2019 – Page 259

The director of the Santo Domingo Aqueduct and Sewage Corporation (CAASD), Alejandro Montás warned on Tuesday, 12 February 2019 that the sources of the Isa Mana, Haina-Manoguayabo and Duey aqueducts are drying out. He said this means that western Santo Domingo will start to see a reduction in piped water. He called for people to …

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He already has a reputation as a old style macho man, and now the president of the Chamber of Deputies Radhamés Camacho has dropped another line that is rubbing Dominican women the wrong way. Camacho compared the request of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) for RD$1.25 billion more to fund primaries of five political parties …

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While initially the Minister of Hacienda and Minister of Economy said no way to the allotment of RD$1.25 billion to the JCE to cover the primaries of five political parties, now Administrative Minister of the Presidency José Ramón Peralta is more open and says there might be a way. The point is that after a …

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Concerned there could be an increase in migratory pressures at the border with Haiti, the Army announced it was stepping up border patrols. Army commander Major General Estanislao Gonell Regalado said a special force patrol was sent to the key points of the border in the provinces of Pedernales, Independencia (Jimaní), Elías Piña and Dajabón. …

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The Chamber of Deputies passed the bill for Eradication of Illicit Commerce, Contraband and Forgery of Regulated Products. The bill drafted by senators Charles Mariotti Tapia and Jose Ignacio Paliza passed on Saturday, 10 February 2019 in two readings. It offers new penalization for contraband of pharmaceuticals, fuel, alcoholic drinks, tobacco and by products. The …

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The president of the Chamber of Deputies Radhamés Camacho donated RD$100,000 to dancer José Luis Gutiérrez, after his stellar performance on Spain’s Got Talent. Gutiérrez, who eight years ago lost his left leg in a traffic accident, is now opting to make it to the finals of the show. The funds will be used to …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic reported on 12 February 2019 that the Consumer Price Index in January 2019 registered a -0.17% variation. Increases in food items (0.13%), restaurants and hotels (0.25%), education (0.47%) health (0.31%), recreation and culture (0.43%) items were compensated by declines in transport (-1.45%) and housing (-0.34%) for the negative …

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Vice President Margarita Cedeño presented the National Plan for Reduction of Teenage Pregnancies 2019-2023 (PREA-RD). The plan seeks to reduce teenage pregnancies by expanding opportunities available to young people. The effort is a coordination of the Vice President Office, the Social Policies Coordination Cabinet (GCPS) of the Presidency, Ministry of Public Health (MSP) and the …

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Luis Jose German, Pamela Sued, Nashla Bogaert, Jose Guillermo Cortines star in The Upstairs Neighbors (“Los Vecinos de Arriba”), a play on being a couple and sexuality. This is the award-winning first play by Cesc Gay, the Spanish film-maker and screenwriter. The play is booked for the Palacio de Bellas Artes starting on Thursday, 14 …

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