2010 – Page 221

Former Canadian ambassador to the Dominican Republic Adam Blackwell is heading the Organization of American States Electoral Observers’ Mission to the DR. The mission will observe the congressional and municipal elections to be held on 16 May 2010. This will be 14th time the OAS observes an election in the DR. The Electoral Observers’ Mission …

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A lawsuit against engineer Jose Ramon Brea and the companies Carimex Inc, Carimex Llc, Carimex E Ibt Internacional, Ibt Internacional Business And Trades S.A. is a first against the company that built the Ciudad de la Salud in the Province of Santo Domingo, a complex of five hospitals. Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez announced …

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A relatively small 3.3 degree earth tremor shook a lot of people out of their houses in Monte Cristi at 5:20 in the morning. Many residents were still sleeping when the small earthquake hit the town. According to Listin Diario correspondent Felix Gonzalez, no injuries or physical damage were reported. The Autonomous University of Santo …

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The Ministry of the Police and the Interior has described criticism from several sectors of society following the trickery played on reporters from Multimedios del Caribe (El Caribe) when they presented police officers as “rehabilitated criminals” as politically motivated. Nonetheless, Franklin Almeyda acknowledged that the National Police needed to be cleaned up. Almeyda said that …

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The Venezuelan government has reported the detention of Ramon Antonio del Rosario Fuentes, “Tono Lena”, who is implicated in Puerto Rican fugitive Jose Figueroa Agosto’s drug trafficking network. The arrest was made at Simon Bolivar International Airport, some 30 kilometers north of Caracas. Venezuelan Interior Minister Tareck El Aissami said that Del Rosario Fuentes, 41, …

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The judge of the Sixth Court of Instruction of the National District has granted a one-month extension for the District Attorney to present an accusation or file the case records in relation to the accused in the indictment of fugitive Jose D. Figueroa Agosto. Magistrate Clara Luz Almonte Gomez took the decision after hearing a …

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In an exciting final stretch run, 25-year old Dominican jockey Joel Rosario riding Make Music for Me moved up from last place through the first 3/4 mile to fourth of 20 at the finish. He raced before 155,804 fans that braved heavy early morning rain and sporadic showers throughout the day to watch the 136th …

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The rooftop lounge of the Dominican Fiesta Hotel presents Fiesta Sunset Jazz concert. Go early to see the sunset and enjoy some of the best jazz in the DR as of 7pm. Juan Jose- the Latin Crooner and the concert The Rat Pack is Back on Friday, 7 May. Free admission. For more on ongoing …

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President Leonel Fernandez and President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela witnessed the signing of the deal in which Venezuela’s PDV Caribe purchased a 49% stake in the Dominican Petroleum Refinery yesterday afternoon at the Presidential Palace. The contract was signed by Hacienda Minsiter Vicente Bengoa and Rafael Dario Ramirez, Minister of Energy and Petroleum and president …

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President Leonel Fernandez and President Hugo Chavez have signed an agreement at the Presidential Palace, making the way for Dominicans to watch Television del Sur (Telesur), the Venezuelan government television station. Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro signed a cooperation agreement for combatting drug trafficking and drug consumption. The ministers …

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