2010 – Page 314

The Police have arrested 8 members of a gang accused of killing more than 12 people, including 4 whose bodies were found last December at Km. 29 of Duarte highway. As reported in El Caribe, the arrested are first lieutenant of the Air Force Carlos Hernandez Montes de Oca, who, according to the Police, supplied …

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A couple arrested with almost one million pseudoephedrine pills and 250 kilos of phenylacetic acid, both used in the manufacture of illegal drugs, have been released on bail. Magalys Esther Rivas Sosa and Nicanor Gonzalez were initially sent to jail for 3 months while their case was being investigated. As reported in Diario Libre, the …

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The authorities searching for 4 people lost at sea since last Thursday have recovered the bodies of Laura Ricart and Spaniard Javier Jorge, who were on a fishing boat trip from Boca Chica. While 4 life jackets have been found, only 2 bodies have been recovered. Still missing are Ricart’s husband Plinio Jacobo and their …

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On Friday, 15 January, the National Symphony Orchestra will be in Higuey for the annual Concierto Altagraciano. Maestro Jose Antonio Molina will conduct the orchestra. A lively program has been scheduled, including the “Danza Final” from the Suite of the Ballet Estancia, Opus 8 by Alberto Ginastero, described as a full-fledged malambo, representing a macho …

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The Gigantes de San Francisco are still leading in the second half of the Professional Winter Baseball Championship. The Gigantes defeated Licey last night 4-3 in San Francisco de Macoris to maintain their lead. They have won 10 games and lost 4, and are expected to move on to the play-offs. Licey defeated the Toros …

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President Leonel Fernandez has sent a bill to the Senate that authorizes free zones to market all their produce locally. The bill modifies Law 8-90 and eliminates the special free zones. President Fernandez says that the bill paves the way for the country to fulfill commitments with the World Trade Organization and the DR-CAFTA treaty …

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India’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shashi Tharoor is expected in the DR for a 3-day visit from 23 to 26 January. Tharoor will meet with President Leonel Fernandez and his Dominican counterpart Carlos Morales Troncoso. His agenda includes the signing of trade and cooperation agreements, climate change, United Nations reform, drug trafficking and …

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While diesel and LPG prices were left at last week’s levels, the government has increased the price of regular and premium gasoline. Industry and Commerce Minister Jose Ramon Fadul warned that although the price per gallon of diesel and LPG stayed the same, this does not mean an end to the trend for increased prices …

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Government officials, led by Metropolitan Office of Bus Service (OMSA) head Ignacio Ditren, have invited the country’s transport unions to a meeting on Monday morning to discuss the issues surrounding the recent fare increases on passenger and cargo rates. Ditren said that the government wants to resolve the issues surrounding the increases in fuel prices …

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A further 40 families will be removed from the banks of the Ozama River in the Gualey sector of the National District, as a result of works on the Ecological Avenue by the Transport Reorganization Office (Opret). According to local residents, the authorities began work last week. On the job site, heavy equipment is working …

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