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Prosecutor General Radhames Jimenez has revealed more details about the two high-ranking military officers and three civilians wanted for extradition to the US. One of the military officers is former Major Antonio Suarez Filipo, who has turned himself in voluntarily to Puerto Rican officials. Jimenez did not name the second officer, but said he was …

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The Major League Baseball office that represents 30 MLB teams in the Dominican Republic corrects what it calls was most probably a misinterpretation in a news story published originally in Hoy and picked up by dr1news (12 August 2008). The story linked Leyba to a forged birth certificate. Ronald Peralta says that Jhonathan Leyba’s role …

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The Dominican Republic will match Venezuela in Group II of the Davis Cup competition on 18-20 September. The event will take place at the Santo Domingo Tennis Club (La Bocha). Coach Rafael Moreno is optimistic about the team’s chances for moving on to Group I. The Dominican team has reached the finals of Group II …

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Puerto Rican salsa singer Marc Anthony is expected in the DR early Wednesday, as he prepares for his weekend concert in Santiago. This will be the first time that Anthony performs in Santiago after his show was canceled earlier this year, so excitement about his performance is mounting. The show is this Friday, at the …

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Russia is considering opening a full embassy in the DR, according to a joint statement issued by the governments of the Dominican Republic and the Russian Federation following the 7-11 September visit by Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso to Russia last week. The Ministers noted the positive dynamics in bilateral political, economic and trade ties …

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The DR needs to decide on the technology it will adopt to move from analog over-the-air broadcasting to digital broadcasting, or DTV. Digital broadcasting allows TV and radio stations to provide improved picture and sound quality along with a host of other advantages over analog broadcasting. Jose Rafael Vargas, president of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute, …

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President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated the RD$500 million state of the art Mauricio Baez Cultural Center on Friday. The center, located in Santo Domingo’s Villa Juana district, has a library, amphitheater, high school, computer center and medical dispensary. Fernandez stressed that for him the new facility was a way of giving something back to the neighborhood …

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According to a study by USAID, nearly half the population of the DR (9,365,818 according to 2007 numbers) can be considered “poor” and 1.5 million people are defined as “destitute”. USAID released the details during a seminar in Santo Domingo attended by business, union and religious representatives. The study also reveals that there are 1,400,000 …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has ordered the early suspension of residence changes. The official deadline was supposed to be 16 September for changes of address. In the meantime, the JCE is investigating 6,887 cases. JCE Administrative Chamber president Roberto Rosario clarified that the investigation would concentrate on changes of residence that have been made …

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The business sector has expressed its opposition to the new appointments of Jose Augusto Izquierdo, Jose Eduardo Nunez, Reynaldo Alvarez to Proindustria, saying that the appointments violate mechanisms for choosing the directors established in Law 392-07 that created the institution. Manuel Cabrera of the Association of Industries of Herrera says this is a case of …

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