2017 – Page 154

Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo announced the start of operations of the new Instituto Nacional de Tránsito y Transporte Terrestre (INTRANT) starts 1 July 2017. Montalvo said the first director of the Intrant will be announced on the same day. The new government entity is in charge of implementing the National Road Safety Plan 2017-2020. Montalvo …

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The Dominican Medical College (CMD) has complained about the Maternity Hospital Nuestra Señora La Altagracia, the large maternity hospital, where the situation is so dire that on the weekend of 23-25 June 2017, 14 newborns died. Three deaths were reported on Friday 23 June, four on the Saturday and seven on the Sunday. The CMD …

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On Monday, 26 June 2017, President Danilo Medina inaugurated the Municipal Hospital in El Cercado and the José Asencio García Sánchez Primary School in Las Matas de Farfán, in the province of San Juan de la Maguana, in the southwestern region of the country. The total cost of construction and equipping the hospital exceeds RD$105 …

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The Presidency announced that President Danilo Medina travels today, Wednesday, 28 June 2017 to Costa Rica to participate in the 49th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Central American Integration System (SICA). He is accompanied by Administrative Minister José Ramón Peralta among others. 28 June 2017

The Presidency has launched a new program seeking to create a better awareness about garbage and its health and environmental impact on communities. On Tuesday 27 June 2017, President Danilo Medina announced the start of the Clean Dominican Plan (Dominicana Limpia) during an event at the Presidential Palace. The Clean Dominican Plan will be implemented …

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The drama hall of the National Theater, the Sala Ravelo presents “Nuestras mujeres” (Our Women) directed by Manuel Chapuseaux with the performances of Henssy Pichardo, José Roberto Díaz García and Francis Cruz. The drama was staged in February to full houses and is now back for shows from 6-9 July 2017. The story is about …

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The Ministry of Culture is inviting to a free Summer Concert with the National Choir on Thursday, 29 June at 8:30pm at the Enriquillo Sánchez Auditorium of the Ministry of Culture on the Malecón. Guest performer will be Mike MacLenna and his digital organ and mezzoprano Glenmer Pérez. The choir is directed by Maestro Edwin …

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Former Montreal Expos slugger Vladimir Guerrero was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, 24 June 2017. Having last played in 2011, Guerrero was eligible for election to the Hall for the first time this year.  A nine-time all-star, he has a .318 career batting average. He was voted the American League’s …

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The 26-year-long term of Leonardo Matos Berrido at the helm of the Dominican Professional Baseball League (Lidom) is coming to an end. After the top officials of the Licey Tigers and the Escogido Lions expressed opinions that the time was ready for a new president, Matos Berrido has handed in his resignation letter. “I say …

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The Police in Santiago on Monday, 26 June 2017 arrested two Army officers and accused these of stealing three goats from a farm that was under the custody of state prosecution in Laguna Verde, Montecristi. The army officials were in the company of two women. The army officials were identified as 43-year old first lieutenant …

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