2018 – Page 271

El Caribe reports that a newly wed Italian who had gone missing after marrying in Sosua, Puerto Plata, on the north coast, was found alive, and with another woman in the beach town of Boca Chica, on the south coast. El Caribe speculates the Italian, Matteo Baldasi, had a nervous breakdown after his wedding in …

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The president elect of the Dominican Society of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Dr. Freddy Flores, alerted that in 2017 there were around 19,000 people suffered debilitating strokes. He called for the launch of prevention programs and patient education. He said the number of strokes rose 17% in 2017. He attributed the increase in the incidences of …

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The leading opposition political party, the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) announced that Andres Bautista, Geanilda Vasquez, Jesus Feris Iglesias and José Ignacio Paliza have registered their candidacies to preside the organization. Bautista is the actual president. Likewise, for the party’s secretary general positions, the aspirants are Carolina Mejia, Andres Lugo Risk, Leonardo Faña and Aneudy …

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Yancarlos Mendez, 27, was driving without a license in Cincinnati, Ohio when he was recently involved in a traffic accident. As a result, his visa status as a non-immigrant tourist in the US was discovered. Mendez, who made his living in the United States as a mechanic, did not have authorization to work in the …

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On 10 January 2018, the US Department of State alerted US citizens to exercise increased caution when visiting the Dominican Republic, due to the increase in crime. The DR is now level 2 of four levels of recommendation for travelers from the United States. Level one means “normal precautions” for personal safety and level 2 …

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The National Police and the Armed Forces began on Wednesday, 10 January 2018, a national crime prevention campaign with the arrest of hundreds of persons on charges of possession of firearms, illegal weapons such as knives, and drug charges. The police director, Major General Ney Bautista Almonte, told reporters from the El Nacional newspaper that …

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It appears that three days ago the Migration Agency (DGM) apprehended 33 baseball players and coaches at the Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) for migratory violations. What is known is that the baseball players (28 minors and five adults) were invited to the Dominican Republic to participate in a tournament from 12 to 14 at …

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The Santo Domingo Metro office (OPRET) says it has the budget to repair the damaged elevators and escalators. The director of the Metro, Manuel Saleta García, said that RD$1.5 million will be invested to repair 87 elevators and escalators serving lines 1 and 2 of the Santo Domingo Metro. News reports had focused on the …

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The government of Taiwan will be cooperating with the government to improve the Dominican police force. Police director Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte and Taiwan ambassador Valentino Tang signed a cooperation agreement on 9 January 2018. In a press release, the Taiwan ambassador highlighted the joint efforts underway and past cooperation that lead to the solving …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board, Julio Cesar Castaños Guzmán, says the JCE will not present another proposal for the Political Parties and Electoral bills until the political parties reach an agreement. Castaños Guzmán said the JCE already has submitted the bill on four previous occasions, expiring each time before coming up for a …

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