2016 – Page 162

Academia Stono is organizing the StonoTri for triathletes and open water swimmers. The event has the support of the Dominican Armada (Navy), the League of Masters Triathletes and authorities in Peravia (Bani) province where it will take place. The program includes the following modalities: Triathlon Sprint, Triathlon Olympics, Olympic Relay, 5k run, 1.5k and 3k …

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February is Carnival month in the Dominican Republic with parades every Sunday in the cities of La Vega, Bonao and Santiago. Yesterday, Thursday 14 January 2016 the Santiago Carnival organizing committee announced that the 2016 event would assemble in the city’s El Monumento area. The organizers say that more than 80 surveillance cameras have been …

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President Danilo Medina is making a one-day visit to Guatemala this afternoon, Thursday, 14 January 2016 to attend the inauguration ceremony for President Jimmy Morales and Vice President Jafeth Cabrera Franco. The Presidency reports that Medina is traveling with Minister of Foreign Relations Andres Navarro and Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta.

The Mexican investors in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana have announced plans to build a 40-story, 400-room high rise hotel, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Santo Domingo on Av. Abraham Lincoln and Calle Jose Andres Aybar in the Poligono Central, an attractive location for shopping, restaurants, night life and city …

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JCE president Roberto Rosario has told El Caribe reporters that so far the voter registration rolls comprise 6,706,416 voters and have shown a growth of 3.13% (203,448 more voters) against the registration rolls used in the 2012 elections that contained 6,502,968 voters. Voters are divided into 3,410,723 men (50.86%) and 3,295,693 (49.14%) women. The deadline …

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A total of 15,754 Haitians who were living in the Dominican Republic illegally have been repatriated since August 2015, according to the Migration Agency (DGM). The DGM says that since June, 113,320 Haitian nationals have voluntarily left Dominican territory, many making use of the transport and food laid on by the National Foreigner Legalization Plan …

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The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources has authorized the elimination of hundreds of trees in the municipalities of Moncion, San Jose de las Matas, Constanza and Jarabacoa. The pine trees are infested with Bark Beetle (Ips callographus) and the measure is being taken in order to prevent the pest from spreading to farms …

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The president of the Academy of Sciences, Milciades Mejia is calling on the Ministry of Environment to take measures to remove cattle grazing in the Valle del Tetero area of the Jose Armando Bermudez National Park. He said the Academy of Sciences is aware that residents in nearby areas such as Sabaneta, Juan de Herrera …

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The Attorney General Office presented charges against resigning judge Francisco Arias of the National Judges Council, and suspended penal court judge Awilda Reyes Beltre yesterday, Wednesday 13 January 2016. They are accused of corruption and asset laundering in the case of the release of councilor Ericson de los Santos Solis of Pedro Brand. The next …

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The National Emergency Commission (CNE) is preparing a major report on the results of a seismic risk study carried out in Greater Santo Domingo. According to CNE head Major General Rafael de Luna Pichirilo, the Technical Committee conducted a study of the seismic threats and physical vulnerability of Greater Santo Domingo, covering 23 government buildings. …

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