2006 – Page 291

Five police and army officers who worked at the Punta Caucedo port terminal were arrested by the Armed Forces for their involvement in a customs tax evasion fraud worth more than RD$60 million. They were taken from the terminal to the J-2 Armed Forces Intelligence Division where they are being questioned regarding the case, according …

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Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) President Jorge Subero Isa believes that stricter judges are needed in order to fight corruption. He compared corruption to a seven-headed hydra: when one is cut off, more heads start growing. According to a report in Diario Libre, Subero stated that corruption is stimulated by impunity. He made these comments …

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News reports indicate that the CDEEE has decided to allot the installation of 600 megawatts in the Monte Cristi area to tender runner-up Sichuan Machinery Equipment. The CDEEE originally had allotted the installation to Emirates Power. Radhames Segura, spokesman for CDEEE, announced that Emirates Power will only be in charge of installing the Azua 600 …

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According to Police Chief Bernardo Santana Paez, President Leonel Fernandez has authorized adding 2,000 new officers to the 32,000 already in the force in an effort to fight crime. Diario Libre reports that the institution has been allocated funds in the budget for this purpose. Santana said that 553 officers are being trained in the …

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The Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) Criminal Chamber has issued 76 coercion warrants against Dominicans who are wanted in extradition by the United States, 39 of whom have not been located and arrested by the authorities. Listin Diario reports that the information was given by Judge Victor Jose Castellanos Estrella who pointed out that the …

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The Senate has also approved a bill that authorizes the issue of licenses for slot machine parlors, which had been previously ratified by the Chamber of Deputies. The bill had been modified by the Executive Branch to prohibit the access of minors to these parlors, with penalties for the owners who violate this restriction. Offending …

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PRD dissident senator, Tunti Rutinel Dominguez said that the so-called Pink Alliance between a section of the Reformista Party and another of the PRD seeks to secure enough representatives in Congress to push forward a revision of the Constitution that would enable former President Hipolito Mejia to run for President in 2008. The present Constitution …

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The Civil Aviation Department has not yet identified the cause of yesterday’s plan crash in Samana. Three people died in the accident. Diario Libre reports that according to the Civil Aviation Department, investigations are being carried out by the Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Board, led by Miguel Isacio Diaz.

The majority of flights from Santo Domingo to New York, which had been suspended due to a snowstorm in New England, have now resumed. According to a report in Diario Libre, passengers who were stranded yesterday were later able to board their flights to New York and Washington. A snowstorm on Sunday caused all airports …

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The last two of the six babies born to Maxima Perez and Emilio Figueroa last 26 December 2005 at Plaza de la Salud General Hospital have been taken to their home in Villa Mella. Listin Diario reports that Nerey Kiara and Emely Marie were met by brothers Hugo Nicolas, Emilio Jose and Manuel Emilio, and …

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