2006 – Page 66

National Police have announced the arrest of three men who were in possession of various items used to impersonate police and other law enforcement officials. Juan Elpidio Olivares, Edwin Elias Sanchez and Rodolfo Antonio Hernandez were arrested last weekend, and the police found fake Department of Investigations (DNI), National Drug Control Department (DNCD), and Drug …

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Presidential Council on AIDS (Copresida) executive director Humberto Salazar says that the prevalence of AIDS cases in the country has shifted to the point where more women are currently affected by the disease, as are heterosexual males between the ages of 15 and 24. Salazar says that the percentage of the population with AIDS is …

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The 2006-2007 cruise ship season begins today at Don Diego Port on Avenida del Puerto, with the arrival of the vessel Braemar. The official welcoming ceremony will take place at the dock at 9:00am. According to the Sans Souci Port Administrator, Randolfo Rijo, the ship is arriving from Europe. The Don Diego Port will receive …

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Dominican-born boxer Joan Guzman has been voted “Outstanding Latino Boxer of the Year” by the World Boxing Organization. The announcement was made at the WBO’s annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Guzman beat Argentinean Jorge Barrios in Las Vegas for the title and has promised that his first title defense will be made here in …

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Andres Duran, spokesman for the recently deceased Dominican-born star Nelson de la Rosa, has announced that once the Rhode Island Forensics Lab has finished its autopsy, de la Rosa’s body will be flown to the Dominican Republic where it will be embalmed and put into a museum. No word yet on which museum he will …

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The Dominican Republic has formally entered the United Nations Global Pact and is thus obliged to push business management in conjunction with civil society in order to promote social and environmental principles of a universal nature and face the challenges of globalization. According to El Caribe, President Fernandez headed the ceremonies at his Global Foundation …

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The Ministry of the Environment has closed the Metaloxa plant “for good”, according to a report in Diario Libre. The ministry said that the definitive closure of the processing plant was due to the fact that the facility did not follow legal regulations for working with lead processing. This is the factory that polluted the …

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The Monetary Board has just approved a new set of rules governing the remittance industry in the Dominican Republic. Exchange houses and remittance offices will be subject to fines of up to RD$10 million for violating the new rules. These rules will go into effect within 45 days. Commercial banks and savings and loan banks …

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An article in Diario Libre points out that investment in the DR telecommunications industry is worth between US$350 and US$800 billion, and that the index of Dominican telecommunications grew from 4.70% in 1998 to 13 in 2006 in the last eight years, making it of the main portions of the country’s GDP. Indotel president Dr. …

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Listin Diario reports that a threatened strike, starting at 6:00am today, could affect 160,000 students at the UASD University. Members of the Federation of Professors (Faprouasd) and employees, part of the Employee Association (Asodemu) at the UASD University will meet today to discuss the next step in their protest, which will continue if the administration …

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