NewsWhore
12-05-2011, 12:50 PM
The number of colmados and their big brothers, the "colmadones," that exist all over the country nearly triple the 17,000 police agents who make up the "Safe Christmas 2011" program which seeks to prevent robberies and other crimes during the holiday festivities. "Colmadones" are usually corner stores selling alcoholic drinks, with loud music and seating and tables for customers. A total of 44,016 of these businesses are registered on the Ministry of the Interior and Police website up until 2011, of which most are concentrated in the provinces of Santo Domingo, Santiago and the National District, with an overall total of 17,553 of these places. In the province of Santo Domingo alone there are 8,699, of which 6,928 are colmados and 1,664 are "colmadones." In Santiago there is a total of 5,565 and in the National District there are 3,289.
In other provinces with a high number of colmados and these "colmadones" are La Vega (2,737), San Cristobal (2,245), San Pedro De Macoris (1,261) and Valverde (1,199). In the report on the Ministry's website, the information does not include the so-called "Drinks", the discotheques, and other businesses that sell alcoholic beverages. During the Christmas holiday, as reported by the Ministry of the Interior and the Police, the closing hours will be extended for the sale of alcoholic beverages, and in the meantime, the National Police have sent 17,000 agents out into the streets. The usual restrictions on the sale of alcoholic beverages in bars, discotheques and restaurants in the country will be lifted starting on 20 December and lasting until 8 January 2012.
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In other provinces with a high number of colmados and these "colmadones" are La Vega (2,737), San Cristobal (2,245), San Pedro De Macoris (1,261) and Valverde (1,199). In the report on the Ministry's website, the information does not include the so-called "Drinks", the discotheques, and other businesses that sell alcoholic beverages. During the Christmas holiday, as reported by the Ministry of the Interior and the Police, the closing hours will be extended for the sale of alcoholic beverages, and in the meantime, the National Police have sent 17,000 agents out into the streets. The usual restrictions on the sale of alcoholic beverages in bars, discotheques and restaurants in the country will be lifted starting on 20 December and lasting until 8 January 2012.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)