2009 – Page 37

According to a report by civic group Participacion Ciudadana, 64% of government offices don’t publish their payrolls, as is required by Law 200-04 on Free Access to Public Information, as reported in Hoy. The law is a major tool aimed at implementing serious steps toward transparency in the government’s financial transactions. As reported, the Central …

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Azua Deputy Rafael Calderon, now a former PRD member, said he had expected to be kicked out of the PRD, adding that he had already drafted his letter of resignation, but hadn’t submitted it because he was in Azua. He says the PRD wanted to add drama to the situation, which is why they announced …

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The threat of domestic violence is a serious concern for women in the DR, but the legal system continues to fail in providing legal protection for victims. This stark reality was the motivating force for a march that took place yesterday. Supporters, including representatives from the Attorney General’s Office, the Ministry of Women and the …

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Army sergeants Jhovanny Rosso Sanchez and Narciso Herrera Sepulveda, and navy private Jose Bienvenido Arias Arias have returned RD$30,000 and 247 calling cards in different denominations after finding them in a briefcase on the Sanchez Highway between Yaguate and Nizao in San Cristobal province. The briefcase was found with a motorcycle, a blue baseball cap …

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The National Drug Control Department confiscated a light airplane suspect to have transported an unspecified amount of drugs in a Higuey sugarcane field yesterday. In the operation, they arrested one Dominican Wilkin Canden (29) and two Colombians, Pedro Alonso (30) and Alexander Vasquez (22). The men were caught when fueling the plane for takeoff. The …

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This week’s edition of Clave newspaper comments on the absence of a criminal policy that coordinates between the country’s criminal prosecution bodies – judiciary (Supreme Court), Police, National Drug Control Department and the Prosecutor General office. The editorial makes the point that in the case of Sobeida Feliz, the fugitive alleged lover of a leading …

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When the going gets tough, you get what you can. At least this is the strategy being employed by the DR’s legal system. Considering that big fish Jose D. Figueroa Agosto has slipped from their grasp and his alleged lover Sobeida Feliz Morel then went missing, officials have now chosen to send Feliz’s husband Eddy …

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Everyone knew she had talent, but who knew she could sing like this? Dominican singer Martha Heredia is showing the rest of Latin America and the world just how much talent she really has. In her latest appearance on Latin American idol, the young vocalist put on another strong performance, and with the show dedicated …

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For fans of the Atlanta Hawks this early season success has been three years in the making. After being perennial bottom feeders, the drafting of Al Horford was the signaling of a new generation of basketball in the Dirty South, but no one knew it would come this fast. The team had been trying to …

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Didn’t think the Escogido were for real? Think again. This team has some fire behind it and the rest of the league is taking notice. Yesterday the Escogido were down 3-2, going into the 6th, when the real fireworks came on. The Escogido scored 6 runs in the last 3 innings to take the game …

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