2004 – Page 47

Diario Libre reports today that all nine judges of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) are currently abroad. Luis Arias and Nelson Gomez have gone to observe the US presidential election, while Judges Salvador Ramos and Luis Nelson Pantaleon Gonzalez are in Puerto Rico to observe the election of its governor. Meanwhile, Judges Rafael Diaz Vasquez …

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The most controversial of Dominican priests, Father Rogelio Cruz, sent a document to the press in which he laments that certain Church representatives are more concerned with the privileges associated to the religious institution than with the urgencies of a reign of justice. Without mentioning Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez’s name nor that of …

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Representatives of neighborhood groups and businesses of the Colonial City (known locally as “la Zona”) met yesterday at the city hall to find a midpoint between what is being described as nightlife getting out of hand in the historic city center and a much-desired boom for Santo Domingo’s cultural tourism and nightlife. Businesses agree that …

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President Leonel Fernandez will travel on Wednesday to Brazil to participate in the Group of Rio summit, as reported in El Caribe. The summit trains its focus this year on Latin American integration and the identification of new sources for finance. Fernandez told the press that in Brazil he will discuss two loans, one with …

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The private helicopter aboard which Police Chief Major General Manuel de Jesus Perez Sanchez was traveling to Puerto Plata crashed yesterday at around 11am into a hill. The collision took place shortly before entering the city of Puerto Plata, when, according to the pilot, the turbine motor shut down. The head of the National Police …

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The Ministry of Interior and Police cancelled the arms licenses of members of the municipal police nationwide. Furthermore, Resolution 04-04 dated 29 October bans the use of municipal police uniforms and ranks on the grounds that this is in violation of other laws. In the resolution, Interior & Police Minister Franklin Almeyda stated that the …

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