2009 – Page 279

It became evident that the plea bargain that former Army Captain Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo worked out with the federal authorities in the United States included the dropping of charges against his wife Belkis Eliabeth Ubri in the Dominican courts. Yesterday, the Appeals Court for the National District withdrew all charges of money laundering that …

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Prosecutor General Radhames Jimenez Pena says that investigators from the National Police and the prosecutor’s office are organizing the evidence in the Paya Massacre case so that it can be presented when the case goes to trial. Fielding questions from reporters from El Caribe with the agility of A-Rod, Jimenez Pena said that “any information …

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In a ruling announced yesterday, the Supreme Court (SJC) Penal Chamber rejected a request for extradition to the United States of a person accused of violating the drug laws and attempted conspiracy to murder. Maximo Garcia Montero was favored with the decision after prosecutor failed to prove in the hearing that the case was dealing …

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It seems that the Congress doesn’t get over one scandal before it enters another, and now the issue is the salary paid to the “honorable” legislators that is facing off senators and deputies for the difference of RD$50,000. Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) legislator Euclides Sanchez is questioning the fact that deputies earn a higher salary …

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Haiti’s new Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis has told Listin Diario that one of the major concerns of her term will be the civil registry of Haitian citizens. She stressed that this is not only those living in the DR, but Haitians in general. A priority for her government will be to “consolidate the identification …

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The president of the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (Asonahores), Haydee Kuret de Rainieri, has called for an initiative to place emphasis on the development of a high quality Dominican tourism product as a way of maximizing the great opportunities that the tourism sector has in the country and across the Caribbean region. The …

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The government has this month and part of the next to find a solution to the problem of rising waters of Lake Enriquillo that is forcing families out of their houses and off their farms. The rainy season will begin in about six weeks followed by the hurricane season in June, and most of this …

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The governmental Emergency Operations Center (COE) has extended to nine from seven the number of provinces under green alert due to recent heavy rainstorms. The COE issued an alert for La Vega and Monsignor Nouel last Friday, but today they decided to extend the warning to Montecristi, Dajabon, Santiago Rodriguez and Valverde, all in the …

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The recent rains that have fallen in the Central Mountains have caused new landslides along the highway between Casabito and Constanza, affecting traffic in the area. The most critical point is located at Kilometer 11 of the road where yesterday morning a landslide forced drivers to detour along the old highway to Jarabacoa in order …

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The snowstorm that affected the Eastern Seaboard of the United States caused the cancellation of an American Airlines flight from JFK New York and another from Continental in Newark, yesterday, according to Aerodom spokesperson Yolanda Manan. She said that two JetBlue flights suffered delayed. But at Las Americas International Airport, passengers were accommodated and none …

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