2009 – Page 16

The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) has confiscated 51 packages of cocaine, 24 of which were in a freight container that was going to be transported on Leviston flight LM-107 to Milan’s Malpensa Airport from the La Romana International Airport. The drugs were packaged in newspapers and covered with menthol. The drug was found by …

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The bodies of four men have been found dumped on the side of the Duarte Highway at Km. 30 between Pedro Brand and Villa Altagracia. Each of the men had been shot in the head. A source from the National Police told Listin Diario they suspected this was an execution. Police arrived to recover the …

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Cuban Yelaine Valles Desten is the first woman in the Dominican Republic to seek childcare support from a priest in court. She told her story to investigative journalist Nuria Piera. She submitted her claim against priest Arturo Sanchez of Santiago province. The priest has admitted to having a relationship with the woman over an 8-year …

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It looks as if Eddy Brito, former husband of escaped drug wife Sobeida Felix, will be staying in jail for the time being. Brito seems to be taking the fall for the disappearance of Felix and her drug trafficker partner Jose Figueroa. He had been released on bail, but after Felix Morel jumped her bail, …

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Last night was Martha’s night. Martha Heredia, on what could have been the most important night of her life, didn’t disappoint the crowd, the Latin American Idol judges or her millions of fans back in the DR. The Santiago-born songstress surprised the jury panel, made up of John Secada, Mimi and Oscar Mediavilla, as she …

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If there is a museum you’ve always wanted to visit and have been postponing it, on Thursday, 10 December, Dominican government-sponsored museums and some private museums will be open from 9 am to 12 midnight and admission will be free. The event is known as “The Long Night of the Museums” and is in its …

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President Leonel Fernandez has held a meeting at the Presidential Palace with US Air Force General Douglas M. Fraser, commander of the US Southern Command (SC). Fraser was in the Dominican Republic for an official visit that included attending the annual Caribbean Nations Security Conference. Fraser assured Fernandez that the Southern Command and the US …

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After initial reports that newly elected President Porfirio Lobo of Honduras would be visiting the DR tomorrow, it now transpires that his visit, which included a meeting with President Leonel Fernandez, has been called off, as reported in the Listin Diario. Lobo is on a regional tour seeking support from Latin American leaders following his …

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The director of the Dominican Port Authority, politician Jose Francisco Pena Guaba is demanding payment of port charges that power generation companies and shippers are rejecting. This is affecting operations at Caucedo and Haina Oriental ports, which handle the largest cargo volumes in the country. Listin Diario, quoting Customs Director Rafael Camilo, says that the …

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Taiwan will help the DR to conduct its national census in 2010. As part of the aid Taiwan is providing, the country’s ambassador Isaac Tsai gave Minister of Economy, Planning and Development Temistocles Montas the first installment of the funds, which totaled US$1,750,000. The next disbursement of funds will take place in March 2010. As …

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