2011 – Page 86

The District Attorney for the National District, Alejandro Moscoso Segarra, has stopped an attempt to impose an irregular embargo on the residence of the president of the National Commission for Important National Days, Juan Daniel Balcacer, in Bella Vista. According to a report in El Caribe, along with all other newspapers, Moscoso Segarra will prosecute …

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The Dominican Republic hotel sector has announced a series of measures to prevent the spread of cholera, after six tourists – two Europeans and four Chileans – contracted the disease after a stay in Punta Cana. Speaking on Tuesday, the president of the National Hotel and Restaurant Association (Asonahores), Juan Llibre, said that “unfortunately we …

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The violence in the country intensified in the first six months of this year, with 570 homicides, an average of 95 each month. These statistics were compiled by Diario Libre using information from the National Institute of Forensic Pathology, reflecting an increase in crime that is shaking the country. During the same period there were …

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President Leonel Fernandez took part in the conference on “The Hispanic Caribbean: its own field of study” at his Global Democracy and Development Foundation (Funglode) yesterday. He said that trade between the US and the DR totaled about US$9 billion, and that 60% of the tourists who visit the country are from the United States. …

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Just another speech, laden with promises typical of any political campaign, was the general assessment of President Leonel Fernandez’s speech last Sunday in his role as PLD president, Diario Libre reports. Criticisms from opposition political parties and the Catholic Church upheld a rejection of the leader’s comments. The lead was taken by PRD presidential candidate …

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The executive vice president of the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) Celso Marranzini says that the Madrid Accord negotiated during the Mejia administration cannot be modified unilaterally. The topic came up after President Leonel Fernandez, in a speech on Sunday, attributed the stagnation of the industry to the accord. Marranzini said that unilateral adjustments of the …

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The new chief of Prisons, Roberto Obando Prestol donned a baseball cap, dark sunglasses and stood in line to enter La Victoria Jail. He had the first-hand experience of being extorted by two policemen who asked for a RD$300 tip. The experience has helped the young official to put a pilot plan into place where …

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Listin Diario political analyst Orlando Gil observes in his column today that in his speech at the Dominican Fiesta on Sunday what appears to have happened is that President Leonel Fernandez has put the presidential campaign of his party rival Danilo Medina at the service of the defense of the government. Gil says that the …

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The latest WikiLeaks cables released by Noticias SIN have brought military personalities and cases that were vox populi for months but had been forgotten back under the local media spotlight. Diario Libre says the recent releases provide an insight into the influence the US Embassy has on local affairs. The documents reflect pressures on the …

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The Chief Prosecutor of the National Court of Spain, Javier Zaragoza, says that the Arturo del Tiempo is still in preventive custody for his alleged role in what he described as a “very serious” crime of importing a large quantity of cocaine. Answering questions from Diario Libre reporters after a visit to the office of …

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