2010 – Page 220

The Third Penal Chamber of the National District Appeals Court has ordered the arrest of four people implicated in the case of the murder of seven Colombians in a drug-related massacre in Paya, Bani on 4 August 2008. The four are to stand trial on charges related to the case. They had previously been dismissed …

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For several weeks reporters for El Informe, the SIN channel investigative television show hosted by Alicia Ortega, have been trailing trucks loaded with appliances from the Lottery headquarters to several PLD warehouses. According to the reporters, on Friday night their vehicle was following a truck from the National Lottery to a Price Stabilization Institute (INESPRE) …

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Dominican ultra distance open water swimmer Marcos Diaz has been welcomed by Governor General Paul Matane of Papua New Guinea for the start of his Swim Across the Continents. The swim is part of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Campaign. Between May and August 2010, Marcos Diaz will make 4 open water swims to …

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20-year-old Starlin Castro from Montecristi in the northwestern corner of the Dominican Republic was playing professional baseball at the Double A level for the Chicago Cubs, until last Friday morning when he got the call saying he was being called up to the “Bigs”. That night, he became the youngest shortstop in Cubs’ history. But …

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The Centro Cultural de Espana presents the First Exhibit of Dominican Comics. Works by Moro Studio, Zothique, The Last Continent, Comic Cinema, Kadath DC, Alpha Eve, Rurubell and Telsa Blaze will be on display. The exhibition will last through 16 May at the cultural center located on Arz. Merino Street near the intersection with the …

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Central Bank governor Hector Valdez Albizu revealed yesterday that the economy had grown by 7.5% in the first quarter, in contrast to the 1% growth in the same period of 2009. He said that this reflected a consolidation of the recovery process that began in the last quarter of 2009. The increase places the country …

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According to Angel Rosario Vinas, the president of the Dominican National Refinery, the recent acquisition by Venezuela of 49% of the shares in the refinery will lead to a reduction of the prices of fuels. In an interview with reporters from Multimedia del Caribe (El Caribe), he said that this would be one of the …

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Central Electoral Board (JCE) Administrative Chamber president Roberto Rosario says that new winds are blowing at the JCE. He called on the leadership of the political parties to live up to the new electoral system installed by the JCE. He said that some political sectors suffer from a lack of imagination when they claim that …

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Peravia (Bani) senator Wilton Guerrero Dume is calling on the Central Electoral Board and the Prosecutor General Office to publish the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) report on the candidates seeking election, as reported in Hoy. He said this report could establish some candidates’ links to drug trafficking and other crimes. He warned that some …

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Civic movement Participacion Ciudadana (Citizen Participation) will be mobilizing a network of 1,225 national and foreign observers in 16 provinces, to ensure that the popular will is not altered before, during or after the elections. According to Hoy newspaper, PC executive director Javier Cabreja said that they have been working on the electoral observation for …

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