2017 – Page 149

The National Cancer Institute “Rosa Emilia Sánchez Pérez de Tavares” (INCART) will be offering state of the art services for integrated cancer management, diagnosis and analysis. INCART will also manufacture anti-cancer medications, using a nuclear medicine laboratory equipped with a cyclotron and other state-of-the-art equipment. A report in 7 Dias indicates that the new facility …

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Dominicans are being given a new chance for free registration of their Dominican passports in the Automated Passport Registry or Auto-Gate, the system that contributes to a more effective and secure control of passengers, as well as expediting the entry and departure migration checks of passengers. The Migration Agency (DGM) said that the free registration …

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The Ministry of Culture announced the organization of a Grass Roots Merengue National Festival. The purpose of the festival is to preserve this musical genre that was declared by the UNESCO as Cultural Heritage phenomenon in 2016. Journalist Huchi Lora suggested creating festival when participating in the Long Night of Museums on Saturday, 1 July …

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Education Minister Andrés Navarro announced that the 2017-18 schoolyear will start with 200 new schools. He said there are 1,150,000 students in the extended classroom public school system. Another 600,000 still need to be incorporated into full day classes program. The 200 new school rooms will be ready for the opening of classes, scheduled in …

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On Sunday, 2 July 2017, President Danilo Medina visited La Victoria, in Santo Domingo North, where he highlighted the support the government has offered to the dairy farming sector. He reminded those present that in 2012 the dairy sector produced 550 million liters of milk and now it would be 800 million liters. He met …

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President Danilo Medina appointed long-standing deputy minister of Public Works Claudia Franchesca de los Santos as the first executive director of the new Instituto Nacional de Tránsito y Transporte (Intrant). The new government agency consolidates 14 transport-related entities of the government. The Presidency ordered the Intrant start operations on 1 July 2017. Others appointed are: …

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The National Weather Service (Onamet) forecasts rains nationwide for Monday, 3 July 2017 in the afternoon and evening as a trough moves east from Cuba. The rains are forecast for El Seibo, Hato Mayor, Monte Plata, Sánchez Ramírez, Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís), María Trinidad Sánchez, Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo), La Vega, Monseñor Nouel (Bonao), Santiago, …

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The lawyers of Spaniard Erik Padrón Montilla urge prosecutors to continue investigating the case of the murder of two Dutch citizens, Rachid Benbouker and Cuma Ceviz in a suspected drug related operation in El Seibo province. All indicates that there has been a poor police investigation with the focus on the wrong person so that …

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Francisco Alberto Durán Rosario (Francis) was sent to a year in pre-trial detention for the murder of 70-year old Cuban Maria del Carmen Revalderia Cordero and 85-year old Spaniard Carlos Carrera Amil, residents in Gascue in Santo Domingo. The murder occurred on 26 June 2017 at their apartment building. The accused, who worked as janitor …

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The LGBT community in the Dominican Republic celebrated its 10th LGBT Pride Parade with thousands walking through National District barrios and a concert when the parade ended where it began, at the Avenida del Puerto. The gay community seeks government policies guarantee equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender persons. In a document read …

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