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2005 – Page 243

2005News

Senate rebels against Fernandez

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onFeb 22, 2005 at 9:43 PM
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The Senate, under the absolute control of the opposition PRD party, refused last night to approve legislative initiatives that were sent down by the Executive Branch. The rebellion is to last until the rules of governance are defined and respect for the laws and President Fernandez recognizes the principle of continuity in government. The Senate …

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2005News

Business rejects increased port costs

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onFeb 22, 2005 at 9:43 PM
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The leading echelons of the national business structure met with the officials of the Dominican Port Authority and voiced their rejection of proposed increases in the cost of loading and unloading merchandise on Dominican docks. The meeting did produce an agreement to have a special commission look into the issues involved. Jose Elias Valdez and …

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2005News

Traffic warning for 24 hours

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onFeb 22, 2005 at 9:43 PM
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For motorists traveling in and around Santo Domingo the area near the Plaza de la Bandera (the huge arch that flies the equally large Dominican Flag) will be off limits for all day and tonight today 23 February. The detours will affect large stretches of 27 of February Avenue, Luperon Avenue and the entire Plaza. …

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2005News

Greenhouse scandal continues

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onFeb 22, 2005 at 9:43 PM
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The Ministry of Agriculture reported that at least 55 of the 200 greenhouses built at government expense were distributed to officers in the past Mejia administration and accused these people of violating the Penal Code and the rules governing the Law of Civil Service and the Administrative Career. In a press conference, the deputy minister …

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2005News

Dominican corruption as seen in Miami

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onFeb 22, 2005 at 9:43 PM
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Interior and the Police Minister Franklin Almeyda was interviewed by a reporter from the Miami Herald and came out looking like a reformer who had his hands tied by the cruel realities of Dominican corruption. After a tough meeting with police generals, Almeyda told the officers, “This reform will proceed.” And, according to the reporter, …

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2005News

Quirino faces 10 to life

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onFeb 22, 2005 at 9:43 PM
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Federal judge Douglas Eaton read the five count indictment against Quirino Paulino Castillo. The indictment includes counts of drug trafficking and money laundering. The judge also ruled that Quirino (as he is most commonly referred to in the press) should be remanded without bail. As reported in the El Caribe, Quirino was extradited from the …

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2005News

Prosecutor looks for accomplices

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onFeb 22, 2005 at 9:43 PM
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The Attorney General of the Dominican Republic, Francisco Dominguez Brito told reporters that the Justice Department was looking for accomplices of Quirino Paulino Castillo in the Armed Forces and the National Police. According to Hoy newspaper, the AG told reporters that his office would have to fight this battle “not only with the accused, but …

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2005News

President Fernandez revokes veto

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onFeb 21, 2005 at 9:43 PM
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President Leonel Fernandez announced he would no longer veto the changes the opposition majority Congress made to the Electoral Law. Congress modified the law earlier this month to accommodate funding to their interests. The law now awards equal the funding to all political parties that had received more than 5% of the vote in the …

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2005News

Not much happening at Duquesa

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onFeb 21, 2005 at 9:43 PM
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Despite the agreement signed on 23 November 2004 that was deemed the definite solution to the Duquesa garbage dump into a sanitary landfill, nothing has happened. El Caribe reports today that the delay is due to the lack of the five municipalities ratifying the agreement. The Ministry of Public Works has also not come through …

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2005News

Looking into Quirino’s military connections

  • Dolores Vicioso
  • Posted onFeb 21, 2005 at 9:43 PM
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The District Attorney prosecutors resumed investigations into the case against Quirino Paulino Castillo regarding drug trafficking operations. Paulino Castillo (known as Quirino or the Don) was arrested following the confiscation of a 1,387 kilo cargo of cocaine linked to him. Paulino was extradited to the US for hearings of a drug smuggling case pending in …

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