2015 – Page 57

Five inmates from the jail in Higuey have been taken to hospital after showing symptoms of tuberculosis. Another 75 prisoners are being readied to be taken to the Anamuya Rehabilitation Center after authorities have intervened to try and stop the spread of TB that has already claimed the lives of three inmates. A number of …

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President Danilo Medina was present on Friday, 30 October 2015, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of the US$28.1 million expansion of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (PDVSA), the Venezuelan-Dominican joint venture. The refinery now has capacity to refine 34,000 barrels of crude a day, up from 27,000, an increase of 26%. Read more in …

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Those who have not gotten their new ID (cedula) by 15 December 2015, will not be able to vote in the 15 May 2016 general election, says the Central Electoral Board (JCE), the government electoral commission. The old ID is already no longer valid for legal transactions in the Dominican Republic. The JCE, which is …

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Agriculture specialists say that the Dominican Republic could lose more than it is gaining with the import of low-costing plantains from Central America and Ecuador. The government authorized the import when local prices hit highs above RD$20 the unit. As reported in Hoy, the specialists now say that the plantains could bring with them Moko …

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Since 2004, around 168,000 new vehicles have been added annually to the streets of Greater Santo Domingo, resulting in the major traffic jams that are experienced almost all throughout the day in the capital city. From 2004 to 2014, the vehicular fleet of the country has doubled from 1.7 million units to 3.4 million, as …

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In an interview with Diario Libre, the Director of Transit of the Ministry of Public Works, Luis Estrella, admitted that the high number of flashing yellow lights at many intersections in Greater Santo Domingo can be attributed to the government’s tardiness in reimbursing Icontrolt Global Capital, the private contractor hired by the government to maintain …

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Farmers met on Saturday, 31 October 2015, to call for more actions for the agriculture sector. The farmers complained that all the attention is focused on the chosen few that benefit from the so-called “surprise visits” of President Danilo Medina. They complain that the institutions called upon regularly to assist farmers are hard pressed for …

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One would conclude from reading an article in Diario Libre today on the implementation of the biometric authentication system that extra time needs to be set aside for clearing Migration at Las Americas International Airport. If departing from that airport, that primarily serves Greater Santo Domingo, schedule another hour to get to the departure gates …

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