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Revelations of complicity between the police and members of the National Department of Drug Control (DNCD) with the heads of the main drug gangs in Puerto Plata enabled the dealers to operate in public places, according to a report from a commission that investigated 31 cops in Puerto Plata who were arrested but later controversially …

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A strong contingent from the National Police was on hand yesterday morning to arrest accused drug trafficker Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo’s nephew as he left Najayo Prison under a release order from a San Cristobal Court of Instruction judge. Raffy Castillo, 30, was violently bundled into an SUV by police agents in the prison parking …

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Ballistic tests on the barrel of the assault rifle that was supposedly used to kill six foreigners in the community of Paya in Peravia province were negative, according to Diario Libre. This complicates the case that has been described as the most important settling of accounts that has occurred in the country in the last …

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The Center of Emergency Operations (COE) has issued a Green Alert for the residents of the provinces of Barahona, Independencia and Bahoruco, due to heavy rains caused by airflows from the southeast and pre-frontal conditions over the Windward Passage. The COE recommends that residents of these three provinces who live near creeks, rivers and streams …

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President Leonel Fernandez hosted former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos, in the DR on a courtesy visit. They met at the Presidential Palace for 45 minutes. Lagos was accompanied by Chilean ambassador Manuel Hinojosa, secretary general of the Socialist International political organization Luis Ayala, and by PRD vice president Tony Raful and the party’s international relations …

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President Leonel Fernandez could act as an intermediary between US President Barack Obama and Cuban president Raul Castro, speculates Ruddy Gonzalez, writing in Listin Diario. Gonzalez reports that Chilean Jose Miguel Insulza, secretary general of the Organization of American States, says that he favors Cuba to be readmitted to the regional organization because 31 of …

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President Leonel Fernandez spoke with former baseball star Miguel Dilone on the phone yesterday. Fernandez expressed words of encouragement for Dilone who is now recovering after having his left eye removed. The operation to remove his eye was needed after he was struck in the face with a foul tip baseball during a training session …

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Hoy reports that the recently concluded national summit had an initial budget of RD$15,564,163, of which RD$13,825,511 has been spent to date, according to Economy Minister Temistocles Montas, who coordinated the event. The summit, which generated a great deal of expectations, was held with the aim of finding solutions to the economic and social problems …

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Naval authorities from the Dominican Republic and Colombia have signed cooperation agreements covering joint anti-terrorism efforts and work in areas that pose a common security threat to both nations. The agreement was signed by DR Navy Chief Luis Lajara Sola and Commander of the Colombian Armada Guillermo Barrera Hurtado. Cooperation will also include work in …

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A report produced by the US National Space and Aeronautical Administration (NASA) and provided by the National Department for Environmental Information (DIARENA) explains the scope of the flooding around Lago Enriquillo. According to the report, which provided satellite imagery, the lake has flooded more than 121,544 tareas since 2000. According to images from 2000, the …

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