2016 – Page 121

The former mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani, is in the country in his role as public safety advisor for the opposition presidential candidate Luis Abinader of the PRM. At a press conference yesterday, Monday 29 February 2016 the former mayor focused on corruption as the root of the country’s problems. “Corruption is born, grows …

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The Labor Risks Administration (ARL) preventive health director, Ivonne Soto says that 100% of formal workers affiliated to the Social Security system have protection if they suffer any accident at work or a work-related illness. She said the ARLs have paid out up to RD$12 million to one single person. She said that as of …

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The northern electricity supply company, EdeNorte has announced scheduled blackouts in Puerto Plata for two days during the first week of March for maintenance work on substations in the area. Tomorrow, Wednesday, 2 March 2016 power will be cut off from 8am to 6pm in Murrillo, Los Llabones, Barrio de Tona, La 17, La 14, …

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Another challenge facing the country is to improve the quality of higher education as well as the primary and secondary levels of education. The 2015 ranking for Latin American and Caribbean universities carried out by Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd (QS), ranks Dominican universities towards the bottom of the list. The highest ranking was awarded to PUCMM …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito says that the extradition of Cristophe Naudin from Egypt was a great step forward as he was implicated in the escape of two French pilots, Bruno Odos and Pascal Fauret who had been convicted of drug dealing in the Dominican Republic. Odos and Fauret were sentenced to 20 years in …

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According to the police, two men have died from gunshot wounds in a duel, allegedly over a woman. The police version of events says that the men made an appointment to meet for the duel in a deserted spot at 5pm on Sunday, 28 February 2016. The victims were 26-year old Miguel Angel Castillo Escano …

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After six months, Cayman police have identified the bodies of two men discovered in a fishing boat drifting off the coast of Little Cayman in August 2015. The exact cause of death could not be established. Both were identified using DNA samples, 37-year old Eduard Eugenio Taveras Toribio and 58-year old Manuel Henriquez. They were …

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An outbreak of cholera at the jail in Bani has led to 20 inmates being infected with the disease and two deaths. Approximately two weeks ago, 20 inmates in the public jail at Bani showed symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting. The existence of cholera was confirmed by laboratory tests. Increased control measures, including food safety …

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A man arriving at JFK airport in New York from the Dominican Republic has been arrested, allegedly in possession of three pounds of heroin hidden in his shoes. The New York Post reports that agents stopped a man named as Perez Beltran as he came through JFK Airport on a flight from the Dominican Republic …

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It was recently announced that the filming of “XXX: The Return of Xander Cage” starring Vin Diesel would take place in Pinewood Studios in Juan Dolio. The company has since disclosed that beginning in March, locations in Puerto Plata province, including Cabarete will also be used for filming. According to the production team, the filming …

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