2011 – Page 65

Industry & Commerce Minister Manuel Garcia Arevalo has defended the high cost of fuel in the Dominican Republic on the grounds that the price of a barrel of petrol was up almost US$4 last week and is at US$88 per barrel. He defended the Ministry’s application of the formula included in the law. He said …

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On her Saturday evening show on 20 August, TV investigative journalist Nuria Piera expressed her indignation that Euclides Gutierrez Felix, the government official and executive of the Superintendence of Insurance is getting privileged treatment from the Dominican Electricity Corporation (CDEEE). Celso Marranzini, executive vice president of the CDEEE, denied that Felix was getting special treatment. …

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The 10 Dominicans who shaved their heads in solidarity with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, met with Chavez in Venezuela on Saturday. The group had been invited to travel to Venezuela. Rafael Guillen, president of the Paz Dominicana religious movement and organizer of the symbolic act, said the group had …

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An Internet group named Anonymous announced that on Monday, 22 August it would hack Dominican government websites to make the point that the authorities need to change their investment policies and allocate more funds to education, as reported in acento.com.do In a YouTube message, Anonymous announced its solidarity with local groups that are calling for …

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Drug control agents have confiscated two high caliber M-16 guns found in the back seat of a vehicle. The owner of the vehicle is suspected of being a fugitive, but was unnamed, according to a report in Listin Diario. The vehicle, a blue Jeep Grand Cherokee was found parked in the Evaristo Morales neighborhood. The …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) announced it has seized 25 packages of cocaine containing 34 kilograms found inside a freight container on board the Humboldt Express that arrived at the Multimodal Caucedo Port from Los Angeles, California. It was due to be transported by the Conti Salome to the Belgian port of Antwerp as …

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Unsuspecting pedestrians in middle-class and upscale residential areas are being surprised by speeding motorized assailants who pull up and grab bags and necklaces off their victims. Hoy reports that residents and people working in Claret, Jardines del Norte, Los Proceres, Los Prados and Julieta in Santo Domingo have made multiple complaints. The newspaper says that …

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A judge in La Altagracia province has ordered a year of preventive custody at the Anamuya Rehabilitation and Correction Center for two men accused of the murder of Wilma Teresa Martinez, who was murdered and decapitated last month. She had recently returned from Switzerland and the motive is said to be theft. Ramon Sabino Romano …

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Victor Mitrov and the Caribbean Big Band Concert are booked for the National Theater on Wednesday 24 August at 8:30pm. The show is a benefit for the Dr. Juan M. Taveras Foundation. The Bulgarian musician who for several years has been the lead trumpet of the National Symphony Orchestra and the Santo Domingo Music Festival …

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The government is installing small-scale hydro-generation systems to bring power to rural areas, as reported in Listin Diario. The renewable energy micro generators reduce pollution and local dependence on petroleum. The DR currently has an installed capacity for 523.2 megawatts in hydro generation, or 12% of all electricity produced in the country a year, according …

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