2011 – Page 45

The anti-crime measures ordered by President Leonel Fernandez on Saturday include a high-level commission headed by the Attorney General of the Republic, the chiefs of Police, and Army and the Director of the National Investigations Department (DNI). They announced a bid to strengthen the actions aimed at tackling crime. In the meeting, held in the …

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In an attempt to keep cell phones out of the nation’s prisons and jails, the government will import specially trained dogs from the United States in order to sniff out and find and seize any cell phones in the 37 prisons facilities. The Attorney General of the Republic, Radhames Jimenez Pena, made the announcement yesterday, …

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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice, Jorge Subero Isa, has issued a statement advising judges in the criminal courts to use better guidelines when they are assigning coercive measures. His statement comes after President Fernandez, during his talk on Saturday at the “Panel on Citizen Safety”, held in the PUCMM in Santiago, …

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The residents of the Pastor de Bella Vista sector demonstrated yesterday in demand for the transfer of the Juvenile Corrections and Rehabilitation Center. They marched on the Governor’s office to deliver a letter to the Attorney General of the Republic calling for the move. According to Hoy, the president of the Parents and Friends of …

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The authorities have arrested three police officers in San Cristobal, in connection with the theft of dozens of motorcycles from the parking lot of the Juan Pablo Pina Hospital in the city center. The three cops, one of whom is a member of the custodial force at the Najayo prison, are said to be involved …

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This morning, more than 400 heavy vehicles, dump trucks, tractor-trailers and container trucks halted all traffic on the Joaquin Balaguer Highway between Santiago and Navarrete in demand of some RD$60 million pesos from the government. The truckers told El Caribe reporters that the money is owed for services provided to several institutions responsible for the …

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The Central Cibao Command, headquartered in Santiago de los Caballeros, together with the central office of Criminal Investigations have arrested a fugitive, Cristian Garcia Santana and/or Jonathan Rosario Santana, 34, who has been arrested on 18 previous occasions, according to Police files. He has been arrested, according to El Nuevo Diario, for many different crimes, …

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After more than 20 days without drinking water, services are slowly getting back to normal in several parts of Greater Santo Domingo, which according to the Water and Sewer Corporation of Santo Domingo (CAASD), comes after a series of 19-hour days of hard work. Caasd director Perez, speaking at a press conference in the Orlando …

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The private clinics that belong to the National Association of Private Clinics (Andeclip) announced yesterday the gradual suspension of services, beginning on Thursday to the affiliates of the Family Health Services (SFS), which will affect some 4.5 million subscribers and their families. Andeclip president Dr. Rafael Mena attributed this cutback in service to the fact …

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The latest forecasts are predicting showers in some parts of the country because of a low-pressure trough and winds from Tropical Storm Maria. The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) reported that surf conditions today along the north coast will continue to pose dangers for small craft and people are advised not to go into the waters …

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