2006 – Page 81

Five men accused of raping seven children were sentenced to 80 years imprisonment between them. The rulings were emitted by the First and Second Collegiate Courts of the National District. Three of the men were involved in incest. The accusations were filed by the Department of Sexual Felonies of the District Attorney Department which is …

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An article in El Caribe reports that the National Dominican Brewery (CND), brewer of Presidente Beer, has announced that overseas sales of the popular Dominican beer had increased by 18% in the first eight months of the year. During this period the CND exported over 1,622,000 crates of beer to markets in Europe, the US …

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The General Direction of Customs (DGA) is saying that they have seized trucks that have been used to carry contraband from Haiti to the DR, via Elias Pina. The DGA informed that they had stopped four trucks that did not meet requirements or paid a total of RD$7,166,586.01 in taxes due. Eight customs workers have …

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A Puerto Rican woman, Elizabeth Soto Laureano, 47, was arrested by the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) after she tried to leave the country with cocaine and heroin hidden in her vagina and her bra. The woman, whose final destination was San Juan, Puerto Rico was contracted as a mule by people involved in an …

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The National Police has created a new department responsible for controlling noise pollution. This move is in line with the recent police crackdown and excessive noise around the city of Santo Domingo. Chief of Police Bernardo Santana Paez informed that Colonel Felix Franklin Figueroa would lead the new department that will be a sub-division of …

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The Dominican government is facing a very large debt service this coming year and the figures, at least in the newspapers, are not matching up well for the budget planners. According to Hoy, the government must pay RD$65 billion in debt service fees in 2007, about US$1.97 billion at current exchange rates. Temistocles Montas, the …

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Secretary of Foreign Relations Carlos Morales Troncoso met with Arab League Secretary General Amro Musa yesterday to discuss the possibility of his organization supporting the DR in its bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. During the meeting Morales announced that the DR was taking on temporary presidency of the February …

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Though a complete national gasoline shortage was prevented, many gas stations are still without diesel fuel, leading to more questions as to when the problem would be completely solved. Last week the country was in a state of panic as many as 98% of all gas stations were without fuel, but service returned to normal …

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The Dominican Republic has made an impact at the 3rd Annual International Fair of the Amazon, in Manaus, and the 2006 Fruit Fair in Fortaleza, Brazil. The Dominican consulate in Sao Paulo promoted a Dominican stand at the fairs, in conjunction with the Caricom Chamber of Commerce, where information about the country, foreign investment and …

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The Central Bank has informed that the consumer price index (CPI) for September registered a negative rate of -1.10% in relation to the month of August, due to the decrease in petroleum prices. This figure places the inflation rate through the first nine months of the year at 3.46%, and placed the 12-month inflation rate …

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