2016 – Page 106

Speaking on World Tuberculosis day, the manager of the Tuberculosis Unit at the Robert Reid Cabral Children’s Unit, Elsa Camilo said that around 3% of people with TB are under the age of 15. Camilo said that each year around 4,000 people are diagnosed with TB and 3% of those are children. She said that …

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Crime is the leading problem that citizens eligible to vote would like the government to tackle. According to the most recent Gallup-Hoy poll, 75% of those consulted named citizen safety as the leading concern. 49% said it was the high cost of living and 45% the lack of jobs. The same poll in January 2016, …

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According to the Gallup poll published in Hoy newspaper, 60.9% of the voting public is pessimistic about the economy. Only 16% feel positive about it. There are major differences as to the view of the economy depending on the political affiliation of the respondents with 87.5% of those who support the opposition party, the PRM, …

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One of the seven people who suffered burns in the 3 March 2016 tanker explosion at the Mariot Gas propane gas station in Alma Rosa II in Santo Domingo East died of his injuries on Monday, 14 March 2016. 51-year old Felipe Almonte, who was in charge of the propane gas station died at the …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito says that the Public Prosecution service will take a firm stance in the case of the murder of former UASD rector Mateo Aquino Febrillet. He announced that they would request pre-trial detention for the accused. He said that the 911 security cameras in the area have sufficient proof to ask …

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The lawyer for former colonel Rafael Herrera, Ingrid Hidalgo says that prosecutor general Francisco Dominguez Brito is rushing the Blas Peralta case when asking for 30 years in jail. Blas Peralta, the leader of the Fenatrado truckers association, is the main suspect in the murder of former UASD rector Mateo Aquino Febrillet. As reported in …

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The National Police have reported that agents attached to the Central Anti Narcotics Division (DICAN) along with members of the Central Criminal Intelligence Division have arrested two men with 40 pounds of what is thought to be marijuana. According to the police the arrest was made on Av. 27 Febrero at the corner with Av. …

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In the Pan Am TaeKwonDo Qualification Tournament celebrated in Aguascalientes, Mexico from 10-11 March 2016, the DR pulled three spots to be among the 128 elite athletes to compete in taekwondo in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The DR filled three of its four possible slots per country. The athletes who qualified to compete in …

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“Mujeres infieles” (Unfaithful Women) by Venezuelan playwright Enrique Salas opens at Silver Sun Teatro Caribbean in Santo Domingo on 16, 17, 19, 20 March 2016 starring Ana Carmen Leon, Massiel Taveras and Tueska. Mujeres Infieles, on the theme of female infidelity, is one of the most popular Venezuelan plays. Tickets for RD$600 (pre-show day price) …

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Starting today, Tuesday, 15 March and continuing through Monday 28 March 2016, the Ministry of Public Health will be carrying out a full range of events aimed at reducing traffic accidents for both residents and holidaymakers. The campaign also includes a school program to promote the culture of hygiene, such as hand washing and care …

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