2019 – Page 208

A judge in Samaná has handed down three months in preventive custody to a man accused of trying to take nine Dominicans to Puerto Rico on a boat that capsized on 12 December 2018 off the coast of Samaná, leading to the death of one woman and the disappearance of others. Daniel Agueda is accused …

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The family of 41-year old Orlando Moore, who died when his car plunged into the Caribbean Sea, has set up a GoFundMe account for collections to help pay to return the remains of Moore to the United States. The Daily Voice of New York says the effort is coordinated through the Jamaican Consulate, since Moore …

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If you are in Santo Domingo the evening of Easter Thursday, 18 April 2019, head to the Colonial City at around 8pm. Start at the Iglesia de Regina Angelorum and follow the crowds as they visit around 10 churches in the Colonial City. Each altar is decorated for the occasion. The pilgrimages begin at 8pm, …

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National District Mayor David Collado has announced a series of activities that will be held on the promenade (Malecon) in Santo Domingo and in different parks during Easter Week so that those people who decide to stay in the city have areas where they can go to enjoy time with their families. The areas include …

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During Easter Week, the authorities have announced the closure of 225 bathing spots around the country. The full list is available in Hoy newspaper in the link below. Read more in Spanish:Hoy 17 April 2019

The director of the road maintenance division of the Ministry of Public Works, Douglas Borrell, called for safe driving especially on the Coral Highway that links La Romana to Punta Cana. The highway is practically straight all the time and is conducive to high speeds. Thousands of Dominicans are heading east to the Punta Cana …

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The followers of Guido Gómez Mazara, of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), have asked the Central Electoral Board (JCE) for a 45-day time frame for the party factions to meet and hold an ordinary party convention to elect the new party leader and senior positions for the party. The present party leader is Foreign Minister …

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Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado announced the signing of two cooperation agreements with the Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) located in Laredo, Texas. The university is part of the Texas A&M University System. The agreements were signed by Vargas and Pablo Arenaz, president of TAMIU at the Ministry of Foreign Relations in Santo Domingo. Maria …

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The Center for Comprehensive Care of those with Disabilities (CAID) is offering pet therapy for children with special needs. The CAID is assisted by the Dominican Association of Pet Therapy and Service Animals (ADATS) in the therapies for children with autism and cerebral palsy. The therapy helps with muscle tone and balance, mobility, pain reduction …

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Austria’s Kapsch TrafficCom won the contract to install their intelligent transportation system in Greater Santo Domingo for more efficient and safer mobility in the future. Following a public tender, Kapsch and its local partner Evocon were selected by the National Institute for Ground Transit and Transport (Intrant) to provide the comprehensive urban mobility management system …

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