2004 – Page 10

Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso has ordered the Dominican Embassy in Belgium to cooperate fully with the authorities in their investigation of a former councillor, Francisco Sanabia, who allegedly participated in drug and alcohol trafficking. Sanabia, who was posted at the embassy in Brussels, is accused of attempting to smuggle six kilograms of cocaine and …

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The famously feisty lawyer Ramon Veras, better known nationwide as “Negro,” told the weekly luncheon for journalists at the Corripio Group that the wave of crime in Santiago is tied to drugs as well as political, police and military figures. Never at a loss for words, lawyer Veras said that political groups tied to the …

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Diario Libre carries a story today on the National Police and its members’ struggle to maintain their principles on the job. The report says that many agents quickly learn that in order to survive in the NP they must keep silent about many injustices. Some, however, are led down a path that puts them into …

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The city of Santiago was enveloped in thick smoke yesterday caused by the burning of refuse at the Rafey garbage dump. According to the report in Diario Libre, many parents in the western sector of the city kept their children home from school and others said the billowing smoke made transit difficult due to poor …

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The Canadian Embassy in the Dominican Republic praised the efforts of the local health and tourism authorities in preventing and controlling malaria in the DR. Ambassador Adam Blackwell cited their professionalism and their swift response in dealing with the recent outbreak, and said he felt completely assured that the measures taken by the Pan-American Health …

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United Airlines begins its non-stop flights to Punta Cana International Airport from Chicago O’Hare International airport on 17 December. The flight will depart from Chicago at 8:30am and arrive in Punta Cana at 3:06pm. The flights will continue throughout the winter season and spring, ending on 1 May. The airline is offering a fare of …

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Pedro Martinez, the three-time Cy Young award winner, will be donning a Mets uniform for the 2005 Major League season. The four-year deal involves as much as US$56 million and is being described as the biggest free-agent signing in Mets history. News reports indicate that there were no surprises during the team’s medical staff examination …

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Approximately 100,000 people, including volunteers, members of the military, police agents and firefighters, have been recruited to promote safety at Christmas, as part of the National Emergency Commission’s undertaking. Some 2,000 posts have been placed at strategic points, and some 300 ambulances are available to assist people in trouble. The CNE has also announced that …

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The National Emergency Commission (CNE) announced yesterday that it is prohibiting the installation of tents and vending stalls for the sale of fireworks. These points of sale have cropped up all around the city, primarily in upscale neighborhoods. Likewise, fireworks are being set off every evening in a fiesta season that has started early. The …

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President Leonel Fernandez resumed the National Merit Scholarship Program that honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability. The students are invited to the Presidential Palace, where the President himself will award them with their prizes. During his previous administration, the selected students received computers. During the awards ceremony, President Fernandez encouraged the students to …

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