2009 – Page 59

The Coordinator of the Anti-Money Laundering Unit, German Miranda Villalona said that he would investigate whether or not any politicians are involved in laundering or handling drug money. Miranda said that investigations are underway and that in time the names of the people being investigated would be announced. Miranda confirmed the “rumor” that paid hit …

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Light rains, strong winds and thunder and lightning are expected throughout the DR today and tomorrow. A tropical depression is located over the southeastern part of the country, moving eastwards at 24kph. La Altagracia, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris, Puerto Plata, Santiago, Maria Trinidad Sanchez (Nagua), Samana, Duarte (San Francisco …

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Tonight fans can tune in and watch as young Dominican singer Martha Heredia bids to advance on the hit reality TV show, Latin American Idol. Heredia has become a firm favorite with fans in the DR and beyond for her singing and personality and has a strong chance to advance even further in the show. …

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Game 1 of the 2009 Fall Classic will begin tonight with a bevy of questions and expectations. Could this be the year that Alex Rodriguez erases his post-season demons of the past and becomes the player he was expected to be? Will Pedro pitch his final game in baseball and leave the game a champion? …

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The standings have been a roller coaster ride for fans with teams clinging to razor-thin leads. The way the season has gone thus far, a two-game winning streak is enough to catapult their team to first place in a two-day period. In last night’s games the Toros shut out the Estrellas 6-0, making sure they …

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Classic folk-rock group America is booked at the Teatro La Fiesta at the Hotel Jaragua for Saturday, 21 November. Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek, songwriters and performers of the popular 1970s and 1980s hits will be here to perform classic songs like “A Horse with No Name,” “Ventura Highway, “I Need You” and …

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Eddy Martinez, director of the Center for Exports and Investments (CEI-RD), says he is hopeful that Dominican exports will climb by at least 18%, but expects Dominican exports to continue in the red. Martinez hopes that exports will go from -28% in the third quarter to at least -10% by the end of 2009. He …

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The Ministry of Public Health says that vaccines for the AH1N1 flu virus will arrive in the DR by December. Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez is assuring the public that the vaccines are safe and that the DR is on a list of 100 countries that will receive 60 million doses of the vaccine. The steady …

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Dominican military personnel have demolished several illegal charcoal producing ovens in Jimani where Dominican and Haitian gangs have gone into the business of producing charcoal, which is sold for a profit over the border in Haiti. General Francisco Ovalle Pichardo (G2 Army intelligence division), who led the brigades, said yesterday that Dominican environmental laws are …

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The Paya drug massacre trial began today under heavy security, more than one year after seven suspected drug traffickers were killed in Bani. The case was originally being heard in San Cristobal, but after continual threats of violence turned the court proceedings into the circus, a petition was granted to have the trial moved to …

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