2005 – Page 113

The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) reports that the US has requested the extradition of six Dominicans involved in the Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo case. Their names were not disclosed. Paulino Castillo was extradited to the US where he is facing drug trafficking and money laundering charges related to the seizure of 1,387 kilos of …

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Diario Libre reports on Keira Elizabeth Susana, who was able to see both of her dreams come true in just one day: to study at PUCMM and meeting the First Lady in person. On 24 August 2005, 13-year-old Keira – the country’s youngest high school graduate – will become the youngest university student in the …

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Listin Diario reports on the growing frequency of hold ups in Mirador Sur Park in Santo Domingo. Last Tuesday, a man who was exercising in the park at noon, between Lago Enrqiquillo Restaurant and the Police station, was assaulted by two individuals with knives who threatened to kill him if he did not give up …

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Luis Medrano’s traditional Merengazo festival has moved to Puerto Plata this year, and opens tonight at the Coliseo amphitheater at the Hotel Hacienda Resort in Cofresi. This festival is the fourth of its kind and lasts until Sunday. Highlights will include performances by Rubby Perez, Palo Tipico, Bonny Cepeda, Los Potros, Krisspy, Fernando Villalona, Sergio …

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El Caribe reports that Dominican long distance swimmer Marcos Diaz, arrived in Santo Domingo yesterday after breaking the world record for the round trip swim across the Strait of Gibraltar last Monday. He was welcomed at Las Americas International Airport by a large crowd of fans brandishing posters, newspaper clippings and flags, asking for his …

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The government and the business sector have now reached an agreement on the taxes that are meant to compensate for the estimated RD$31 billion loss of income when the DR-CAFTA accord comes into effect in January 2006. The consequence will be that consumers will have to pay out 86.5% of the taxes. In yesterday’s meeting, …

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The President of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), Jorge Subero Isa has voiced his objections to the Ministry of Foreign Relations against what he called the “impudent and unacceptable interference” by French Ambassador Jean Claude Moyret, in the internal affairs of the Judicial Branch. Subero Isa believes that Moyret’s interference hinders the traditional cooperation …

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Hoy reports that the European Union is supporting the construction of fundamental infrastructure works for the economic development of the DR-Haitian Border, among which is a road that will connect Cap-Haitien with Dajabon, according to Onofre Rojas, Director of the European Development Funds office (ONFED). The road, which represents an investment of EUR128 million, is …

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Minister of Finance Vicente Bengoa has said that the DR will have to disburse an additional US$300 million between August and December to pay its oil bills. Bengoa stated that the best way to avoid a higher disbursement is to maintain the stability of the foreign exchange rate. He said that the government had estimated …

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Local Shell representative Rafael Maradiaga is advising Dominicans to use fuel rationally, after announcing that this is the only way to counteract the effects of the higher prices of crude oil on the international markets. Maradiaga was speaking at a ceremony presenting a new type of regular gasoline which will offer better mileage in addition …

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