2010 – Page 284

The Central Bank and the nation’s commercial banks have agreed to proceed with the new formats for checks. The date set for the new checks is 30 April. According to El Nuevo Diario, the Central Bank and the commercial banks held a meeting where they agreed that even after the deadline, both types of check …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has released the regulations that will govern the selection of the at-large deputies by accumulation of votes in the upcoming elections in May. Once a party or political group manages to obtain any type of seat in Congress, be it senatorial or a deputation, it automatically loses its opportunity to …

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The PRD has sworn in Orlando Jorge Mera and Geanilda Vasquez as general party secretary and secretary of organization respectively, and repealed article 185 of their statutes that prohibited the party president and other members of the party leadership from running for elective posts. This now clears the way for Miguel Vargas Maldonado to run …

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Three associations in Cabarete have become very active in restoring citizens’ rights. The Cabarete Development Association (ADECA), the Cabarete and Sosua Association for Protection of the Environment and Tourism, and the Federation for the Sustainable Development of Cabarete have been meeting to plan with a long-term vision for the north coast beach town. One of …

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The presidential drug trafficking advisor, lawyer Marino Vinicio (Vincho) Castillo has warned that the Armed Forces and the National Police have not been purged of the drug traffickers who have infiltrated their ranks, he told Federico Mendez in an interview on Sunday by Santo Domingo TV, as reported in Listin Diario. Castillo said: “In Puerto …

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United States Attorney General Eric Holder will be coordinating with his Dominican counterpart, Radhames Jimenez Pena, in an effort to secure the capture and arrest of Puerto Rican fugitive Jose David Figueroa Agosto and his Dominican associate Sobeida Felix Morel, as reported in Diario Libre and the Listin Diario. The US official said that the …

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Agents from the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) dismantled a ring of Canadian and Dominican drug traffickers over the weekend. Diario Libre reported that the agents seized 72 kilograms of cocaine, 32 cell phones, a gold Rolex watch, 4 cameras, a box of rubber gloves, US$49,000, a safe, a Fait Seven 9mm pistol with 3 …

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An apparent lack of police patrols in San Cristobal has claimed another victim. This time a man was killed by an angry mob after he stole a motorcycle in La Toma during the early morning hours of Sunday. Unfortunately for 30 year-old Severino Antonio Rivas, a.k.a. Villa Penca, his head was badly disfigured, his body …

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A Dominican cyclist has won Dominican Independence Cycling Tour, just the second time in the competition’s 31-year history. Augusto Sanchez of the Aro & Pedal team became the first Dominican in 22 years to win the event. In the team category, Telecable Central of La Vega won, followed by Spidertech (Canada), Kazakhstan and Aro & …

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A selection of Latin pop music stars is booked for Santo Domingo’s Palacio de los Deportes on 6 March. Reik, Martha Heredia, Cristian Castro & Noel Schajris (formerly of the Sin Banderas group) are coming together for a show called “Pop Invasion.” Martha Heredia, winner of the 2009 Latin American Idol reality show, will perform …

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