2009 – Page 294

The Dominican government is looking to sign an agreement with the Shell Company, in which the company would handle the distribution of fuel and lubricants as well as reestablish aerial distribution. Recently Shell and the DR government announced a deal in which the government purchased Shell’s 50% stake in the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (REFIDOMSA). The …

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Ecologist Roberto Sanchez is warning about a potential ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) that would, according to the ecologist, give an area of Bahia de las Aguilas at the Jaragua National Park to an unidentified group, as reported in Hoy newspaper. Aside from being illegal and potentially detrimental to the protection of …

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The New York City Dominican American Travel Agents Association (DATA) is rejecting a US$15 charge imposed by President Leonel Fernandez, through decree 655-08, on persons who enter or exit the DR. DATA president Placido Rodriguez called the measure by Fernandez abusive and untimely. The DR, currently, has the highest travel taxes of any nation in …

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In the last year Dominican officials have deported 72 foreigners for various crimes, of which 32 have been Italian nationals. According to the Police, Boca Chica, Sosua, Samana and Nagua are preferred hideout towns for criminals looking to evade the law. The most recent arrests have been of Italian mobster Ciro Mazzarella, accused of murdering …

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The news was big then and months after the Paya massacres the investigation into the murders related to the notorious killing spree of seven drug dealers is still ongoing. For those reading the newspaper blurbs, the stories seem something out of a Hollywood blockbuster. Diario Libre is reporting that 5 men, who had, on various …

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The New York City Council is renaming 185th and 186th Street, between Wadsworth Venues, Juan Alcantara Mariel Disla, in honor of the young Dominican American soldier killed in Iraq. Beginning today the avenue will be named Corporal Juan M. Alcantara with ceremonies beginning today at 11am. For many the young man’s death stirred much controversy …

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The Embassy of Spain in the DR has given the daughter of slain woman Monica Fernandez Garcia to her grandmother. Fernandez was murdered last week by her former partner Freddy Valdez de los Santos. Diario Libre explains that the grandmother arrived in the DR yesterday in the company of her brother. The child, who was …

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The National Police has removed Colonel Frank Feliz Almonte Castillo from his post as director of the North Region’s Department for Criminal Investigations. The National Police has also called for the arrest of 27 of its agents in Puerto Plata after an internal investigation found string links between police officials and drugs. Colonel Manuel Santamaria …

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Carnival season is in full swing with residents in Santiago and Santo Domingo enjoying the sights and sounds of the traditional February and March festivals. Yesterday, thousands of residents packed Las Carreras Avenue in Santiago to enjoy the festivities and enjoy the sometimes scary carnival costumes. The same energy was there at the Zona Oriental …

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After having traveled across South America for two weeks, young traveler Graham Hughes has now found himself stuck in the DR, looking for a way to continue his Carmen San Diego-ike adventure. Hughes, from Liverpool, England, embarked on his journey from Colonia, Uruguay with the goal of stepping foot on every UN-recognized nation in the …

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