2016 – Page 95

The Metro Office (Opret) says that once construction of the Metro line 2 to Santo Domingo East is completed, it is most likely that work will begin on the extension of the line to Los Alcarrizos in Santo Domingo North. Transport Development Fund (Fondet) president Milciades Perez Polanco says that the next phase will extend …

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The Foundation for Institutionalism and Justice (Finjus) has launched a new web page to monitor the legislative work of senators and deputies. Finjus executive vice president Servio Tulio Castanos said that anyone interested in legislative processes may visit http://www.sildo to follow up on bills and on the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies work committees. …

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Santo Domingo East mayor Jeanette Medina raised her wages from RD$97,000 + 19,500 in “other income” in December 2015 to RD$322,000 in January 2016 after the death of her predecessor Juan de los Santos. De los Santos was murdered in his office in December 2015. Acento.com reports this makes Medina the best-paid mayor in the …

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Presidential candidate for the Fuerza Nacional Progresista (FNP), a former ally of the ruling PLD, 59-year old Pelegrin Castillo says that the fact that the government has yet not blocked cell phone signals for inmates in Dominican jails is evidence of the inefficiency of public policies. A Congressional deputy from 2004 to 2014, Castillo is …

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The Universidad Iberoamericano, one of Santo Domingo’s leading private universities, has announced the opening of the Instituto de Medicina Tropical y Salud Global, based at the university’s facilities at the Hospital Escuela Dr. Jorge Abraham Hazoury Bahles in Santo Domingo. As reported, the institute will prioritize research on emerging tropical diseases, infectious diseases, chronic illnesses …

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Jonathan Manuel Disla Cruz was the winner of RD$14 million Leidsa lottery ticket on 2 March 2016, the company revealed. Disla Cruz, who bought the ticket at the Farmacia Navarrete, works as a bank branch manager in Villa Gonzalez, in the northern province of Santiago. The pharmacy received RD$100,000 for selling the ticket. http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=470997

The judiciary has ordered one year of pre-trial custody to the men accused of the failed robbery at the Fenatrano-Sitraur transport association office in Los Girasoles on Av. Monumental in the National District on Sunday, 27 March 2016. Judge Jose Alejandro Vargas sent the men to the 15 de Azua jail in the southwest. One …

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The Police allowed 28-year old Dennis Gomez, who is being questioned in connection with the death of his five-month old baby daughter Nabila Gomez Lachapell to attend her funeral yesterday, Thursday 31 March 2016. The Homicide Department suspects negligence. The most likely explanation is that he forgot to drop the baby off at daycare abandoning …

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Minister of Culture Jose Antonio Rodriguez has announced that the Spring Long Night of Museums event will take place tomorrow, Saturday, 2 April 2016. Most historic centers and government museums will remain open until midnight and special events are organized from 9am to midnight. There will be artistic performances by the Dominican Folklore Dance Group …

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President Danilo Medina was in Monte Plata yesterday, Tuesday 29 March 2016, to inaugurate the country’s biggest solar power plant. Described as the largest renewable energy project in the Dominican Republic, the plant was built at a cost of US$110 million and will eventually generate 67 megawatts, with 30 in this first phase. It will …

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