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Attorney General Virgilio Bello Rosa asked Secretary General of the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD), José Tomás Pérez to drop by his office to identify the former PLD administration officers that became millionaires in the past government. Pérez had denounced that the present government was carrying out a select anti-corruption campaign targeting second and …

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President Hipólito Mejía says he is against government officers holding two jobs in government. Several aldermen, congressmen, and mayors want to continue receiving two paychecks. He instructed Administrative Secretary of the Presidency, Franco Badía to look into the matter. El Siglo newspaper says that as of 15 September, only four of 19 PRD aldermen in …

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A tropical wave that crossed over the DR brought heavy rains, wind gusts and flooding. The US weather forecasters explain that it is the remnant of Tropical Depression 12 and is becoming better organized, thus is of concern to Caribbean islands west of the island of the island of Hispaniola (DR + Haiti). The wave …

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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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