2008 – Page 28

A source at the United States Embassy has told El Nuevo Diario reporter Carlos Corporan that former Lt. Colonel Ricardo Guzman Perez and former Major Eduard Mayobanex Rodriguez Montero would be extradited to stand trial in a Federal Court for drug trafficking in the United States. Both former naval officers are accused of killing seven …

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Two men who were being pursued for allegedly committing robberies and assaults were killed by police yesterday when, as reported by the police, they holed up in a house in El Cacique, Haina, and took a woman hostage. The police named one of the men as Tito, aged 42. The woman taken hostage was identified …

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US President-elect Barack Obama has confirmed the appointment of New York Senator Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State. The Clintons, in their private capacity, have been frequent visitors to the Dominican Republic, especially to the Punta Cana beach area. In fact, they chose the DR for their first vacation after President Bill Clinton ended …

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Dominican fashion designer Jose Luis Victoria has won the Golden Thimble 2008 in Ecuador. The award gives him the right to design the costumes Miss Ecuador 2009 will use in the Miss Universe contest. He also won the rights to design costumes for leading soap operas in Ecuador and will compete in a fashion contest …

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Santo Domingo’s Museum of Modern Art will be holding an important art auction with major works of art being put on the floor. The auction will take place on Wednesday, 3 December at 7pm. The works to be auctioned are on display at the MAM from 10am to 6pm on the auction day. To view …

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Yesterday Neifi Perez got three hits for the Leones del Escogido who continue to battle for a play-off berth. The Leones defeated the Tigres del Licey 4 – 1 in the Quisqueya Stadium. In Santiago’s fabled Estadio Cibao, the Gigantes defeated the Aguilas by a score of 10-8. Kendry Morales was the executioner, driving in …

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President Leonel Fernandez has sent the RD$329 billion National Budget for 2009 to Congress. Listin Diario makes the observation that while in previous years a commission of officials from the government economic team would deliver the bill, this year a messenger was dispatched from the Presidency to deliver the bill to the secretary of the …

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President Leonel Fernandez was present at the symbolic start of construction of Playa Nueva Romana project, a hotel and real estate development midway between San Pedro de Macoris and La Romana, in the Cumayasa River area. The project is the latest investment by Grupo Bahia Principe from Spain that operates hotels in Samana, Maria Trinidad …

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The Central Bank says that beginning today it will inject between US$50 and US$100 million into the money markets to counter the rise of the exchange rate. The Central Bank says that the small spike in the rate change was not caused by any fiscal or monetary policy. CB governor Hector Valdez Albizu also announced …

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The new cedula (ID and voting card) program launched by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) will eat up more than half the board’s 2009 budget. Administrative Chamber president Roberto Rosario said that the program involves issuing new cedulas to more than six million Dominicans. The new cedulas will feature biometric technology, which is aimed at …

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