2010 – Page 291

166,235 Dominicans living overseas can vote in the next congressional and municipal elections. They will be able to vote at the voter registration locales that will serve as polling stations in the elections. The registered voters, who form part of the Dominican diaspora, are registered at 358 of the 13,250 voting stations located all over …

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The World Bank representative in the Dominican Republic, Roberto Senderowitsch, warned on Friday that the World Bank does not have any more funds available to finance the electricity sector. Minister of Hacienda Vicente Bengoa had said the government was considering applying for financing to improve the electricity sector. Senderowitsch said: “There is a multiyear 4-year …

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In its weekly fuel price update issued on Friday, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce ordered increases of RD$3.30, RD$3.00, RD$2.30 for premium and regular gasoline and diesel. The price of LPG gas remained at RD$80 per gallon. According to the Ministry, the price increases are in response to the news that favorable information indicated …

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With the entry of the commercial banks into the mortgage market, the DR’s savings and loan associations (S&Ls) have gone through a process of mergers that has reduced their number from 19 to 10. Of these, 5 were mergers and 3 were liquidated. The 2002 Monetary and Finance Law permits the commercial banks, under the …

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The rescue of an 11-month old baby girl following the arrest of 6 women has filled the La Pina barrio with joy. The baby girl was found safe and sound in the Herrera section of Santo Domingo West 4 days after she was kidnapped from her home in Cienfuegos. Her mother, Josefina, was so desperate …

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The Police have arrested an Italian national who is listed among his country’s10 most wanted criminals. He is accused of committing several crimes and of belonging to the Cassotta mafia clan. The man was named as Saverio Loconsolo who fled to the Dominican Republic via Venezuela in order to evade a 25-year jail term for …

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40 Dominicans appear on the international lists of “Most Wanted” criminals featured on the FBI, the DEA and Interpol web pages. On the Interpol list, 11 Dominicans accused of such crimes as murder, drug trafficking and felony robbery are listed among the 70 most wanted. The list also includes Jose Figueroa Agosto (Puerto Rican) and …

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All the members of gang of drug traffickers, made up of 7 men and led by 2 police corporals, were arrested over the weekend in the city of Bani with 5 packages of cocaine, 5 guns, 7 bulletproof vests and clothing that identified them as belonging to the National Drug Control Department, according to DNCD …

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The current water shortage has worsened potable water supplies in Santo Domingo. Diario Libre conducted an opinion poll among residents of low income barrios like Villa Francisca, Villas Agricolas and Villa Maria in the National District, who confirmed that they were suffering from a lack of water. Local residents told Diario Libre reporters that for …

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The weather system that was located to the north of the island has moved towards the center of the national territory, and will cause a considerable increase in rainfall over the next few hours. Last night the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) forecast that the rains will be more frequent and intense in the north, northeast, …

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