Quisqueyanos at Dartmouth hosts vigil for victims of nightclub roof collapse

The deaths from the collapse on April 8 of the roof of the Jet Set discotheque in the Dominican capital increased this Friday to 233, after the death of a woman who had been hospitalized since then, they told local media relatives of the affected one. EFE The woman, 35 years old, died in a clinic located in the province of San Cristóbal (southeast), where she was transferred with serious injuries, a situation that was later complicated by kidney…

The State of Israel High School, located on La Cordillera Avenue in Santo Domingo Oeste, sparked panic among some parents and students due to visible cracks in the roof and the renovation work being carried out at the school. Fear of a repeat of the Jet Set tragedy prompted a complaint filed by a student in Diario Libre. The student stated that the facilities are in significant disrepair. According to her, a peaceful protest was held Friday morn…

Quisqueyanos at Dartmouth hosts vigil for victims of nightclub roof collapse

On April 24, Quisqueyanos at Dartmouth held a vigil to honor the victims of the April 8 roof collapse at Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Around 40 Dartmouth students and community members attended the vigil.The event began with QUAD members handing out Dominican Republic flags outside of Baker Library, followed by a silent procession to the Latin American, Latino and Caribbean House.While inside the house, QUAD members de…

Dominican Republic.– Attorney Félix Portes filed a new civil action against Antonio Espaillat, Inversiones E y L, S.R.L., Jet Set Club, Ana Grecia López, the Dominican State and the Mayor of the National District, on Thursday for the death of lawyer Margarita Herminia Robles Reyes, who died in the collapse of the Jet Set Club roof. (Continue reading...) The entry Felix Portes deposits another complaint in Jet Set case; now sum 16 was first publi…

A Mural in the Dominican Republic Honors the Fallen Victims of the Jet Set Tragedy

Painted in the colors of the Dominican flag, the message spans nearly 40 meters across a concrete wall in the town of Bajos de Haina. “In memory of our people – Haina.” A phrase that speaks plainly yet holds the weight of a loss that still lingers. The mural honors twenty-five Haina residents who never returned from Santo Domingo that night. On April 8, during a crowded event at the club Jet Set, the roof collapsed without warning. Two hundred t…

The parents of Nelffisis Calwany Sánchez Brea, wife of the exiler Tony Blanco who died next to him in the Jet Set tragedy, filed a formal complaint against the owners of the discotheque, demanding justice in the case. The complaint was filed in the National District Attorney's Office by Mr. Nelson de Jesús Sánchez and Mr. Juanita Ordaline del Carmen Brea, the exile's in-laws. They formalized the complaint against Antonio Espaillat, his mother An…