2017 – Page 107

Diario Libre journalists went west over the 16 August holiday to learn more about charcoal-making operations on the border with Haiti. Haiti is a major importer of the charcoal made in the Dominican Republic, leading to major deforestation and destruction of animal and bird habitats. The reporters employed a drone to photograph many of the …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) is concerned about what they call premature electoral campaigning being carried out by presidential hopefuls, especially since the general elections are not scheduled until 2020. The JCE in a press release says the campaigning is too early and outside of the purview of electoral law. There are 2-1/2 years to …

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President Danilo Medina was present for the official first day of school ceremony at the Politécnico Doña Rosario Rojas de Contreras in Monte Plata. With him was Minister of Education Andrés Navarro. The technical education center is part of the Ciudad del Conocimiento, where two pre-school centers, two elementary schools, and the polytechnic center are …

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Some rainstorms will be felt as the trough of low pressure, associated with the remnants of Harvey, produce large area of cloudiness and disorganized thunderstorms over the west-central Caribbean. But in general, weather news is good for the Dominican Republic. The good news is that the weather forecasters now say that the large area of …

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The Dominican Republic, the Caribbean champions, representing the region in the 2017 Little League World Series, bested Australia 8-7 to continue strong in the tournament in the game on 19 August. The tournament is taking place in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA from 17-27 August 2017. As reported, Australia started strong, but a six-run third inning by …

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37-year old Victor Estrella has won seven ATP Challenger cups, but probably the sweetest one was the Milex Open won on Saturday, 19 August 2017 in Santo Domingo. His fans in the Dominican Republic went wild when he became the first home grown winner at the US$125,000 ATP Challenger Tour event held at the La …

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The Art of Living Foundation and Supermercados Nacional are sponsoring the visit of 45-year old Swami Paramtej who will lead meditation and breathing technique workshops from 18 to 28 August 2017. Swami Paramtej trained with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation and who has been nominated on five occasions to …

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Four Haitians, condemned to the maximum sentence of 30 years in jail, died during a bloody brawl at the La Victoria Jail on Thursday, 17 August 2017. The dead were identified as Bruner Ferndinan, Dieumanece Jean, Luis Pie (in jail for robbery) and Yefri Seis (in jail for rape) who the authorities suspect were murdered …

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46-year old American resident Paul Sandford Guggenheim is suspected to have committed suicide at the Palacio de la Justicia Jail where he was held. The case file charged Guggenheim with taking advantage of children and teenagers in vulnerable situations, paying them in exchange for sexual favors. His hung body was found in the cell’s bathroom …

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A 22-year old Dominican, Elizabeth Díaz Jerez, was among the injured in the Barcelona terrorist attack on La Rambla on Thursday, 17 August 2017. The Ministry of Foreign Relations reported she suffered a slight injury to her arm during the event when a terrorist driving a van traveling at high speed zigzagged through the popular …

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