2011 – Page 58

Last night the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) seized 97 packages of cocaine hidden inside 14 iron bars that were being shipped from Haina Port to Barcelona, Spain as part of a scrap metal consignment. The drug haul, estimated to weigh around 103kg, was found in a container full of scrap metal around midnight. Other …

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One of the men wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of trader Leonidas Nivar Arias, a brother of the Judge Claribel Nivar Arias, turned himself in to the deputy director of the Department of Criminal Investigations yesterday, accompanied by a Police captain who lives in his neighborhood of Lava Pie in San Cristobal. …

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At least 108 people have died violently in the province of Santiago so far this year, including 24 men executed in several locations around the city, and this is worrying the business and social sectors. The latest case involves the murder of a bus driver, Kelvin Antonio Rodriguez Rosario, who was intercepted by his killers …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) reported that it is keeping a close watch on a low- pressure trough and Tropical Storm Katia, which formed overnight. Onamet says that the new storm is well to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands and is on a west-northwest course that should keep to storm to the east …

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The National Hotel & Restaurant Tourism Association (Asonahores) presents its annual trade show at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel convention hall in Santo Domingo, Wednesday 31 August to Saturday, 3 September. The trade show is in its 25th year. For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar  

The National Judicial Council (CNM) has a list of 285 candidates for the posts of judge for the Supreme Court of Justice, Supreme Electoral Court and Constitutional Court. 100 of the applicants are working judges. As reported in Diario Libre, the candidates include two judges of the Supreme Court of Justice (Rafael Luciano Pichardo and …

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The Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) announced it will be installing 65 planned wi-fi hot spots for free internet service in 65 communities in 31 provinces nationwide. The communities that are first to benefit are La Cuesta (San Jose de las Matas), Janico and Sabana Iglesia in Santiago de los Caballeros. Sabana Iglesia has a large …

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The Dominican Naval Auxiliary, a corps of civilian volunteers that provides specialized assistance at sea, were special guests at an international training conference held in the United States. During the US Coast Guard Auxiliary National Conference held in Charlotte, North Carolina, Commodore Jose Antonio Najri of the Dominican Naval Auxiliary reported that to date, his …

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Conjoined twins Maria Teresa and Teresa Maria will travel to the Richmond, Virginia Children’s Hospital for a final test prior to possible separation surgery, as reported in Listin Diario. The case is described as complex because they share a liver and small intestine. The girls, who are 16 months old, were born joined at the …

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The Higher Administrative Court announced on Monday that it has upheld the judicial recourse from the citizen group, “Lower the Price of Gas” against the minister of Industry and Commerce, as reported in acento.com.do The movement is demanding transparency from the Ministry of Industry & Commerce on the formula it uses to calculate fuel prices …

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