2009 – Page 287

Saturday’s El Caribe newspaper carried statements by Miguel Taveras (alias Canon), the chief of security at Parmalat who alerted the police about the raid. Taveras said he has received death threats after he gave details of the incident to the media. Interviewed on the “El Gobierno de la Manana” talk show, Canon criticized the fact …

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Kelvin Mateo Vargas and Wilman Cuevas Cespedes, two low-ranking cops making RD$4,000 and RD$5,000 a month, risked their lives to go in pursuit of suspected robbers of the Parmalat milk and juice plant on Thursday evening. They tracked down and arrested Air Force Mayor Jorge Luis Vargas and civilian Roberto Carlos Concepcion Comas (Marcos Comas) …

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Police are still hunting for members of a gang that held up the Parmalat factory last week. Police spokesman Colonel Nelson Rosario says that not all the men responsible have been identified. Rosario said that up to 10 or 12 people could have been directly involved in the crime. Rosario refused to comment on rumors …

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The Police have ordered the arrest of a police captain who was the chief of the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) in Sosua, Puerto Plata, as well as a first lieutenant, a corporal and a private. The arrested are captain Melvin Velazquez Then, first lieutenant Juan Jean Perez, who worked in criminal investigations, corporal Juan …

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The New York Times is reporting on the findings of a new profile of the US’s foreign-born residents, both legal and illegal, released this week by the Census Bureau. In a report by Sam Roberts on 20 February, the paper says that Latin Americans and Africans now account for a greater share of the US …

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Dominican baseball has had a rough off-season, but much of the attention will turn away from scandal and back on to the field as the World Baseball Classic 2009 is right around the corner. There has been much hype and controversy with the selection of the 2009 Dominican team with many notable stars originally promising …

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Former ballplayer and current Washington Nationals executive Jose Rijo has come out to defend his reputation in connection with the “Smiley Gonzalez” scandal. Rijo is credited with spotting the talented Gonzalez, but in recent days it was revealed that Gonzalez was actually Carlos David Alvarez Lugo and that the player was 23 years old and …

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Yesterday’s carnival was in full swing with communities in the National District, Santo Domingo North and Santiago enjoying the colors and traditions of carnival season. During the National District’s carnival children took center stage as more than 100 carnival troupes paraded down Mexico Avenue singing and dancing with the joy and energy that has come …

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President Leonel Fernandez has announced that the results of the recent National Summit will be given top priority and that he would create a timetable for their implementation so that the measures agreed upon could be implemented in the short term. Speaking at the PUCCM University in Santiago last night, Fernandez said that the funds …

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Yesterday, President Leonel Fernandez led celebrations for the Dominican flag’s 165th anniversary. The ceremony took place at the Altar de la Patria, Parque Independencia, with hundreds of students, young artists and military and civilian representatives in attendance for the celebrations.