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El Caribe and CDN (Cadena de Noticias) investigative reporters were able to purchase weapons with legal permits without being submitted to the required drug or psychiatric evaluations. Instead of taking the supposedly mandatory tests, the reporters paid a few extra pesos and the paperwork ?was taken care of?. Five different gun shops were caught on …

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The tense situation that exists in the heart of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) has prompted the Senate to recommend calling in Monsignor Agripino N??ez Collado, the rector of the Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra, as a mediator. According to a report in El Caribe, Senate Finance Committee Chairman C?sar D?az Filpo (PRD-Azua) and …

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Economist Roberto Despradel in today?s El Caribe?s economic section reviews the events that led up to the current crisis in the exchange rate and the creation of a ?herd? mentality. During the past few months, and even more so over the last few days, the exchange rate has accelerated at a pace that does not …

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Diario Libre reports that family groceries have gone up by as much as 30% over the past few weeks. Increased costs for poultry, butter, beans, milk and cooking oil have been accompanied in some cases by decreasing demand, as in the case of poultry. Prices for fresh chicken rose 24%, while demand fell by 15%. …

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While most items? prices have skyrocketed, several are still within the reach of most consumers and are actually very attractive on sale days. Pola supermarket advertises today a 1-liter carton of milk (Rica – La Vaquita) for RD$14.95, while a pound of Cibao chicken is going for RD$11.95. Plaza Lama is advertising a can of …

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At the age of 62, former Foreign Minister Eduardo Latorre passed away yesterday in Miami, Florida of bone cancer. He is survived by his wife Lina Arzeno, his daughters Lina, Gabriela, Ximena and his son Eduardo. Latorre was foreign minister from 1996-2000, years during which the Dominican Republic did an about-face in its foreign policy …

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With less than seven weeks to go before the start of the Pan American Games, work has begun on the installation of the synthetic sports track at the Olympic Stadium. List?n Diario reports that German technicians from Conica Technik AG began the installation of the sports surface on Sunday. The track and field events are …

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Dr. Jos? Joaqu?n Puello, the president of the Dominican Olympic Committee and host of the XIV Pan American Games, says that the Dominican government could receive between RD$600 and RD$650 million as a result of the Games. Puello says that the sale of the broadcasting rights, commercialization of various locales, advertising and ticket sales will …

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