2010 – Page 302

The nation has a million and a half quintals (1qq = 100lbs) available for export and a strategic reserve of 5.5 million quintals as the result of the record harvest of 12,155,401 quintals last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. The increase in rice production and other food products is attributed to farmers’ confidence …

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Although the earthquake in Haiti spared the lives of George Nader Sr and his wife, it destroyed a life’s work of collecting Haitian art, destroying as many as 12,000 pieces in his huge mansion in the hills. According to El Nuevo Diario, the elder member of the Nader family lost art that was worth between …

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Deputy Pelegrin H. Castillo has republished an article that originally appeared in the Listin Diario on 1 March 2004 in response to the political crisis in Haiti that saw the ousting of then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Castillo believes that the positions taken and points made at the time apply now more than ever. “Haiti returns to …

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Writing in today’s Diario Libre, economist Gustavo Volmar focuses on the challenge of building Haiti. “With the devastation caused by the earthquake, it would appear that in Haiti one has to start from zero, do it all new. This is a magnificent intention, but the fact is that Haiti will continue to have the same …

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The PLD and PRD parties are saying that they do not have female candidates with “sufficient representation” and in the alternate order that is required in order to fulfill the 33% female quota of the candidacies. “In some cases, it was not even possible to elect any woman candidate” in the internal primaries, according to …

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Writing in Hoy, Monetary Board member Ramon Nunez Ramirez expresses his concern that the general focus on Haiti should not divert attention from the case of drug baron Jose David Figueroa Agosto in the DR. He states: “A drug baron escapes from a maximum security jail in Puerto Rico and establishes himself in the DR, …

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The National Police has arrested and arraigned 3 men in connection with last Thursday’s murder of engineer Wilson Alejandro Amparo Luna in a case of mistaken identity. They apparently confused him with Winston Rizik Rodriguez, a cockfighting enthusiast. The men arrested are Victor Alfonso Damian Rojas (a.k.a. “Residente”), Jonathan Rafael Caro Perez (a.k.a. “Cuto”) and …

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The 27 defendants in the Paya massacre case have all pleaded “not guilty” and demanded the return of their seized assets. The judge of the National District First Court of Instruction has set 23 February as the date he will hand down his decision and reveal which of the accused of the massacre of 7 …

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The new Dominican Constitution will be proclaimed today at the National Assembly of the 210 senators and the deputies. Today the nation honors the memory of Juan Pablo Duarte, the founding father of the Dominican nation. Once proclaimed, legislators will need to work to modify laws that are now affected by all the changes. The …

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During the Haiti donor conference held in Montreal yesterday, a 10-year commitment for building in Haiti was reached. The “Friends of Haiti” agreed that Haitians would direct the construction, with international support in the coordination and transparency of the aid. The meeting was held both to discuss immediate relief and long-term assistance to building in …

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