2011 – Page 256

The Federacion Nacional de Transporte Dominicano (Fenatrado) has announced a new 30% hike in freight cargo transportation rates. The truck owners union said the increase is in response to fuel cost increases. Fenatrado secretary general Blas Peralta announced the increase on the heels of the recent meeting between President Leonel Fernandez and bus and public …

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The Dominican government has issued a press statement in response to the publication in the Nuevo Herald of an article in which the country was warned of possible sanctions by the United States because of an alleged lack of commitment to combat the trafficking of Haitian children. “The Dominican government has strengthened all measures, current …

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The number of Haitian minors working as prostitutes in Boca Chica has increased, as reported in the Miami Herald and Nuevo Herald. Residents of Boca Chica confirmed this in interviews with investigative TV show, El Informe de Alicia Ortega. As reported, the Haitian prostitutes have displaced their Dominican counterparts. As reported in Hoy, services range …

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Although former dictator Jean Claude Duvalier’s return to Haiti has provoked a storm of conjecture and expectations, many Haitian and Dominican politicians do not think that his presence influences or changes the situation of disaster and poverty in the neighboring country or believe it will affect stability in the DR. Others, while recognizing his right …

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The playoffs will be played in the east. Last night, in a special, one-game final of the round robin, the Estrellas Orientales defeated the resurgent Gigantes del Cibao and crushed their hopes for another playoff. The Estrellas Orientales won the game 3-0, after a three-run rally in the fifth inning decided things for the hometown …

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The Central Electoral Board has announced an extension of the use of the current ID cards (cedulas) into the 2012 election. The JCE says it will use resources to complete the collection of biometric data from 2.4 million citizens. Data from 3.7 million of the 6.1 million citizens estimated to be over 18 years of …

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The Ministry of Industry & Commerce authorized increases ranging from RD$1.28 to RD$4 in fuel last Friday. The new prices per gallon are: premium gasoline RD$180.10, regular gasoline RD$170.30, premium diesel RD$159.60, regular diesel RD$154, avtur RD$127.27, kerosene RD$145.10, fuel oil RD$109.29, propane RD$92.52, natural gas RD$18.94/cubic meter. Diario Libre reports that this is the …

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The US government is putting pressure on the Dominican government to shake off its laissez-faire approach towards its border controls and work harder to reduce child smuggling from Haiti. There are reports that border guards are profiting from looking the other way to allow illegal aliens to enter, including smuggled children. For years now, women …

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Members of the 4th Brigade of the army arrested over the weekend a Dominican bus driver who was driving a bus with 17 Haitians, including seven pregnant women from Dajabon. The women said they contracted the ride to give birth in Dominicans hospitals, as reported in Listin Diario. The vehicle passed through checkpoints at Dajabon, …

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Notorious for his brutal regime, the ousted former dictator of Haiti, 59-year old Jean Claude Duvalier (Baby Doc) returned to Haiti yesterday traveling on a Haitian diplomatic passport. He is accused of widespread corruption, repression and human rights abuses since he inherited government from his father and ruled Haiti from 1971-1986 prior to having been …

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