2018 – Page 184

The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) reported that 3,070 persons had to be evacuated in San Cristóbal after major rains flooded the provinces of San Cristóbal, to the southwest of Santo Domingo. COE reported the overflowing of the Yubazo, Nigua and Blanco rivers. Hundreds of dwellings were affected and dozens of communities isolated. One person, …

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30-year old Juan Aneury Ramírez Valdez died at 2:15am on Thursday, 3 May 2018, as a result of injuries he received after leaping from the fourth floor of the Agora Mall atrium around 10:28pm. He had been admitted to the emergency at the Plaza de la Salud hospital at midnight for multiple trauma injuries. Suicide …

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Judges of the First Collegiate Court sentenced Quandary Martínez de los Santos, Ariel Santana and Leito Alberto Acosta to 10 years in jail each for the theft of US$200,000 against Alberto Alexis Diaz Ceara, a resident on Calle Eduardo Vicioso in Bella Vista. The robbery occurred on 13 December 2016. The thieves held up maid …

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Gazcue or Gascue barrio of Santo Domingo gets its name from the official financial inspector of an early Spanish government in the Dominican Republic. Francisco de Gascue y Olaiz. Gascue, flaunting rules established by the Spanish government in the 1780s that prohibited government employees from entering real estate transactions on Hispaniola, purchased from Diego Camarena …

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Private investors are behind new pineapple plantations in central Monte Plata province. Monte Plata boasts a climate and soils that are ideal for pineapple cultivation. Two decades ago, Dole was among the first to develop plantations in Monte Plata, but when the company left the country after a dispute over packaging issues, the plantations were …

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Queen Letizia of Spain will be visiting Haiti and the Dominican Republic from 20-24 May 2018. During her visit she will tour development projects sponsored by the Spanish government in both countries. She will also gather more information on programs sponsored by the Spanish government that support gender equality, democratic governance and rural development, according …

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Former governor of the Central Bank, Pedro Silverio Alvarez, speculates in his comments in Diario Libre this week, that the Dominican government, by signing with the People’s Republic of China, opens up opportunities for increased trade, financial and cultural exchanges. “Particularly, it is possible that the Dominican government will have access to a new source …

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The newly formed Construction Cluster seeks to facilitate the creation of quality jobs in the country, improve construction worker skills, make training more available and foster improved quality of Dominican construction materials. The Dominican Republic Association of Industries (AIRD) executive vice president, Circe Alamzar says the cluster is a space to foster linkages between the …

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Nothing is new. The Chamber of Deputies did not session on Thursday, 3 May 2018 after quorum was not met. A minimum quorum of 96 deputies is required, and only 90 said present of a total 190. As reported, official party members loyal to President Danilo Medina left the session so the quorum could not …

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The InterAmerican Commission for Human Rights (CIDH) of the Organization of American States opens meetings in Santo Domingo on Monday, 7 May 2018. The CIDH has said it will discuss human rights topics related to Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador. The CIDH has been very critical of the Dominican …

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