2008 – Page 249

US Drug Enforcement Agency officials and Dominican drug officials have seized a millionaire drug shipment containing the millionaire 467 kilos of pure cocaine. Diario Libre reports that the shipment was found on Saona after it was dropped from an unidentified plane. The shipment, which was divided in 15 packages, was taken to the San Isidro …

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Judges in the First Tribunal of Santo Domingo have released two police officers and a police sergeant on charges of murder because of a lack of evidence. Roberto Zabala Espinosa, Luis Alfredo Mateo Mota and Wellington Rodriguez Jimenez were all charged with the murders of Juan Carlos Jimenez, Adelso de Jesus Soriano and Rafael Medina …

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Boston Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez is showing neighsayers that he is still a force to be reckoned with at the plate. It had been a frustrating night for Boston as they gave up a one run lead to the Cleveland Indians and then preceded to go down 4-1. The Sox would eventually come back …

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In what may be a scene out of a Stephen King book, some superstitious Boston Red Sox fans are blaming recent shenanigans at the new Yankee Stadium as the possible reason for David Ortiz’s recent struggles at the plate. Ortiz is batting a meager .070 with 3 hits in 43 at bats. He entered last …

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50% off at Anthony’s clothing and shoe store items, plus 10% more for the store’s cardholders. La Cadena supermarket has large eggs for RD$99.95/30 eggs, plantains for RD$7.50ea, red beans for RD$44.95/2lbs., chicken for RD$38.95lb. Plaza Lama supermarket advertises carrots for RD$5.95lb, red onions for RD$8.95lb, garlic for RD$33.95lb, lettuce for RD$5.50lb, potatoes for RD$12.95lb, …

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The Santo Domingo Metro will provide at least a thousand jobs according to Leonel Carrasco, the assistant manager of the Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET). Carrasco told Diario Libre reporters that the Metro will operate 17 hours a day in two work shifts. Each station will be staffed by at least 16 people working in maintenance …

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The presses began to roll as delegates from all the political parties watched the first run of the ballots for the May presidential elections come off the printer’s table. The total press run is said to be 7,200,000 ballots. According to Roberto Rosario, the magistrate responsible for the administrative aspects of the election, the ballots …

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If the elections were held today, President Leonel Fernandez would fall short of the 50%+1 vote needed to win in a first round, according to the latest Hamilton-El Dia poll conducted in March. A total 48% of voters would favor Fernandez (PLD), 31% would vote for Miguel Vargas (PRD) and 19% would vote for Amable …

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A delegation of 40 Dominican and Jewish leaders from the US is visiting the Dominican Republic this week. The American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Dominican American National Roundtable (DANR) host the delegation. The group arrived in Sosua yesterday for a three-day visit, which will include meetings with Jewish leaders and Dominican government officials, with …

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The director of the United Nations World Food Program for the Dominican Republic, economist Pavel Isa Contreras, is warning about the Dominican Republic’s increasing dependency on imported foods. He cited the fact that in 1980 food imports constituted just 5% of total consumption. However, in 2003, the percentage of imported foods went up to 17%, …

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