Dolores Vicioso – Page 7474

Dominican boxer Jerson Ravelo lost to Paul Miller of Australia. He told Dominican press the judges took the fight away from him. The decision was 8-7. In the first two rounds, Ravelo scored 7 points to Miller’s three, but the judges awarded him the last two rounds 5-0. Notable frustrated with the judge’s decision, he …

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The director general of Livestock, Marcelino Vargas clarified that meat imports are not banned, but these require permits from his department. He said that what his department is doing is clamping down on the practice of importing meat without the corresponding permit from his department. "No one has been prohibited from importing meat, even the …

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Participación Ciudadana has requested that the Attorney General investigate the management of congressional funds by the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rafaela Alburquerque. The request by the civic organization was made on Friday through the Department of Prevention of Corruption and was deposited in the Chamber of Accounts, also. The organization requests that the …

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Young business 24-year old Juan Manuel Jiménez of San Francisco de Macorís was released after a month in captivity. Reportedly, his relatives paid a large ransom for his release. Bishop Jesus Maria de Jesus Maya, priest Julio Cesar Cornielle and journalist Antonio María served as intermediaries to negotiate the release of Jiménez. The kidnappers had …

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The Navy arrested ten persons, including four from Ecuador, that attempted to clandestinely make it to Puerto Rico. Unfortunately for them, the organizers of the trip swindled them. The group landed at Cabeza de Toro, in the conviction they had arrived to Puerto Rico. The group had left from San Pedro de Macorís on a …

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The British Navy ship HMS Cardiff left unexpectedly on Friday after public health authorities, impeded the ship from disposing of its garbage here. According to Hoy newspaper, an officer of the Departamento de Sanidad Vegetal on service at the port did not allow the British ship to unload its solid wastes in the Dominican port. …

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Judge Maria Santana of Santiago ordered the arrest of the former administrator of the National Lottery. The order occurred on Friday, which forced Aristipo Vidal to remain in prison at the court until Monday. Businessman Jose Antonio Sánchez placed a complaint for swindle of RD$1 million against Aristipo and Rafael Santelises for not coming through …

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