The 234th Victim of the Jet Set Tragedy Was the First Woman in the Army to Lead a Prison.

By: Marisela de la Cruz Villa Tapia. — On Monday the remains of the Army captain, Alba María Altagracia Montero Rojas, who died after 46 days in the Intensive Care Unit of Ney Arias Lora Hospital, will be buried, becoming the 234th victim of the tragic collapse of the roof in the Jet Set discotheque. Her parents, Emiliano Montero and Carmen Marixa Rojas, expressed their pain at the loss, but also thanked the medical staff for the efforts made du…

On a day when many Dominican families celebrate with love and gratitude to their mothers, others live the most painful silence. On Mothers’ Day, lawyer Félix Portes raised his voice on social networks to demand justice for women who, after the Jet Set tragedy, are no longer present to be embraced or honored. “As many as try to use influence trafficking or resort to communicators whose objectivity is compromised, the Jet Set tragedy will not go u…

Dominican Republic.– «Every day we must give our best and never lose hope that, at the end of the road, some light will shine», were the words of Alba Montero Rojas when in 2019 she was appointed the first woman in the Army to run a prison. This Saturday, the light of the Army captain, 33 years old, went out, becoming the 234th fatal victim of the Jet Set tragedy, after 46 days fighting for her life in intensive care. (Keep reading...) The Victi…

“Every day you have to give your best and never lose hope that, at the end of the road, a light will shine,” were the words of Alba Montero Rojas when she was appointed the first woman in the Army to lead a prison in 2019. This Saturday, the light of the 33-year-old Army captain went out, becoming the 234th fatal victim of the Jet Set tragedy, after 46 days fighting for her life in intensive care.