2019 – Page 225

The Municipality of Puerto Plata, the Dominican Municipal League and Dominicana Limpia reached an agreement for the technical closure of the current garbage dump and the construction of a sanitary landfill in Puerto Plata. As reported, the initiative will be funded by RD$250 million from the central government and will be carried out in different …

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Deputy Fidelio Despradel (Al País-National Deputy) alerted that the bill to amend Social Security Law 87-01 recently submitted by President Danilo Medina to Congress would not accomplish the stated objective of improving pension yield for system contributors. On the contrary, he said it would increase the already inflated earnings by the financial companies that serve …

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President Danilo Medina was present when the Lácteo del Caribe Group inaugurated their new plant Tuesday, 26 March 2019. The initial investment in the plant is over US$30 million. The factory will manufacture Dos Pinos and La Granja brands. The new plant will produce milk products, juices, nectars and sodas, with 50 varieties in the …

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One person died and two were injured after the driver of a dump truck lost control on Monday, 25 March 2019, at Km 17 of the Las Americas Expressway near the entrance to the Hipódromo V Centenario. The dump truck fell into the Caribbean Sea. Hundreds of bystanders stopped to watch the tragedy. Units of …

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Agents from the United States Border Patrol (CBP), with the assistance of the Coast Guard, have identified and arrested a woman, being sought in the Dominican Republic, who was part of a group of 12 foreigners who tried to enter Puerto Rico illegally. The Dominican authorities had issued an arrest warrant for murder against 37-year-old …

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On Saturday, 23 March 2019, a Canadian man was shot and killed in his vehicle in the La Mulata II area of Sosúa, in northern Puerto Plata province. The victim was identified as 43-year-old Mike Di Battista, who was from Montreal, Canada. Interpol was on his trail. His body was examined by a medical examiner, …

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The Dominican Armada (Navy) has announced that they have arrested 27 people, including a minor of 12 years old, who were trying to reach Puerto Rico in a boat that left from Las Cañitas beach in the municipality of Sabana de la Mar. In addition, members of M-2, Naval Intelligence, confiscated another two yolas that …

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The provincial authorities of the Environment Ministry are taking the mayor of Imbert, Puerto Plata, José Tomás Díaz, to court. A lawyer, Díaz is a member of the opposition party PRM and has increased his popularity and is recognized for paving rural roads and backing sports in his community. José Tomas Díaz and the public …

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The Ministry of Public Works has announced maintenance work for four elevated sections on John F. Kennedy Avenue from Monday 25 to Friday 29 March. Other elevated sections and tunnels will also be closed from 10.30 at night to 5 in the morning. The elevated section on Kennedy with Ortega and Gasset avenue will be …

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Medicine school students from the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) scored the best on the standardized test required by those who seek residencies at public hospitals. The residencies are required of those that will do internships prior to graduating. Students of the state university, the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), the largest medicine …

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