2000 – Page 160

The National Drug Control Department uncovered a 67 kilo cocaine shipment ready for export in the Port of Haina. The narcotics dealers were exporting through the fruit and vegetables company of Apolinar Castillo (fugitive of justice). The cocaine was detected in 265 coconuts that were in a container together with 250 boxes of oranges that …

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According to an item in El Siglo newspaper, the Consejo Estatal del Azucar has rehired government sugar mill administrators to serve as coordinators of the transition period between state enterprise and private management. Salaries of these administrators were increased from RD$26,000 to RD$30,000. The administrators had recently received their severance payments. The administrators are in …

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Engineer Augusto Rodríguez Gallart said irresponsible business practices and tree-cutting by indigent farmers are the main causes of the demise of Dominican rivers. In an interview in El Siglo, the highly reputed Dominican water resource expert, said that factories and companies that are contaminating the rivers by dumping their waste and an increase in the …

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The Listin Diario reports that the political parties will take a break from campaigning over the Easter holidays. Joaquin Balaguer, Hipolito Mejia, Danilo Medina, and minority party candidates Ramon Almanzar and Cesar Estrella Sadhala accepted the suggestion made by the Catholic Church to take a respite for the Easter week holiday.

The Junta Central Electoral, the government body in charge of organizing the presidential election in the DR, is online at http://www.jce.do. The web site contains data on 4,373,081 Dominicans that are registered in the Padron Electoral, or the official voters list. This excludes 121,863 persons that will not be able to vote in the 2000 …

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A slight earthquake was felt in a great part of the nation last night around 10:30 pm. Calls to the Seismology Institute (Tel. 687-1296) at the UASD were not answered. The previous shake that was felt in the DR occurred on 4 January 2000, and had an intensity of 3.8 on the Richter Scale. It …

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Miguel Llenas, who has a new company called Data Credito, said that an estimated 30-35,000 stolen cars from Mexico are circulating in the DR. He said that last year 120,000 cars were stolen in Texas or Florida for resale purpose. Dominican dealers purchase these cars in Orlando, Florida, he said. He said his company seeks …

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Not to be missed by those staying in Santo Domingo over the Easter holidays is the performance of the Santo Domingo Cathedral Choir and Orchestra on Good Friday, 21 April. 120 voices and 55 of the nation’s best musicians will perform Giuseppe Verdi’s "Requiem" as of 8 pm at the Cathedral. This is a free …

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Elvis Crespo, winner of the Grammy Award for Best Merengue Performance ("Píntame" with sales of 4 million copies), arrived yesterday to La Romana. He came by way of the La Romana Punta Aguila airport. He will perform Saturday, 22 April in La Romana’s Altos de Chavón amphitheater. He arrived yesterday by way of the La …

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