2009 – Page 85

The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) has reported the arrest of Luis Santacruz Echeverri, known to have direct ties with the once-powerful Cali Cartel in Colombia. The Colombian national was detained in Santo Domingo and will be deported to the United States with immediate effect following an official request from the US authorities. Santacruz, also …

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His career is officially over, and unless he got his G.E.D. or high school diploma, it looks as if former NY Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos will have a tough time ahead. The once-promising pitcher was deported back to the DR yesterday. He arrived at Las Americas airport and was handed over to the Dominican authorities. …

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Dominican musician Hector “El Torito” Acosta has received special recognition from US Senator Anthony Galuccio from Massachusetts. The ceremony was held at the State House in Boston last Friday. Acosta is currently on tour in the US and Listin Diario reports that he is currently holding talks with officials in Massachusetts with a view to …

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Wednesdays is time for Cuban music live at Cane Restaurant. Ave. Abraham Lincoln #1059. Live entertainment and Cuban music, and the popular mojitos. Tel 809 368-2200. For more on upcoming events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar  

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayid Al Nahyan, foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates will visit the DR next week for talks with government officials and Dominican business leaders in a visit lasting from 6 – 8 October. Sultan Al Nahyan has declared his profound appreciation for the Dominican support of his country’s campaign to secure …

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This year, Dominicans dominated the annual Latin Pride Awards. First Lady Margarita Cedeno (Woman of the Year) shared the stage with fellow Dominican Chichi Peralta (excellence in music), artist Hector Acosta (El Torito), high fashion model Arlenis Sosa, artist Wason Brazoban (role model), singer/composer Issa Gadala, swimmer Marcos Diaz, TV businessman of the Year Juan …

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The Dominican-Haitian Bi-national Commission is set to meet on 29 October to discuss leading bilateral issues and their possible short, medium and long-term solutions, Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso told journalists while attending the 64th annual United Nations Assembly. During the event, Morales Troncoso met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Haitian …

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AgroFrontera, a non-profit organization that works in the northwestern Dominican Republic was in the spotlight at the Clinton Global Initiative annual assembly on Friday, 25 September in New York City. Former President Bill Clinton and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that AgroFrontera will work with 450 small farmers, food companies and other food …

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President Barack Obama has appointed former Dominican-American Roundtable president Cid Wilson to the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino. Fellow members are: Emilio Estefan, Jr., Andres W. Lopez, Cindy Pena, Abigail M. Pollak, Gilberto Cardenas and Jose B. Fernandez. Cid Wilson serves on the board of directors …

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All today’s newspapers are reporting Minister of the Economy, Planning and Development Temistocles Montas’ detailed explanation of the government’s income problems. Montas was quite clear in stating that the government income for the period January-September was RD$19 billion less than projected in the 2009 budget. An accompanying chart in the Hoy newspaper shows how exports …

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