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Following the dispute within the PRSC over the March 30 primary election to choose the party’s presidential candidate, some PRSC members are calling for a re-run of the poll in the province of San Pedro de Macor?s. A controversy arose after little known Eduardo Estrella beat veteran party leader and former Vice President Jacinto Peynado. …

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The 1987 case in which it is alleged that the National Lottery was defrauded to the tune of RD$90 million is entering its final stage. The sluggish judicial processing of the case has been underway for six years and includes figures such as controversial Colonel Pedro Julio (Pepe) Goico who was at the forefront of …

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The drug trafficking case against Puerto Rican television presenter Laura Hernandez, her husband Marcos Irrizary and seven alleged associates, was adjourned yesterday following the dismissal of one of the defense attorneys by one of the accused, Antonio Rodr?guez Morales. Rodr?guez Morales fired his lawyer Antonio N??ez N??ez, who also represents Irrizary, for falling asleep during …

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El Caribe provides a welcome contrast to so many stories of filthy, crime- ridden barrios with a glowing report from Los Manguitos, a poor barrio in the capital where the streets are clean, crime is rare and tranquility rules. Community leaders attribute the barrio?s outstanding record to its inhabitants “working together”. The community’s churches have …

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It now emerges, says the lead story in El Caribe, that the company awarded the contract for the controversial x-ray screening system proposed for all containers leaving the country is in the midst of a legal wrangle in the United States. The Dominican government is being taken to court by a Panamanian company registered under …

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A court in Hig?ey heard evidence that Puerto Rican TV presenter Laura Hern?ndez and her alleged accomplices were part of a major international drug trafficking ring. In yesterday’s hearing, a video recording of the group’s arrest in Punta Cana in September 2002 was screened, in which, the prosecution alleges, a major cocaine transaction took place. …

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Diario Libre?s financial pages carry a piece on the growing importance of the European single currency, the Euro, in the Dominican economy. The fact that the Euro has risen to the tune of 12% against the peso makes the DR an even more attractive destination for tourists from Europe, who will get RD$28 for every …

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Although accurate figures are hard to come by, there has been a sharp drop in the number of contracts awarded to workers from outside of the Dominican Republic. The numbers quoted by Labor ministry official, Washington Gonz?lez, include workers that have legal permission to work in the country, as opposed to the estimated thousands of …

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A dramatic decline in car sales is threatening a number of companies? livelihood, according to Enrique Fern?ndez of ACONAVE, the vehicle importers association. The steep decrease in sales ? amounting to 80% less than the equivalent period last year ? is being largely attributed to the 10% tax surcharge on imports imposed by the government …

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After a break of several months, President Hip?lito Mej?a resumes his program of overseas visits. Departing by private plane on Saturday 9 May, his 12-day trip will begin in Rome, where Mej?a will attend a meeting of the Food Security committee of the FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) and meet with Italian Prime …

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