2009 – Page 2

El Nacional reported yesterday that murdered former Police colonel Jose Amado Gonzalez Gonzalez was the person who tipped off the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) about an SUV containing US$4.6 million belonging to fugitive drug trafficker Jose Figueroa Agosto, parked in a La Esperilla apartment block. The newspaper also reported that Presidential drugs advisor, lawyer …

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Former Army major Bienvenido Antonio Savinon Aybar has a document to prove that he reported the theft of a license plate assigned to him by the Army. He said the plate was stolen on 18 November or thereabouts, when he reported this to the Police. Local press reports, nevertheless, point out it is not clear …

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Diario Libre reports the arrest of lawyer Juan Carlos Acosta Perez, who was arrested when he was found inside a penthouse in Torre Bolivar 848, Apartment 201 that the authorities had visited in search of fugitive Puerto Rican drug trafficker Jose Figueroa Agosto. The authorities also announced the confiscation of a lot in Casa de …

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El Dia reports that the National Drug Control Department’s head of operations, Police Colonel Miguel A Sanchez Diaz and the DNCD commander at La Romana Airport are under investigation due to suspicious activity in relation to the murder of former Police colonel Jose Amado Gonzalez Gonzalez. Sanchez Diaz had served as director of operations from …

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Merengue legend Johnny Ventura is worried about the state of the genre of merengue, saying that many musicians are composing music that doesn’t deserve to be labeled merengue. This is the reason Ventura is putting the final touches on a typical merengue album (merengue tipico) in order to “rescue” the genre he helped make famous. …

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The traditional Roncierto Brugal, the New Year’s Eve bash on 31 December, will feature bands playing salsa, merengue and bachata this year. The concert is in its 10th year. For the evening, starting at 9pm, the Johnny Ventura, El Jeffrey, Luis Vargas, Los Hermanos Rosario, Tono Rosario and Raulin Rosendo bands will put on a …

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The Dominican Winter League Baseball round robin is in full swing and it looks like the Escogido are not slowing down. After having cruised through the regular season in first place, the Leones have maintained their standing at number one with a 7-0 beating of the Gigantes. However, the Tigres are right behind the Leones …

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Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso says that the Dominican government has not taken a stance on the European Union’s decision to accept Haiti’s conditions for its participation as a member of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Cariforum countries. The conditions levy high tariffs on imports from Cariforum countries, including the Dominican Republic, its …

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Dominican business groups have rejected the European Union’s acceptance of the unilateral imposition of tariffs by Haiti on 222 products. In a press release, the DR Industries Association said that the decision demonstrates a lack respect towards the negotiations between Cariforum and the European Union. AIRD president Manuel Diez Cabral said that this doesn’t make …

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The president of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL), Jose Rafael Vargas has made the point that in the DR, a country of 9.5 million inhabitants, almost the same number of telephone numbers are in use. He said this means the DR will close the year with a tele-density of 97%. He said that by February …

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