2017 – Page 203

Former President Leonel Fernandez speaking in New York stated that the Dominican Republic cannot be the sole foreign government to address the problems in Haiti. Fernandez argued that due to the anticipated population increases in both halves of the island, by 2100, the Dominicans could lose their national identity if measures are not taken now. …

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According to the National Police, during the first three months of this year, there were 13 femicides, where women were killed by their spouses or former spouses. This compares to 29 during the same time period in 2016. The latest femicide took place in San Francisco de Macorís, on 26 April 2017, when 36-year old …

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The talk of the town over the long weekend was the Thursday, 27 April 2017 video that went viral showing an army colonel Edison Taveras Rodríguez a legislator who entered the Mirador del Sur Avenue when the later was cordoned off for runners. The Mirador del Sur Avenue for years has been restricted to vehicular …

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The Dominican Air Force continues to search for a boat that has gone missing since last Thursday, 28 April 2017, after leaving the port of Los Cacaos in northeastern Samaná with 10 members of a family on board. The boat had left on an excursion, despite the poor weather conditions. Colonel Freddy de Jesús Torres …

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Twenty wells of the Brujuela Casui system are out of service in the Boca Chica area due to the rains causing rivers to overflow in San José de los Llanos where they are located. This means that the municipality of Boca Chica is without water. The Boca Chica Corporation of Aqueducts and Sewers is using …

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Recent heavy rains have caused major damage in Samaná province, where the whole municipality has flooded. Samana and Jarabacoa, in La Vega province, have been among the most affected areas. Many roads are impassable or been completely washed away and communities have been cut off, as overflowing rivers have destroyed many homes. Reports from Samaná …

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More than 5,000 tareas (1 tarea = 629 square meters) of rice, plantains, cassava, corn, cocoa and other farm products have been destroyed by the recent heavy rains that have flooded several agricultural areas in Bonao, San Francisco de Macoris and La Vega. In addition, land planted as pasture for livestock has also been destroyed …

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National District Mayor David Collado was in Miami last week to receive the keys of the city of Miami from Mayor Tomas Regalado and renew the agreement that established Santo Domingo and Miami as sister cities. Collado is seeking cooperation with Miami in a several areas, including improving garbage collection and training for the municipal …

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Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas and the Minister of Industry and Commerce of Panama, Augusto Arosemena, signed on Friday, 28 April 2017, an agreement for expanded trade. The two countries have a Partial Scope Agreement (PSA) in effect since 1987 with provisions for around 200 products. The new trade agreement framework comes as new negotiations and …

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President Danilo Medina returned to the Senate the Penal Code requesting changes in articles 107 and 110 on abortion. Medina has argued that abortion should not be penalized in the cases of rape, incest or congenital malformations, or when the life of the mother is in danger. Several organizations, including the Dominican Gynecology and Obstetrics …

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