2016 – Page 108

The Ministry of Public Health authorities have announced the shutdown of the Centro Medico Maritza Jimenez, located on Av. Hermanas Mirabal in La Joya, Santiago, after a 24-year old patient died following an aesthetic procedure. The victim was Ramona Franco Cruz (Rony) from Moncion. Listin Diario reports that she worked at a well-known entertainment center …

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In her editorial in Diario Libre today, Tuesday 15 March 2016, Ines Aizpun openly asks whether Dominican society wants the so-called union leaders as legislators. Fenatrano union leader Juan Hubieres is already a legislator. She welcomes that they have begun to refer to themselves as transport businessmen instead of union leaders. She expresses her concern …

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According to the National Police, two bullet casings found at the scene where the former rector of the UASD University, Mateo Aquino Febrillet was killed on Friday, 11 March 2016, along with the bullet removed from his body, do in fact match a gun owned by Fenatrado truckers’ union leader Blas Peralta. Peralta sought to …

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A court authorized a telephone tap on the telephone belonging to retired National Police Colonel, Rafael Herrera Pena, who is the head of security for Blas Peralta, accused of killing the former rector of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), Mateo Aquino Febrillet following an argument between politicians on Friday, 11 March 2016. The …

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The French Embassy has issued a press release explaining that any help or protection they provide for Christophe Naudin, who is accused of planning the escape of the two French pilots convicted of drug dealing in the country, is part of the guarantee of rights that the Embassy offers to all French citizens. The Embassy …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has arrested a 71-year old woman in possession of 125 portions of what is thought to be cocaine, crack and marijuana in Capotillo in Santo Domingo and another 31-year old woman who tried to take more than 238 grams of drugs into La Victoria jail hidden in her vagina. …

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The Club Libanes Sirio Palestino on the Malecon in Santo Domingo will host the Men’s Fashion Week 2016. The event will be held on 14, 15 and 16 April.

The city government of Santo Domingo will be celebrating Easter beach days at Guibia Park starting Thursday, 24 March 2016. The Roman Catholic Church has expressed concern at the environmental impact on the grounds that the event is a waste of water and a source of pollution. The Guibia Park includes the installation 12 temporary …

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The Compania Nacional de Teatro de la Republica Dominicana is staging “Bolo Francisco” this Thursday, 17 March 2016. The play by Dominican playwright Reynaldo Disla won the Premio Casa de las Americas in 1985. Performances continue daily at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Santo Domingo through Sunday 20 March. The play is directed by …

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The former rector of the state UASD University and San Cristobal senator candidate for the PRM, Mateo Aquino Febrillet, died of a bullet wound after shots were fired at the vehicle in which he was driving, accompanied by PRM deputy pre-candidate Edward Montas on Friday, 11 March 2016. The main suspect is PRM deputy pre-candidate …

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