2018 – Page 188

At least 29 young people who began training at the 16 August Army Academy located at kilometer 25 on the Duarte Highway, have been admitted to the Armed Forces Hospital suffering from sunstroke and dehydration. The cadets began to be admitted a week ago on Tuesday 24 April 2018 and to date, 22 have been …

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According to police director, Major General Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte, “the police do not have a magic wand or a crystal ball to tell them where criminals are to be able to arrest them”. He made the statement in reference to the ultimatum by the family of a farmer murdered by machete last week in …

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The Customs Agency announced yesterday a second important seizing of US$745,180 found hidden in a vehicle used spare parts shipment. These were being shipped to the same persons as a money contraband for US$1.4 million that was seized in April 2018. The shipment was sent by Francisco Vargas to Marcos Peña. It was packed in …

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The Ministry of Public Health and the National Health Service (SNS) will take immediate corrective action at the Jaime Mota Hospital in Barahona as a result of the deaths of seven newborns at the hospital last week. Health Minister Altagracia Guzmán Marcelino and the director of the National Health Service (SNS), Chanel Rosa Chupany, made …

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The government is planning to inaugurate the Santo Domingo cable car during this month of May. Domingo Contreras of the Special Projects of the Presidency Office announced a 15 May 2018 inauguration date. The cable car crosses the Ozama River, linking east and west Santo Domingo. At present final adjustments and tests are being carried …

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Tourism Minister Francisco Javier García called for more integration and sharing of experiences among the member countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) to contribute to the regional development of the tourism industry. The regional block is made up by Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala in Central America and the …

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Dominican ambassador José Miguel Soto Jiménez was given 30 days to close down to Dominican Embassy in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The order came after the government announced it was switching to holding diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China and severing relations with Taiwan. Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu announced the immediate …

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The establishment of formal diplomatic relations between China and the Dominican Republic has been a hot news topic throughout the world. Officials from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Dominican government signed a joint agreement at an event in Beijing, China on 30 April 2018 announcing the establishment of formal diplomatic ties. According …

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Around 90 Dominicans are carrying out studies in Taiwan. Of these, around 20 have scholarships funded by the Taiwan government. The government of Taiwan has announced that all cooperation programs would end after the Dominican government announced it had signed for diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China on 30 April 2018. There may …

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President Danilo Medina said during the inauguration of the remodeling of the public hospital in Puerto Plata that the only thing the Dominican Republic asked the People’s Republic of China for when switching relations from Taiwan was for it to transfer the Dominican university students in Taipei to similar university programs in continental China, recognizing …

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