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National District prosecutor Alejandro Moscoso Segarra has told Listin Diario journalists that another agreement will soon be reached with the United States judicial authorities for the seizure of assets from people implicated in the drug trafficking network that was supposedly headed by Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo (Quirino). “We are awaiting this agreement, the next phase. …

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The prosecutor of the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York City is preparing to convene a Grand Jury that will listen, in a preliminary secret hearing, to probable causes and could recommend arrest warrants to judge Kimba M. Wood in order to proceed with the process of extradition requests against other people …

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El Dia newspaper reports today that state prosecutors have located a helicopter belonging to missing pilot Adriano Basilio Jimenez in a Santiago farm. Reportedly, the National District prosecutor office had returned the helicopter to Jimenez once it had determined it did not belong to Quirino Ernesto Castillo, who is standing trial in New York on …

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President Leonel Fernandez says that in the wake of recent acts of violence and drug trafficking that have affected the Dominican Republic there is a need to continue the process of cleaning up the National Police and the Armed Forces. He said that things are happening and that have happened in the country that are …

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The Tigres del Licey almost extinguished the Aguilas Cibaenas’ hopes of making the final playoffs this year as they pounded out 16 runs to just 2 for the Aguilas. The highlight of the game was when Licey’s left-fielder Timonel Perez hit for the cycle, something rarely done in baseball: a homerun, a triple, a double …

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President Leonel Fernandez has confirmed that he will be attending the 20 January inauguration ceremony for US President-elect Barack Obama. Fernandez will fly to Washington, D.C. on 19 January. DR Ambassador to the US Flavio Dario Espinal will also be attending the event.

Yesterday, government officials announced that the DR expects to receive foreign direct investment totaling approximately US$2.4 billion in 2009, only US$100 million less than in 2008. During a press conference at the Presidential Palace, Luisa Fernandez, representing the National Council of Free Zones (CNZF), Andres Vanderhorst from the National Competitiveness Council (CNC), Eddy Martinez from …

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According to Darys Estrella, General Manager of the Dominican Republic Stock Exchange (BVRD), “2008 was a good year for the Bolsa, despite the global crisis.” The local stock exchange continued to grow as a reliable source of financing for local business. By year’s end, the companies that accessed the capital market in 2008 were: Cerveceria …

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As expected, attendance at schools throughout the country yesterday was minimal. No shows prevailed for the first day of school yesterday, as the 20-day holiday period came to an end. Students who did turn up ended up leaving early. According to Hoy, only 14 out 1,400 students attended classes at a school in Villa Juana …

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The thirteen-day hunger strike by former Constitutionalist soldiers has ended after the National Lottery agreed to give them a pension of RD$8,000 per month, medical insurance and 1,000 food rations. The National Lottery also agreed to donate RD$40,000 to the Former Constitutionalist Soldiers Foundation, as well as RD$100,000 to pay the rent on their office …

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