2018 – Page 212

Former President Leonel Fernández has been appointed head of the mission of visiting foreigner dignitaries to observe the federal and local elections to be held in Mexico on 1 July 2018. The appointment was communicated to Fernandez by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, who delivered a letter sent …

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National District Mayor David Collado has announced that one of the towers on the Malecon, which has been abandoned for several years in mid-construction, will be converted into a hotel. The high rise is an eyesore on the important sea-facing boulevard. Collado said that foreign investors, Grupo Veiramar, will build the hotel in the building …

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Following the issue of an epidemiological alert by the Health Ministry after the death of a four-year old Haitian boy from presumably diphtheria, more measures have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease. The child had arrived that week from Haiti. There has been an increase in observation protocols to detect potentially cases …

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Traffic to the Las Americas International Airport from Santo Domingo was affected on Tuesday, 27 March 2018, after a large freight truck was involved in a road mishap during the early morning of Tuesday. The cargo vehicle slid off the road and stuck between the retaining wall and the tunnel under the Juan Carlos Bridge …

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The Attorney General Office (PGR) and the Hermanas Mirabal Provincial Women’s Development Office collaborated to open the Casa de la Mujer Teresa Gómez Estrella in Palmarito, Salcedo. The center will offer protection, training, legal and psychological assistance to victims of gender violence. Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez traveled to Palmarito for the inaugural. He was …

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Yesterday, Tuesday, 27 March 2018, President Danilo Medina received credentials from five new ambassadors to the Dominican Republic. They are the ambassador for Turkey, Didem Ela Görkem Gökçe; Nicaragua, Bibs Bettina Rodríguez de Leets; Namibia, Jerobeam Shaanika; the Republic of Guinea, Hawa Diakite and the ambassador from the Czech Republic Vladimir Eisenbruk. The new Turkish …

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The National HIV/AIDS Council (Conavihsida) announced its intention to distribute 60,000 condoms free to prevent sexually transmittable diseases during Easter Week. Easter Week is the leading domestic holiday in the Dominican Republic. What was once a time for religious retrospection is now big time for beach destination reveling. Victor Terrero said that Easter Week is …

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Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez has told the heads of the different public ministry departments across the country to ensure that staff offers service 24 hours a day during Easter Week to be able to offer the assistance needed to the population. The measure is so that all parts of the Public Prosecution service can …

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Santo Domingo mayor, David Collado, has ordered the closing of the Avenida de La Salud (Mirador Sur) and George Washington avenues (Malecon) on Easter Thursday and Easter Friday so that families can enjoy the Easter Week 2018 celebrations in the National District. The city government has set up special recreational facilities at the Güibia Square …

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Celebrate Easter Week in Santo Domingo listening to good jazz from New Orleans on Wednesday, 28 March 2018, at the Acropolis Center in Santo Domingo on Av. Winston Churchill. The mall is inviting the public to listen to good jazz playing from 6 to 9pm. Admission is free. 27 March 2018