316

Four people were killed and one was injured when their vehicle fell into a river on kilometer 5 on the El Seibo-Hato Mayor road on Sunday, 1 February 2015. The victims were identified as Vianka Ozuna, 23, Riki Nolasco, 32, Wander Matos, 19 and Valeria Suarez, 20. The 28-year old driver Esneibel Araujo Casado was …

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Dominican Jose Rodriguez, 58, who lives in Fort Lee (New Jersey), has been arrested at New York City’s John F. Kennedy airport trying to board a flight to the Dominican Republic with a kilo of cocaine hidden in the speakers of his stereo system. The drugs were discovered when the authorities searched his hand luggage. …

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National Police chief Major General Manuel Castro Castillo has personally launched an investigation into a complaint made by journalists Juan Bolivar Diaz, Huchi Lora, Amelia Dechamps and Roberto Cavada, who say that they have received death threats. Police spokesman Colonel Jacobo Mateo Moquete made the announcement via his Twitter account yesterday, Monday 2 February 2015. …

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During a ceremony held yesterday, Monday 2 February 2015, the Dominican Olympic Committee honored Dominican tennis player Victor Estrella with the title of Athlete of the Year 2014. Baseball stars Pedro Martinez and David Ortiz were also present. Speaking at the annual event, Dominican Olympic Committee president Luisin Mejia said that this decade had been …

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The Dominican Republic’s Gigantes del Cibao, with the backup support of players from other local baseball teams, is representing the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Series taking place at San Juan’s Hiram Bithorn Ball Park. The Dominican Republic’s first game will be played at 1:05pm today, Tuesday 3 February 2015. The tournament is being played …

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The Dominican Republic’s leading annual cycling tour, the Vuelta Ciclistica Independencia Nacional takes place from 22 February to 1 March 2015 this year. Some 120 cyclists from around the world are expected to take part in the nationwide tour. For more on upcoming events, see http://dr1.com/calendar

President Danilo Medina was taken on a tour to see the progress being made in the Colonial City renovation program yesterday, Sunday 1 February 2015. Work is mainly focused on the Arzobispo Merino and Isabel la Catolica streets and cross streets, but there have been major delays since the program started in August 2013. The …

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The highway that will cut driving distance for crossing the city of Santo Domingo and avoid inner-city traffic when heading east or west is making good progress. Public Works Minister Gonzalo Castillo says that the first stretch will be opened to the public this February. The work is being carried out by Consorcio Compreica-Alba Sanchez …

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The Ministry of Higher Education (MESCyT) is advertising scholarships for studies in education at the University of London, University of Bristol and the University of Warwick in England, as well as Dublin University in Ireland. Other scholarships for teacher training are being offered to several US universities, Vanderbilt University, Plymouth State University, University of Texas …

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The Ministry of Higher Education (MESCyT) is advertising the new scholarships available for study in Puerto Rico at masters and doctoral levels. The scholarships are available at the Universidad de Puerto Rico campuses in San Juan, Mayaguez, Humacao, Bayamon and Aguadilla in biology, physics, mathematics, chemistry, education studies and management, mathematics, chemical engineering, agronomy, farm …

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