2004 – Page 82

Listin Diario columnist Orlando Gil says that despite their efforts, journalists have not been able access the list of police officers who benefited from the use of recovered stolen vehicles that were not returned to their owners. Gil says that while the reason for the reluctance to publicize this list of names is not known, …

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The priest of the Iglesia Santa Ana in Navarette declared that drugs are readily available in the town, as reported in Hoy newspaper. This statement comes on the heels of the assassination of seven men, whose bodies were found in a house under construction last week. Priest Felipe Enerio Valerio commented that the bodies bore …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito said that violence is on the rise in general in the province of Santiago. As reported in El Caribe’s headline story this morning, he said that “in the past days” at least 15 people had been assassinated. He said the authorities are attributing these deaths to the “settling of narco-trafficking …

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Page 2 of Hoy newspaper comments today on the lack of synchronization of Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito and District Attorney Jose Manuel Hernandez regarding the legal case against business magnate Luis Alvarez Renta. Last week, Dominguez revoked the order that released Alvarez Renta from prison for reasons of poor health on the grounds that …

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Although Hurricane Ivan passed well to the south of the Dominican Republic, its winds, rain and waves were felt strongly in the southern regions of the country. The National Commission for Emergencies (CNE) has issued a red alert for the Southwest Coast of the country from Bani and Azua to Pedernales, with special attention to …

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Rear Admiral Sigfrido Pared Perez rejected the notion yesterday that there was any dissension within the military over the 300 rank promotions revoked this week. The Armed Forces minister, in an interview with the Listin Diario, assured that these advancements were improperly authorized and he estimated that 98% of the military applauded their rescindment as …

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Police Chief Manuel Perez Sanchez announced yesterday he was investigating the possibility that officers and patrolmen were connected to the misappropriation of confiscated or recovered stolen vehicles. While the police chief had stated yesterday that no penalties would be levied against those who returned such vehicles, the Presidential legal advisor, Cesar Pina Toribio, said that …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito yesterday revoked the order that released Luis Alvarez Renta from prison for reasons of poor health. The AG argued that the process that permitted Alvarez Renta to walk out of prison had violated the Code on Criminal Procedures. A well-known consultant to the business community and a former diplomat, Alvarez …

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Judge Edgar Hernandez Mejia, a member of the Supreme Court, warned judges that they may not criticize the new Code of Penal Procedures, and that they must enforce the new rules beginning on 22 September or resign from their posts. Magistrate Hernandez Mejia said that, with the application of the new procedural codes, the age-old …

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Certain sectors of the business community are not in full agreement with statements issued yesterday by CONEP (National Council on Business) and ANJE (Young Entrepreneurs’ Association) with regards to the need to meet with the National Committee on Salaries and determine what increase to the minimum wage is required. CONEP said they would encourage their …

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