2009 – Page 299

Italian mobster Ciro Mazzarella will be deported to Naples within the “next few hours.” Hoy reports that Italian police, currently in the DR, are coordinating his transfer with Dominican officials. Police Chief Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin said Mazzarella’s capture came after a long investigation and that before being deported he will face questioning by officers …

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Police in La Victoria prison have arrested a man that tried to introduce a salami roll filled with marijuana into the prison. The salami trafficker was Carlos Manuel Ramirez Tejada and a man named “Carlos Pelota” was on the receiving end of the package. Officials say the salami bandit tried to introduce a quarter pound …

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Authorities are continuing the search for bodies of six passengers of a plane that crashed of the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on Sunday. US Coast Guard in Puerto Rico spokesperson Ricardo Castrodad said that a body has been found, but has yet to be identified. The plane had departed from Casa de Campo and …

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A group of Dominican activists have set out to right the wrongs of history and will head to international courts with the hopes of finding and sentencing those responsible for the 1960 torture and campaign of 27 Dominican youths. The youth were suspected of plotting to overthrow the dictator Rafael Trujillo. The announcement was made …

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The names keep on coming and yesterday it was Miguel Tejada who was officially caught up in the purging of the “Steroid Era.” Tejada, the 2002 American League MVP, was charged with lying to Congress about steroids. Tejada’s reputation, already smudged by accusations that surfaced in 2008, could face possible jail time for perjury. Tejada …

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Image tarnished, legacy-tainted, records questioned, but at least A-rod won’t have to go before Congress and rat on his colleagues. It has been reported that Alex Rodriguez won’t be summoned to Capitol Hill to discuss his role in the Steroid Era or provide politicians clues as to who was part of the intricate performance-enhancing web …

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Moises Alou is the captain of the Dominican team to the World Baseball Classic, announced Stanley Javier. David Ortiz, Miguel Tejada, Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez are expected to be on the team. During the press conference to make the announcement, Moises Alou said that the team will have several captains. “You have the case …

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In an announcement at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Barrick Gold Corporation, the world’s biggest gold producer, said that they are going to invest US$3 billion dollars in mining projects in the north-central Sanchez Ramirez province. Company CEO Aaron W. Regent met with President Leonel Fernandez and spoke of his confidence in the Dominican Republic’s stability. …

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More than 12,000 people have been evacuated, 2,480 houses affected, ten communities cut off, and five bridges and five highways have been damaged after heavy downpours affected the central Cibao region, causing five deaths. The Emergency Operations Center (COE) reported that the provinces of Santiago, Puerto Plata and Sanchez Ramirez have been worst affected. Evacuations …

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President Leonel Fernandez will inaugurate the International Meeting of Civil Registry, Identity and Migration Administrators with a keynote speech today. The event will last until Thursday at Casa de Campo, La Romana. Representatives from 21 nations are here for the meeting, including Jose Miguel Insulza, secretary general of the Organization of American States. The Central …

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