2010 – Page 266

The editor of the best-selling cookbook in the DR, Milady de Cabral announced that she has accepted to be the running mate for Alfredo Pacheco of the PRD. Pacheco is the leading competitor to city mayor Roberto Salcedo, of the PLD who is running for his third term at the city government. Cabral, known also …

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The Grupo Ramos announced it will open a Multicentro La Sirena, their megastore, at the Galerias 360 shopping mall under construction within the Americana Departamentos shopping center. The Americana is next door to Ikea in Santo Domingo. The La Sirena would be built on an area of 6,100 square meters in the 63,248 square meters …

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The Vicini Group has announced it is beginning construction of highrise residential development in the area of the Sans Souci port, on the eastern side of Santo Domingo. The investment is part of major urban renewal works underway by the Grupo Inversiones Turisticas Sans Souci (ITSS). These have included the completed remodeling of the cruise …

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The business community of Santiago announced that Santiago has its Integral Strategic Plan for the long-term development of the province. Eduardo Trueba, president of the Association para el Desarrollo Incorporada (APEDI), Hendrik Kelner and Saul Abreu, of the organization were interviewed by the Listin Diario. They say they are not waiting on the government to …

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The Ministry of Environment has opened an investigation into the intoxication of employees at Barrick Gold on Sunday and Monday after receiving claims from environmental groups. Environmental prosecutor Andres Chalas said that he will request reports from the Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Environment to determine if the intoxication could have been for …

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Prosecutor General Radhames Jimenez Pena said that his office has more than 100 requests for extradition made by the United States against Dominicans, most for drug trafficking. As reported in Hoy, he also commented that statements by German Miranda Villalona, director of the Anti-Asset Laundering Division of the Prosecutor General Office, are not prudent. Miranda …

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An AP news release calls Jose David Figueroa Agosto, the DR’s most wanted man and says the search for him has intensified. The news release says the fugitive “has embarrassed both countries since escaping a decade ago from a prison in his native Puerto Rico.” As reported, US Marshals spokesman Rafael Escobar classifies Figueroa as …

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Since Monday, there have been three earthquakes of more than 2.8 magnitude felt in the DR. This is good news, as these earthquakes release accumulated energy. As reported, the Monday, 15 March was of 4.1 magnitude, the one on Tuesday, 16 March was of 2.8 magnitude and a third on Wednesday of 3.9 magnitude. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/dr193.php …

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Dominican Casandra Award-winning rock group Boca Tabu will be the opening act with Argentinean song writer and singer, Latin Grammy winner Fito Paez and his concert La Nave Espacial. The performance of Argentinean Fito Paez is scheduled for Thursday, 25 March at the soccer field of Casa de Espana on the Malecon. Singer Pavel Nunez, …

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President Leonel Fernandez decorated movie actress Zoe Saldana at the Presidential Palace yesterday with the order of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella. Fernandez was accompanied by First Lady Margarita Cedeno, and Vice President Rafael Alburquerque. Upon receiving the decoration, Saldana urged Dominican youth to forge ahead. She highlighted the Dominican solidarity with Haiti following the 12 …

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