2005 – Page 107

The Third Penal Chamber of the National District Court of Appeals has revoked the denial of the petition that favored former Police chief Jaime Marte Martinez and 32 other Police officers, and sent the group to stand trial. The magistrates considered that there was enough evidence to justify the probability of a conviction for breach …

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The PLD and PRD governments have extradited 118 Dominicans to stand trial in the United States during the last seven years. Those extradited faced charges of murder, drug trafficking, fraud, rape and manslaughter. Over the same period of time, the United States has extradited just two people: Mariano Cabrera Duran (1998) and Ramon de Jesus …

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US tourists traveling to Caribbean countries by air may not have to present their passports when re-entering the US until 31 December 2006. The new passport requirement is part of the Western Hemisphere Initiative section of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 that seeks to strengthen US border security. In an interview …

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At a ceremony led by President Leonel Fernandez, the government presented a 400-page book detailing the achievements of their first year in power. The book was presented together with a documentary by the Director of Information, Press and Publicity of the Presidency, Rafael Nunez, at the National Palace. Attending the ceremony were the First Lady …

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The Armed Forces and the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) are investigating the origin of a small plane that appeared yesterday morning on the Autovia del Este road to La Romana, as well as the circumstances in which it was burned and whether the case has to do with drug trafficking as is suspected. The …

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A Dominican has been caught trying to smuggle liquid cocaine out of the country. Carlos Antonio Veloz, 38, was arrested by the National Drug Control Department in the Immigration area of the airport when trying to board Air Europa flight 088 to Madrid, Spain. DNCD spokesman Buenaventura Bueno Torres said that Veloz was detected by …

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The government is insisting that the tax reform will cause the prices of a series of products to drop as a consequence of the abolition of tariffs and the exchange rate commission, and announced that it will not allow speculation on those products. The Industry and Commerce Minister Francisco Javier Castillo said that his department …

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The tax reform proposal agreed upon by the government and part of the business sector excludes meat, powdered and evaporated milk, eggs, and electrical energy from VAT (ITBIS). Fresh vegetables including fresh or frozen potatoes, fresh or refrigerated tomatoes, onions and garlic are also excluded. The proposal, which will be submitted by President Fernandez next …

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Puerto Rican Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila will explain the reasons for his country’s support for DR-CAFTA with the US to members of the Dominican Congress today. On a short trip to the DR in support of President Leonel Fernandez’ efforts for the FTA’s approval, Acevedo will also be meeting with the President, the Minister of …

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AmBev Dominicana launched a new beer on the Dominican market last night. Brahma is the first beverage launched by the private corporation, whose CEO, Manuel Garcia Arevalo, said that the total investment in the project in the DR is US$100 million. Garcia stated that one of the largest breweries in the world has been built …

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