2009 – Page 152

Hoy reports that in the last five years the Department for the Persecution of Administrative Corruption (DPCA) has archived 49% of the cases that it has received. Since 2004 the DPCA received 163 cases of which on 30 have been sent to other judicial institutions, while 133 have been archived. Another 5 cases have been …

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Miguel Vargas Maldonado was sworn in as president of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) by Virgilio Bello Rosa at an event held at the Sans Souci Convention Hall over the weekend. In his acceptance speech, Vargas promised that his party would continue to act in the defense of the best interests of the people, taking …

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The Ede-Este power distribution company is warning 30 neighborhoods in Santo Domingo, Boca Chica and even San Pedro de Macoris that they will be without power today, due to maintenance of the power system. Ede-Este did not explain what type of maintenance work was going to be done, or how long the power outage would …

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The number of violent deaths in the first 5 months of the year has risen to 959, of which 79 were women. The information was published by the Statistics Department at the DR’s Attorney General’s Office. Of the deaths 373 were directly related to crime, with a rate of 9.4%. Drug-related deaths totaled 140, and …

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Family members of Angel Felipe Franquis de los Santos are accusing officials at the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) of killing their relative and trying to cover it up by claiming that he committed suicide. Franquis was arrested last Friday with 98 kilos of cocaine on the Duarte Highway. He was accompanied by three other …

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The DR is still a transshipment point for drugs making their way from South America to the US and Europe. The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) says that an estimated 200 tons of drugs pass through the region each year, with many of the drugs arriving on secret planes and boat shipments. Some of the …

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Dominican businessman Guillermo Leon Asensio, of E Leon Jimenes (Presidente and Aurora cigars) died at a New York City hospital last night. He was 81. He is survived by his wife Yin Nouel de Leon and his four children. His brothers Eduardo and Fernando had already passed away, most recently Fernando who died earlier this …

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Dominican long-distance swimmer Marcos Diaz has once again proved he is king of the Greek waters after winning the Greek marathon Toroneos Gulf Crossing for the fourth time. “This was a great accomplishment for me,” said Diaz. Diaz completed the race in a time of 6 hours and 9 minutes, 8 minutes ahead of second …

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Despite rumors that the concert had been canceled and rains that threatened to have that effect, the free concert “Musica por Los Haitises” took place to an impressive capacity crowd at the Plaza de Espana in Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone. DR1 News correspondent Lu Olivero attended the 5-hour concert and described it as something he …

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Gloria Gaynor, known for her “I Will Survive” will be at the Hard Rock Cafe Santo Domingo stage this coming 1 August. Hard Rock Cafe is located in front of the Columbus Park in Colonial Santo Domingo. Tickets can be purchased at Hard Rock. For more on upcoming events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar