2009 – Page 13

Dominican authorities at the Prosecutor General Office’s Asset Laundering Department are working in close cooperation with Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon in the case of a Spanish fugitive who is accused of laundering more than RD$1.7 billion (approximately US$50 million) in three tourism projects in the east of the DR. Listin Diario learned that Spaniard Ricardo …

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A total of 103 packages of cocaine have been confiscated in southwestern Azua and sent to the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) headquarters in Santo Domingo. The cocaine was intended for transport to Santo Domingo. No one was arrested, according to DNCD press officer Roberto Lebron. Azua Mayor Fiordaliza Acevedo Portalatin headed the operation, following …

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The Dominican winner of the Latin American Idol reality show will be performing for Dominican audiences on Friday, 18 December in Santiago at the Monumento de Santiago and on Sunday, 20 December at Santo Domingo’s Palacio de los Deportes. Both free concerts will be transmitted live on Channel 11. Heredia returns to the country on …

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The Hard Rock Cafe in Santo Domingo presents a benefit concert, “Tribute to Elton John” on Tuesday, 15 December. Guest musicians are Maine Band Yellow Brick Road. The event is being held to raise funds for the Nido para Angeles Foundation that is dedicated to children with cerebral palsy. Tickets: RD$1,000 at the door. Calle …

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On Friday night, the Leones del Escogido came within one game of assuring their pass into the round-robin stage of this year’s tournament. They defeated the Estrellas Orientales 7-1. In Santo Domingo, the Aguilas Cibaenas, struggling to even make the playoffs, defeated the Tigres del Licey, 4-2 in the venerable Estadio Quisqueya. Going into the …

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Euphoria engulfed the country last night as Dominicans of all ages celebrated 18-year old Martha Heredia’s victory as the new Latin American Idol. Hand-made signs, whistles, and trumpets accompanied the massive show of spontaneous celebration that spilled out on to the main avenues of the capital, filling up with thousands of people celebrating the “Baby’s” …

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The government says that it will spend a billion pesos on Christmas baskets this year, or more precisely, on the Christmas gifts that it distributes primarily to the poor. They said that nearly 5 million boxes would be prepared and distributed through the Presidential Social Plan. Hoy newspaper says that this has been an ongoing …

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Employees of the larger government ministries and other institutions such as the Ministry of Education, Public Health and the Pensioners began receiving their Christmas checks today and on the 20th, 21st, and 23rd they will receive the normal salary for December, totaling approximately RD$5.5 billion. Speaking yesterday, National Treasurer Guaroa Guzman reported that the government …

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Hailed by the government as a great historical event, after a 17-hour flight with several stops, the first two Super Tucano aircraft arrived in the DR yesterday. The government has purchased 8 Super Tucanos at a cost of more than US$75 million to reinforce surveillance and prevent penetration of Dominican airspace by planes flying drug …

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The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) forecasts that the Dominican Republic’s economy will grow by 3.5% in 2010. This compares to the 3% the Central Bank has forecast for the year’s end. The 3.5% is higher than the average 1.8% economic growth projected for the Caribbean. ECLAC says that economic recovery …

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