2010 – Page 235

The business sector has acknowledged that the country’s economy is growing, although some sectors still have a long way to go. Lisandro Macarrulla and Manuel Diez Cabral, the presidents of the National Business Council (Conep) and the Association of Industries of the DR (AIRD), along with the head of Presidente beer, Rafael Menicucci, acknowledged the …

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Traffic jams have gotten worse in Santo Domingo and Listin Diario has an explanation. Vehicle flows are being affected by the disruption in traffic light synchronization on avenues that are undergoing major construction works. AMET wants to switch them off entirely until the construction of the bypasses is completed, to relieve the situation. Listin Diario …

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The Conference of the Dominican Episcopate of Catholic Church bishops has asked the government for an explanation into the contract signed with Canadian mining company Barrick Gold. The Conference wants President Leonel Fernandez to explain the implications of the contract for the country and the province of Sanchez Ramirez (Cotui). The bishops are also insisting …

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PRD president Miguel Vargas Maldonado revealed yesterday that despite the fact that they are fighting an uphill battle with the ruling party, because of the use of state funds, a poll by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner puts the PLD in a tight race in the Senate with just a slight lead of 3% (49%-46%). He stated …

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Maria del Mar Mella, representing the youth movements that have used social media to promote environmental and democratic causes is claiming that they are being pressured for their campaign promoting the “none” vote, “vota por ninguno” in the municipal and congressional election. According to Mella, La Revuelta movement is a victim of anti-democratic pressure from …

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Despite the legislation backlog, Congress is virtually at a standstill because, according to El Caribe, all the legislators are immersed in the political campaign for the 16 May elections. The last session of the Chamber of Deputies took place two weeks ago. In fact, in the two months that have gone by in the current …

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In the province of Santo Domingo, public perceptions of the candidates who are hoping to be re-elected are that they will succeed. Cristina Lizardo’s PLD seat in the Senate, and the city councils headed by Junior Santos (PRD), in Los Alcarrizos, Juan de los Santos (Juancito Sport) in Santo Domingo East and Frank Feliz (Papote) …

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The authorities have indicted the owner of the Templastisa plastics business, Janble Vasquez, on charges of fraudulently installing 125,000kw/h in his company. The business is located on the Mella Highway in Santo Domingo East. The assistant prosecutor for the Electricity Sector, Moises Ferrer, said that in addition to its normal electricity contract, the company also …

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Repatriated murderers Joel Bautista Vasquez (Pilito) and Sergio Humberto Mota Reynoso (Vantroi) are directly implicated in at least 36 murders and 16 other shooting incidents. Somehow, the men were able to leave the country, make their way to Panama and from there on to Mexico, where they were picked up on suspicion and later identified …

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Sergio Humberto Mota Reynoso (Vantroi) was supposed to be in jail where he was sent in 2005, accused of murder and criminal assault. As of now, nobody, according to Listin Diario, knows how Vantroi managed to get out of jail, obtain an altered passport and leave the country. Vantroi and a rival gang leader, Eliezer …

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