2009 – Page 53

Listin Diario reports on the burial with honors this week of Sergeant Alcedo Pinales Suero, who was murdered during an anti-drug operation in San Cristobal. At the funeral, National Drug Control Department (DNCD) chief Major General Rolando Rosado Mateo said that Pinales Suero had been murdered by drug traffickers. He promised that the death would …

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A tragic ending to his life has inspired sadness among friends and fans alike. Television personality Juan Miguel Breton Mieses, known as Miky Breton, was brutally murdered and police found his body, covered in blankets, with twelve stab wounds in a motel on the Autopista 30 de Mayo. Initial reports by investigators are casting doubt …

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There has been a spike in the number of cases of dengue fever reported in the DR. However, officials still maintain that an increase in new cases is common for this time of year. There have been 4,800 cases recorded in 2009, with 39 deaths as a direct result of dengue fever. Listin Diario reports …

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The Dominican Republic is ranked 10th in the world in men’s taekwondo by the World Taekwondo Federation. The DR has achieved a ranking above Brazil (17), China (20), France (12) and Japan (60). It shares this position with Germany. The position was reached after competing in the World Championship held in Denmark. In the previous …

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The World Series has been one of the more exciting in recent memories, but Yankee dominance, especially in the latter part of the games has had given the Bombers a 3-1 series lead. Going into last night the Yankees needed one more victory to uncork the champagne and claim series championship #27, but the Phillies …

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President Leonel Fernandez brought the 5th edition of the International Conference of the Americas (CILA) to a close at the Barcelo Bavaro Convention Center with a call for the young people of the continent to find new solutions to the problems of under-development and climate change. The Model United Nations Conference was sponsored by the …

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On Sunday, the Ministry of Public Works opened a 14-kilometer stretch on the southwestern route from San Cristobal to the Lucas Diaz Bridge near Bani. The new 4-lane highway will greatly increase safety along one of the most treacherous sections of the Dominican highway system. The Public Works Minister Victor Diaz Rua promised that the …

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Increases in fuel prices on the international markets pushed up local prices for gasoline, diesel and LPG further this week. Avtur and kerosene prices remained at last week’s levels. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce set the price of premium gasoline at RD$160.80, an increase of RD$4.40. Regular went to RD$150.60, an even bigger increase …

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Dominican exports of organic products grew 34.4% in the first 9 months of the year, going from UD$28.83 million in August last year to US$38.75 million in 2009, a difference of US$9.92 million. According to the Center for Exports and Investment (CEI-RD), during the January-August period of this year, they drew up a list of …

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The main opposition PRD party has asked its 4,515 prospective candidates registered for next year’s elections to submit to drug tests and to present certifications that they have no pending drug-related judicial issues. The candidate registration sessions over the weekend are said to have concluded satisfactorily, and the party collected contributions totaling RD$48,858,000 from these …

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