2017 – Page 111

The secretary of the Dominican Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dr. César López, acknowledges that it is difficult to prevent Haitian nationals from entering the Dominican Republic to give birth. He says public health statistics indicate that only one of out of three births in the border region of this country was from a Dominican …

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Energy and Mines Minister Antonio Isa Conde says that the Ministry is moving forward with the Goldquest Romero Project in San Juan de la Maguana. Isa Conde advised that the Ministry would not be rushed and, as reported in El Nuevo Diario, said that he would be strictly adhering strictly to the law in this …

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Education Minister Andrés Navarro says all is ready for the start of school on Monday, 21 August 2017. 1,932,229 public school students and 568,000 students registered in private schools will attend classes this school year. Navarro says that increasingly every year more students are leaving private schools for the free extended day public schools. He …

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The DR1 Daily News update will not be published on Wednesday, 16 August 2017, a public holiday. Headline news will be compiled for the Thursday, 17 August 2017 issue, and comments and news can be posted in the DR1 Forums, 24/7. The holiday commemorates the beginning of the Dominican Restoration War in 1863. The war …

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The third International Restoration Jazz Festival will take place on Saturday, 19 August 2017, starting at 7pm at the Fortaleza Ozama in the Colonial City. Performers that evening will include Federico Méndez and his Jazz Combo (11 musicians) and Moncho Ríos quintet. Also appearing will be the internationally renowned pianist, Ernan Lope Nessa, and his …

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26-year old Siomi Santos made it to Miami as a stowaway onboard American Airlines flight 1026. Santos was arrested at Miami International Airport when trying to legally enter the United States using a Jamaican passport. Siomi explained he slipped into the landing gear of the American Airlines plane in the early morning hours when it …

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State prosecutors are checking for other victims of 41-year old former Roman Catholic Church priest Elvin Taveras Durán. He has been suspended by the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo. The announcement of the ongoing investigations into the murder case was made by prosecutor Olga Diná Llaverías. Taveras is accused of the murder and sexual abuse of …

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A 21-year old Alexander de la Cruz was rescued from the waters of the Caribbean Sea after he was swept into the sea by a rising swell. De la Cruz, a resident in Los Mina, was fishing on Sunday when an unusually high wave swept him into the water. He explained that a friend threw …

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Dr. Petronila Martínez, representative of the Colegio Americano de Cardiología in the Dominican Republic, is proposing a 24-hour service network nationwide to assist those suffering heart attacks, one of the leading causes of death in the Dominican Republic. She says 30.2% of Dominicans suffer from hypertension. She said the increasing sedentary life of most Dominicans …

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The Ministry of Labor announced that the National Salaries Committee agreed on a 15% increase for the workers of hotels and restaurants, and heavy farm equipment operators. The increase benefits employees of hotels, casinos, restaurants, bars, cafés, cafeterias, nightclubs, pizzerias, ice cream shops and fast food stores. The increase is effective as of 1 August …

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