2009 – Page 84

The kidnapping ordeal affecting the Baldera family has entered into its 14th day, with no end in sight. University student Eduardo Antonio Baldera was kidnapped in Nagua 14 days ago and his father is pleading with his captors for his safe return. Baldera senior, speaking at a press conference said that he was willing to …

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The first Dominican ever elected as a judge outside the DR is now taking a bigger step in her career. Diccia Pineda-Kirwan has been chosen to run for a position on the New York State Supreme Court. Pineda-Kirwan currently serves as a judge in the Queens Borough civil courts. The vote for the position will …

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Major League prospect Miguel Angel Sano has 3.1 million reasons to smile today as the young baseball star has agreed to terms with the Minnesota Twins. The US$3.1 million contract signing ends a difficult process for Sano and his family due to delays while his age was verified. Reports indicate that the New York Yankees …

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Dominican Ambassador in France Laura Faxas says the DR needs to do more to take advantage of the European Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Faxas was interviewed in France, on occasion of the visit of a large Dominican mission to Paris for the French Travel Market fair. She told Listin Diario that on the embassy’s agenda …

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Today’s Listin Diario features a two-page report on how the DR is losing land to undocumented and destitute Haitian immigrants in the border region. The newspaper says that the main concern is deforestation. In the past, anyone flying over the border used to marvel about the contrast in the forest cover between the DR side …

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In an editorial published today, Listin Diario warns that the growth of the new Haitian majority towns on the border pose great threats to our country. There can be a real loss of rights over those territories as they are taken over by Haitians, says the columnist. The newspaper says there are lessons to be …

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Orlando Jorge Mera and Geanilda Vasquez are still the frontrunners for the PRD Secretariat posts, with 80.14% of all voting precincts reporting their votes. However, despite official figures issued by the PRD, Guido Gomez Mazara and Tony Pena Guaba have both declared victory in the polls. According to the fourth bulletin issued by the party, …

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The National Drug Control Department have announced the transfer and arrest of their entire staff posted at Puerto Plata International Airport. Last week 43 packages of cocaine were discovered at the airport. The drug was to have been shipped to Toronto, Canada. Roberto Lebron of the DNCD said that there were 6 suspects, but that …

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The case of the 25 men accused of masterminding the 2008 Paya massacre has been moved to the National District. Roman Hiciano Berroa has been appointed as the judge who will hear the preliminary charges against the 25 men accused of murdering seven Colombians in what is presumed to have been a drug-related dispute. The …

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He isn’t Pablo Escobar, but drug trafficker Jose D. Figueroa enjoyed some of the finer things in life, including a 75-tarea farm (47,000 square meters) on the 25th kilometer of the Duarte Highway. Drug control officials seized the farm yesterday and discovered a selection of exotic and expensive animals on the farm. Officials also established …

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