2016 – Page 26

Melisa Breton and Luciana Mermet of the United Nations Development Program have presented the United Nations Human Development Report, which shows that 4.5 million Dominicans or 45.7% of the population are borderline poor. The report says that 17.1% already live in poverty and 8.8% in extreme poverty. The UNDP defines poverty as living on an …

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The transition committee of the mayor elect of Santiago, Abel Martinez announced at a press conference on Monday 13 June 2016 that they were withdrawing from the transition process due to what they described as a series of irregularities by the current administration. At the press conference, the commission said that green areas are being …

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A German national has been murdered at his home opposite the Dr. Jorge Abraham Hazoury Bahles Hospital School (INDEN), in the Los Rios neighborhood of Santo Domingo. The 50-year old man was discovered by his maid just outside the kitchen in the house. His vehicle was also missing and was found burned out on the …

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Investigations are underway into the helicopter crash in which Air Force Corporal Carlos Emilio Alvarez Martinez was killed. The aviation mechanic was on board because he was from Montecristi and was going to attend a sports event in his hometown with the rest of the passengers. Sports Minister Jaime David Fernandez, who is a medical …

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Tour operator TUI has informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that a Dutch couple died while on honeymoon in the Dominican Republic, on Sunday, 12 June 2016. According to reports, a 31-year old man and his 28-year old wife from Voorburg, Jeroen Venema and 28-year old Michou de Graaf, went on an excursion to the …

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Two people were killed in a traffic accident on Charles de Gaulle Avenue near the Ney Arias Lora hospital in Santo Domingo East at 8.30 pm on Sunday evening, 12 June 2016. The accident involved three cars. Alejandro Brand Munoz and Nancy Brand Munoz were killed and Cristina Brand Munoz was injured. The three were …

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In a development on Monday 13 June 2016, the judge of the Third Court of Instruction of the National District, Danilo Amado Quevedo, declared his incompetence to review the pre-trial custody order issued against Blas Peralta and three others accused in the murder of Mateo Aquino Febrillet. The court had been instructed to hear the …

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According to reports, a helicopter burst into flames and crashed into a mountain in a national park area in the border province of Restauracion at around 8:15pm on Monday, 13 June 2016. The helicopter is believed to have been en route to Haiti with two passengers on board, both reportedly US citizens. The Army says …

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The beloved husband of Dominican singer-actress Charityn Goico, Puerto Rican TV producer Elin Ortiz passed away on Monday, 13 June 2016. He was 81 and had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. The news was shared on Facebook by his son Shalin Ortiz. http://www.listindiario.com/entretenimiento/2016/06/13/422972/fallece-el-esposo-de-charytin-goico

The Ministry of Public Health is warning of the effects of the heat wave currently affecting the country. Cardiologist Victor Atallah said that the main cause of death when there is excessive heat is related to heart and respiratory because the high temperatures can also have an emotional toll, causing a surge of hormones that …

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