2009 – Page 67

Friday was not a good day for the PRD. The party received two resolutions from the Central Electoral Board (JCE) Disputes Chamber. The first required them to suspend Sunday’s swearing-in ceremony for the leaders elected in the voting of last 27 September. The second ratified Resolution 068/2009 that suspended the swearing-in ceremony based on the …

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The Administrative Chamber of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) has begun the process of overseeing political parties internal elections for candidates for congressional and municipal posts in the May 2010 elections. Diario Libre reported that the president of the Administrative Chamber, Roberto Rosario, sent letters to each of the coordinators for the organization of the …

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Nobody really knows how many Haitians are living in the Dominican Republic. Recently, former United States President Jimmy Carter stated that it was “impossible” to stop the flow of Haitian nationals across the border. These comments gave the Ministry of the Interior and of the Police the idea of implementing a Plan for the Regulation …

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A mystery surrounds the disappearance of Juan Antonio Almonte, implicated in the kidnapping of young Eduardo Baldera Gomez. Sources have told Diario Libre that the mystery might be uncovered this week when DNA tests ordered by the television producer Nuria Piera on two burned bodies that were found last month are complete. The police are …

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The United States Embassy has sent the Attorney General three extradition requests for former Navy captain Rafael Heriberto Almonte Reyes, a.k.a. “El Gordo”, who is linked to an money laundering operation and drug trafficking in the US. The network of drug traffickers of which Almonte Reyes has supposedly been a member since 2005, extends to …

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The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) has announced the approval of nearly 800 charter flights, as well as a large number of regular flights from Europe, Canada and South America. Luis Paulino Rodriguez Ariza, the head of the JAC and the Dominican Representative at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), said that the approved flights included …

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According to hospital authorities in Santiago de los Caballeros, 72% of traffic accidents and 80% of traffic fatalities that happen in the Dominican Republic involved motorcycles. These figures emerged during a meeting between representatives of local and international institutions who were looking for preventive measures. The initiative to prevent traffic accidents involves the Jose Maria …

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Friday night saw the opening games of the 2009-2010 Dominican Winter League Baseball Tournament that is dedicated to the three Alou brothers: Felipe, Mateo and Jesus. The first games were regional, with the Gigantes from San Francisco de Macoris traveling over to Santiago to fact the Aguilas Cibaenas in the managing debut of Felix Fermin …

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The Verification and Auditing Commission of the National Revisory Assembly for the Constitution has failed to reach an agreement. The Commission met to find “a way out” of the stalemate created by the rejection of the modification to the composition of the National Magistrates Council (CNM), which has paralyzed the workings of the Constitutional reform …

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Former District Attorney Guillermo Moreno has announced the launch of a new political movement called Alianza Pais (Country Alliance), with a view to contesting the next Presidential elections in 2012. He told supporters that he was embarking on a national tour to mobilize the support needed for obtaining electoral recognition. Moreno said that Alianza Pais …

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