2009 – Page 20

Drug-sniffing dogs picked up the trail in the Colombian port of Barranquilla and the authorities discovered 131 kilos of heroin, the largest seizure in the country’s recent history, and a bit further on they found 136 kilos of cocaine hidden in large pieces of lumber that were about to be shipped to the Dominican Republic. …

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Vincho Castillo seldom minces words and yesterday he told reporters that fugitive drug trafficker Jose. D. Figueroa Agosto had been arrested, detained, and released just days before a deportation request arrived from the US, and then the case was “dropped”. According to Castillo, not much interest was shown either by the Dominican or the US …

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The Judicial Dignity Professional Movement claimed victory yesterday as the winner of the contest for the presidency of the Dominican Lawyers Association (CARD) despite the fact that the National Electoral Commission has barely counted 55% of the votes. Professional Movement leader Lino Vasquez declared that he was in agreement with the preliminary results, the candidates …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has described the PRD primary process for selecting their congressional and municipal candidates as “eventful”. At a press conference, JCE Administrative Chamber president Roberto Rosario said that because of issues, the primary was suspended in 15% of the municipalities in the Cibao and the South. Nonetheless, the magistrate said that …

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An exhibition with a difference is opening in the Colonial Zone this Thursday, December 10. Dominican artist Iris Perez is exhibiting a series of her recent works, in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, objet trouve and ceramics. The central theme of this exhibition, “Hija del sol” (Daughter of the Sun) is peace. …

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Top Dominican tennis player Victor Estrella has won the F2 Futures tournament, the world-class tennis tournament that was staged at the Parque del Este courts. Estrella is ranked 286th in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). F2 Futures 2009 awarded US$10,000 in prize money. Named the Los Tres Ojos-RD 2009 tournament, the …

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On Friday night the Leones del Escogido defeated the Gigantes del Cibao in a “squeaker”, 6-5. Opportune hits by Willy Otanez and good relief pitching were the keys. The cellar-dwelling Estrellas Orientales surprised the co-leader Tigres del Licey, winning by a lopsided 8-1 score for only their 13th victory of the season. The Aguilas and …

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President Leonel Fernandez has met with Irina Bokova, the director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris. He called for an increase in UNESCO support for Latin American countries to promote their culture using new technologies and to reduce the widening digital gap. President Leonel Fernandez also presented the Dominican …

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The Dominican Republic has formally joined the Development Center, a group within the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). President Leonel Fernandez signed the membership agreement during his official visit to France. The DR is now the 7th regional member of the Center, which has a total of 39 members from the OECD nations. …

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If the government hadn’t signed a last-minute Stand-by Arrangement with the International Monetary Fund, it would have been very hard pressed to pay its employees in November, in December and the Christmas salary, according to Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa. “The government’s situation was going to be extremely precarious,” as reported by El Caribe. The government …

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