2015 – Page 52

The director general of the Santo Domingo water authority (CAASD) Alejandro Montas says that all the rains that have fallen in the past two weeks have increased the water levels at the Jiguey and Valdesia dams by more than 651 million gallons. He said that the rains have been good for farming and water supplies, …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is forecasting rain for the Cibao region and some other areas in the northwest and northeast due to a weather front linked to Tropical Depression 12, which has formed over the Bahamas but will not be heading in the direction of the Dominican Republic. It is moving west-northwest at around …

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Punta Cana is hosting the 12th Paso World Cup (Confepaso 2015) at new equestrian installations that are opening with the event in Cap Cana. The event, which highlights the quality, beauty and gait of paso horses, is sponsored by the International Confederation of Paso Horses (Confepaso), and the Dominican Association of Paso Horses (Adopaso). The …

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DR1 Daily News will not be updated on Monday, 9 November 2015 as the day commemorates Constitution Day in the Dominican Republic and is a national holiday. Headline news will be compiled for the Tuesday, 10 November 2015 issue. Breaking news can be posted and read in the DR1 Forums that are updated 24/7. See …

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Citizens in the Dominican Republic have just gotten a big break. The Central Electoral Board (JCE) that is in charge of the civil registry announced that as of January 2016 birth certificates and other vital records no longer have to be “legalized”. The process required long queues and extra costs. Making matters better, the new …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito met with US Ambassador James (Wally) Brewster for a reported three hours yesterday. The occurrence of the meeting was made public and a photograph of the two high level officials was released to press. According to Tessie Sanchez, spokesperson for the Attorney General Office, the government officers discussed topics related …

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The Citizens Empowerment Movement (Movimiento Poder Ciudadano) has filed a complaint against the Minister of Interior and Police, Jose Ramon Fadul, and the Chief of the Police, Nelson Peguero Paredes, for having violating the right of their members and other citizens to protest in front of the Office of Supervisory Engineers of the State (OISOE). …

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Centro Cuesta Nacional (CCN) opened its 14th branch on the Calle El Conde pedestrian street of the Colonial City. The supermarket is located at El Conde corner Calle Duarte. The store is 958 square meters large. Some 12,000 items are for sale. Read more in Spanish: http://hoy.com.do/supermercados-nacional-abre-sucursal-en-el-conde/

Antonio Marte, the president of Conatra, the transport consortium, announced that its taxi driver members will meet to decide whether they suspend service to protest the start of operations of the UberX transport service in the country. Marte claims that the Uber X service is unregulated and represents an unfair competition to Conatra members. He …

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Around 20 persons have been injured, including three seriously, after the frontal collision of two buses that were transporting staff from the Excellence hotel in northern Punta Cana and another that has been unnamed in the first reports on the crash. The accident occurred off the Cruce del Isleno, near La Ceiba on the highway …

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