2008 – Page 288

Members of the Armed Forces and brigades from three public ministries began cleaning the area around Boca Chica that was affected by a small oil spill on Sunday. The Navy, the Specialized Port Safety Corps (CESEP), Dominican Port Authority brigades, Environmental and Customs workers all took part in the clean-up efforts. Beaches have been closed …

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The United States Embassy in Santo Domingo and the American Chamber of Commerce is inviting US citizens residing abroad to attend a seminar by an IRS tax consultant. The seminar will take place at the Gran Ventana Hotel, located in the Playa Dorada complex, on 6 March 2008 from 8:30pm until 10:30pm. It will be …

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PRD presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado has confirmed the long-standing rumor that late businessman Pedro Rivera, founder of Industrias Veganas (Induveca), was his father. Vargas revealed the secret during an interview with Nuria Piera and Huchi Lora. Vargas said that he inherited his work ethic and confidence from his father and holds no grudges against …

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A military official assigned to the National Drug Control Department (DNCD), Guillermo Tejada, is being treated at the National Police Hospital in Santo Domingo after receiving four close range shots to the head and thorax. He was taken to a hospital in San Cristobal, where the incident took place, before being transferred to Santo Domingo. …

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National Police are reporting that in 2007 6,474 people had their cellular phones stolen, 32 were killed and 228 were raped in incidents involving cellular phone theft. Of the total victims, 4,480 were men and 1,996 were women and of those killed 29 were men and 3 were women. According to statistics, most of these …

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The chants of Rookie of the Year keep ringing louder and louder for Dominican star rookie Al Horford. Horford, who was the highest drafted Dominican in the NBA draft, has had a tremendous year for the Atlanta Hawks who are in the midst of a resurgence and are challenging for a playoff spot. Horford has …

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The DR has announced that it will not compete in the 2009 World Baseball Classic if the country is not included as one of the host countries. Leonardo Matos Berrido, representing the Dominican Professional League, said that the DR was reconsidering its participation in the next WBC because WBC officials didn’t even have the courtesy …

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The 72nd Meeting of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has heard testimony from two special observers who visited the Dominican Republic last year. The observers, Doudou Diene and Gay McDougall visited the country at the invitation of the Dominican government. They reported finding persistent forms of racism, xenophobia and intolerance …

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According to the Attorney General of the Dominican Republic, “most public officials connected to central government, Congress and the municipal authorities, have not presented their sworn statements of net worth and many of those who have presented such a statement have not adequately described their assets in a clear manner.” The AG continues by saying: …

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The beaches of Boca Chica, between Caucedo and Andres have been affected by a small oil spill from a ship belonging to Seaboard Caribbean. According to the Diario Libre, 800 gallons of bunker C oil was spilled, allegedly from a hole in the ship’s hull. The ship itself has been seized by Navy and Ministry …

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