2015 – Page 323

San Cristobal has declared a state of emergency due mismanagement of garbage and lack of efficient garbage collection. The decision was taken by the Ministries of the Environment and Public Health, the Dominican Municipal League (LMD) and the National Embellishment Board, via the Emergency Garbage Committee that has now taken over the garbage management role …

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Things did not turn out as planned for a Canadian who invested in Dominican casinos. According to the Dominican Republic Tax Agency (DGII), 28,859 lottery establishments and 1,822 sports betting shops operate legally here, which would mean Dominicans gamble a lot. Together with casinos already in operation, this attracted the Canadian multi-millionaire investor, 81-year old …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has arrested a Dominican at Las Americas International Airport. He is reported to have arrived in the country from Colombia with 10 packs of a white powder, thought to be cocaine or heroin, inside his luggage of two backpacks and three small bags. A Dominican man and woman who …

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Manolo Quiroz, long time director of the Color Vision television channel, passed away on Monday afternoon, 26 January 2015. He was one of the first Dominican television executives, and worked as a technician at the time of the launch of state-owned La Voz Dominicana, the country’s first TV station in 1952. The station later became …

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Due to the winter storm “Juno” affecting the northeast of the United States, both JetBlue and Delta have cancelled some of their flights to Las Americas (SDQ) and Puerto Plata (POP) airports to and from international airports in New York and Boston. Aerodom is advising passengers to contact the airline locally via Internet or telephone …

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The Corripio Foundation and the Ministry of Culture have announced that writer Robert Marcalle Abreu is the winner of the National Literature Prize for 2015. The jury that selects the winner is made up of the rectors of the country’s seven main universities. Marcalle Abreu was chosen for his outstanding contribution to Dominican literature. 66-year …

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Soranyi Rodriguez of the Dominican Republic won the 13th Miami Half Marathon women’s category on Sunday, 25 January 2015 with a time of 1:19.11. The cool temperatures of around 11-13 degrees celsius and flat track helped the runners. “It was s great course,” she said, speaking through an interpreter. “I found it easy to run,” …

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The Gigantes came from behind to win the 2014-2015 Dominican Winter Baseball Championship at their home stadium, Julian Javier in San Francisco de Macoris on Sunday evening, 25 January 2015. This was their first win in their 18 years in the league. The Estrellas, which had won the first two games, had to add another …

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Monday, 26 January is a holiday in the Dominican Republic. It celebrates the birthday of the nation’s founding father, Juan Pablo Duarte. Duarte was born in 1813 and his affluent family sent him to Europe from 1828 to 1833 for his education. On his return he made it his mission to free the eastern part …

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In the first six days since the 911-noise control service was launched on 16 January 2015, the Emergency Line has received 3,307 complaints. During a press conference at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Thursday 22 January 2015, 911 spokeswoman and Deputy Minister of the Presidency Zoraima Cuello said that 92% of the calls received were complaints …

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