2010 – Page 198

The Navy reports confiscating 91 packages of cocaine weighing 94.5 kilos. The cocaine was being transported on a 23-foot fishing yacht, Veronica. Five people were arrested in the operation, which took place in Boca Chica. The captain of the boat rammed it into the sand, and escaped. The Navy and DNCD agents arrested Victor Manuel …

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Lawyers for Puerto Rican fugitive Jose Figueroa Agosto said that the Dominican authorities could not present any drug trafficking charges against him if they do not have proof of this. Lawyers Ramon Negron Colon, Ruben Cerezo Hernandez and Dominic Rodriguez said that Figueroa Agosto had been sentenced in Puerto Rico to 209 years in jail …

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The 2010 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season starts today, 1 June and will last through 30 November. US forecasters are predicting considerably higher probabilities of storms hitting the US and the Caribbean this season. The first tropical storm in the region, which affected Central America, has already caused 142 deaths in impoverished areas. For the US …

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Colorado Rockies ace pitcher, Dominican Ubaldo Jimenez (38) is the clear frontrunner for the National League Cy Young award. He showed his extraordinary talent again when pitching a complete game four-hitter as the Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0. Only one Giants runner reached third base and only three reached second. Jimenez has dominated …

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The Dominican Republic women’s volleyball team beat China 3-1 to achieve its second straight victory while Turkey clinched its first win after upsetting Cuba in straight sets at the 2010 China International Women’s Volleyball Tournament in Luohe, China on Sunday. The match is preparatory for the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix that starts on 6 …

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Puerto Rican Robi Draco Rosa is booked for the Hard Rock Cafe in Santo Domingo on 1 and 2 June 2010 as of 9pm. While originally known as a member of the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, he has gone on to be an established musician, dancer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor. For more …

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President Leonel Fernandez was in La Romana over the weekend for the opening of the first Latin Baseball Hall of Fame in La Romana. The Hall of Fame is honoring baseball’s most famous figures in three categories: Those Inducted in Cooperstown Hall of Fame, Veterans and Contemporary Players since 1959. The first group inducted in …

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President Leonel Fernandez invited poor people to queue up outside his house to receive Mother’s Day handouts on Sunday. Hoy newspaper says this brings back memories of the days of former President Balaguer, who was in power for 30 years. Thousands would receive food and cash gifts from Balaguer for Mother’s Day. But this was …

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The Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) announced the arrest of two pilots and two co-pilots yesterday. The men are being linked to the case of the small plane that tried to fly from Santiago’s Cibao Airport to the Bahamas on 13 April. Colonel Cesar Cotes, general security supervisor for IDAC, said that the four Bahamian …

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Pilots Association president Pedro Dominguez is denouncing the existence of a ‘mafia’ that he says continues to operate at Dominican airports. He said no pilot could make illegal flights without the complicity of the airport authorities, as reported in Hoy. Dominguez said that Dominican Civilian Aviation Institute (IDAC) chief Jose Tomas Perez has not been …

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