2016 – Page 80

Public Health Minister Altagracia Guzman Marcelino has confirmed that 1,249 cases of zika virus have been reported in the Dominican Republic, including 87 reported in pregnant patients, 19 of which have been confirmed. In addition there are 52 cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome with 22 associated with the virus. She said that they would continue to …

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The Rector of the UNAPEC University and coordinator of the Dominican Initiative for Quality Education (IDEC), Radhames Mejia, has recommended that external auditors should be hired to assess the quality of school construction in the country. He made the proposal after Dominican Seismological Society president Leonardo Reyes Madera warned that a 7.5 magnitude earthquake was …

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A fire broke out in the warehouse of the Dufry free zone company in the basement of the terminal at Las Americas International Airport at 6:45am yesterday, Monday 18 April 2016. The airport fire brigade extinguished the fire but the electricity supply to the airport was cut off, Terminal A was closed and 10 flights …

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The five Venezuelans who were caught with 359 kilos of cocaine at La Romana International airport over the Easter weekend have asked for their case to be moved. Their lawyer, Valentin Medrano said that the judges in the eastern region would not be impartial and that a San Pedro de Macoris judge had rejected an …

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United States Drug Enforcement Agency officers, local police and other law enforcement agencies have arrested ten Dominicans suspected of belonging to a powerful heroin trafficking gang. Drugs with a street value of US$5 million were confiscated in the raid on an apartment in Inwood in Upper Manhattan. The suspects were identified as Gaspar Mendoza Sanchez, …

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The Dominican Republic has entered the Guinness Book of Records for making the largest mojito cocktail in the world. In an event held at the 4 Jacks Bar in the Downtown entertainment area in Punta Cana on Saturday evening, 16 April 2016 it took one hour and 35 minutes to prepare the mojito, mixed in …

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President Danilo Medina expressed the Dominican Republic’s solidarity with the people of Ecuador yesterday, Sunday, 17 April 2016 following the earthquake that hit the South American country on Saturday evening. Via his Twitter account, President Medina conveyed his sympathies with the Ecuadorians as they cope with the tragedy. More than 270 people are reported dead …

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During an eight-hour session held yesterday, Sunday 17 April 2016, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) plenary decided on a manual vote count and a ban on the use of electronics by voters at the polling stations. In response to requests from several political parties, the JCE decided to implement a separate manual count of 15% …

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On the campaign trail in the northwest over the weekend of 16-17 April 2016, President Danilo Medina forecast that the PLD would win overwhelmingly in the presidential, congressional and municipal elections in all the country’s provinces. He held that the PLD leads by 35 points in the leading polls. He said that while he turned …

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Leading opposition candidate Luis Abinader of the PRM has pledged to reduce taxes in order to stop penalizing consumption and production. On the campaign trail in La Vega yesterday, Sunday 17 April 2016, he offered to build aqueducts and increase social assistance programs. Former President Hipolito Mejia accompanied him during his visit to Jarabacoa. Abinader …

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