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The Department of Investigations (DNI) has opened an investigation into fraudulent internal debt bonds amounting to RD$238 million. The investigation will include high level officials in the Finance Department. The forgeries were discovered due to a small mistake made by the forgers while numbering the series of bonds. This attracted the attention of bank officials …

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El Siglo reports that the country has experienced a 200 to 300 megawatt shortfall of generated power for the last three days. For example, yesterday morning only 1200 megawatts were available to meet a demand of about 1400 megawatts. The eastern zone and other sectors of the capital were the most affected by blackouts of …

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Justice in a 26-year-old court case will have to wait a while longer. The Appeals Court has postponed the Orlando Martinez murder trial until December 12 so that the Ministry of Justice can formally cite retired General Salvador Lluberes Montas, who is implicated in the crime.  As well, the Attorney General of the Appeals Court …

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In an effort to stem migration from small towns to the big cities, the government plans to build 30 new industrial complexes, each valued at RD$4 million. Listin Diario reports they will be built in poor communities throughout the country and will enjoy the same benefits and incentives as the industrial free zones. The Dominican …

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Santo Domingo was surprised yesterday by a rare weather phenomenon: hail. It began at 3:17 p.m. and ended seven minutes later, affecting neighborhoods in Maria Auxiliadora, Miraflores, 27 de Febrero, Piantini and Paraiso, according to El Siglo. Weather forecasters at the Meteorology Institute said hail is very rare in this country. It is produced when …

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Former big league baseball pitcher El?as Sosa, former basketballer Silvia Espinal and sports promoter Enrique Ripley Marin have been chosen for the Dominican Sports Hall of Fame, as reported in El Siglo.  The three will be inducted in a ceremony on November 21 at the Casa San Pablo with a special dedication from homerun hero …

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The Court of Appeals will begin calling 35 people to the stand, civilians and military alike, as the assassination case of journalist Orlando Martinez returns to court today. The journalist was murdered in March of 1975 and the case has already been tried once. The accused were sentenced to 30 years in prison but they …

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The Armed Forces has announced that an anti-terrorism unit will go into force tomorrow, comprised of over one hundred soldiers trained by a team of foreign specialists. Hoy reports that this elite corps will be presented to invited diplomats, military, media and business guests on Thursday at the San Isidro air force base.  The newspaper …

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