2018 – Page 202

The 7th Iberoamerican Bowling Championships are taking place from 8-14 April 2018 with the participating of leading bowlers from nine countries. It is being held at the Sebelén Bowling Center in Santo Domingo. Rolando Sebelén said the championship will last for five days with the participation of competitors from Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panamá, …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has said that seven provinces are on alert for flooding, overflowing rivers and landslides. On yellow alert are the provinces of Santiago and La Vega and on green alert are Monseñor Nouel, Espaillat, San José de Ocoa, El Seibo and San Juan. The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) has forecast thunderstorms …

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The murder of lawyer, Yuniol Ramírez took another turn when the lawyer of Argenis Contreras, currently a fugitive, revealed that Ramirez was murdered by two supposed policemen in an SUV in the car park of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD). Ramírez was investigating corruption at the government bus division, OMSA. Lawyer Carlos Balcácer, …

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The Migration Agency has announced that over the weekend they arrested 260 illegal foreigners in different areas of San Pedro de Macorís. Most of those arrested were Haitians and were arrested in rural areas around San Pedro de Macorís, as well as Los Guayacanes, Juan Dolio and Los Llanos. One hundred of the arrested Haitians …

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Local media is closely following the testimony of Simón Bolívar Ureña “El Boli,” the man hired by the Martinez family to dispose of the body. He now says that lead suspect Marlon Martínez confessed to him that he had given 16-year old pregnant Emely Peguero something to drink, causing her miscarriage, although he did not …

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The National Police says that the baby girl abducted on 4 April in a park in Los Minas had been sold for RD$5,000. Spokesman for the Police Frank Duran Mejía said that eight persons have been arrested. The Police say that the abduction was carried out by a gang now suspected in the trafficking of …

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The bi-national market in Pedernales continues to be closed, due to the Haitian authorities not allowing Haitians to import merchandise purchased in Dominican territory. This is the second time the market day has been cancelled, after the Pedernales City Hall had called for it to be reopened after a month shutdown. On Monday 9 April, …

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The opposition parties have reiterated the need for consensus for the discussion and approval of the reform to the Electoral Law, and said that it should not be “an insipid law”. Elexido Paula, president of the Dominican Humanist Party, (PHD) said that changes to the Electoral Law should be known before the Political Parties’ Bill …

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The Embassy of Taiwan is inviting Dominican sculptors to participate in the “2018 Taiwan International Wood Sculpture Competition”. The contest is organized by the government of the country of Miaoli in Taiwan. There are two categories: “Craft Wood Carving”, for decorations of temples, religious statues, legendary characters, animals, flowers, birds in third dimension or relief. …

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The National Institution of Technical and Professional Training (Infotep) has developed a restructuring plan to improve and expand its capacity to offer training in audio visual technology, including the creation of a National Television School. The plan calls for a RD$30 million investment. Director General of Infotep, Rafael Ovalles, said that the project would provide …

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