2012 – Page 10

Yesterday, Thursday 13 December, President Danilo Medina announced the construction of ten public works projects described as a priority for the city of Santiago. The announcement came after a two-hour meeting with business leaders and representatives of other institutions at the city’s PUCMM University. The projects include a water supply system for the Cienfuegos barrio, …

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Supreme Court judge Alejandro Moscoso Segarra has rejected the request for a coercive measure consisting of a remand to custody, presented by the Attorney General of the Republic, Francisco Dominguez Brito against Senator Amable Aristy Castro. The decision was made after an hour and 55 minutes of debates, and the judge returned with his verdict …

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During a press conference held yesterday, Thursday 13 December, the vice-president of the State Electric Companies (CDEEE), Ruben Jimenez Bichara, announced that the process of paying US$300 to the electricity generators had started, so that any delays in the process would be limited to the paperwork between the financial entities and the companies. He said …

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The customs collections for the year 2012 have totaled nearly RD$57 billion which is 91.8% of what was forecast in the budget. Since the totals for December are not included, the Customs Department (DGA) may still achieve their collection goals for 2012. Some analysts at the customs agency are saying that they might even surpass …

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In an unprecedented operation, the Police National Investigations Department (DNI) and the Money Laundering Unit of the Attorney General’s office (PGR) have dismantled a powerful international network made up of Dominicans, Colombians and Venezuelans whose principal activities were drug trafficking and money laundering. The network sent sums ranging between US$2,500,000 and US$12,500,000 a month to …

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The National Police have clarified some details in the case of three men found dead in Villa Altagracia earlier this week. In contrast with initial reports, the man who rented the SUV where two of the bodies were found, Wilmerson Arinel Bueno Jimenez, was not one of the deceased. Police spokesman General Maximo Baez Aybar …

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The news in Diario Libre of the huge series of arrests is combined with two stories in El Nuevo Diario about large drugs bust by the DNCD. It appears that the DNI and the National Drug Control Agency are struggling for headlines. Both are successful in their quest. The DNCD announced the arrest of a …

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For the first time in 32 years, a cruise liner, The World, coming from the Bahamas with 170 couples on board, entered Puerto Plata Harbor. The 340 passengers are part of the so-called “condominium tourism” which uses cruise ships to vacation in different parts of the Caribbean and Europe. Tourism and port authorities were there …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) reported today, Friday 14 December that the winds from the northeast continue to be the dominant factor in our weather due to the humidity that they carry. Cloud formations in the north, northeast, southeast, southwest and central areas including the Central Mountains will bring moderate to heavy rains. There is …

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After the three-day break for the All Star Game in Venezuela, the Dominican Winter Baseball League got under way again yesterday evening, Thursday 13 December. In San Pedro de Macoris the Aguilas Cibaenas were able to defeat the Estrellas Orientales 7-2, in a game that featured very good pitching from Samuel Deduno and power hitting …

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