2012 – Page 102

One of the men accused of stabbing musician Jose Carlos Hernandez Hernandez to death last weekend is awaiting trial on the accusation of seriously wounding another young man in the neck with a knife in August 2011. Miguel Angel Bautista Mota (El Bola – the Ball) is said to have wounded Hector Jose Irrizary Padua …

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The Corripio Foundation has awarded its winners for 2012, the sixth year of these prizes. In Social and Judicial Science, historian Roberto Cassa was the recipient of the diploma, the statuette and a check for RD$1,000,000. In Journalism, the award went to Santiago Estrella Veloz, and in Art, eminent painter Guillo Perez will receive yet …

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The Second Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) will take place from 5-9 September 2012 in the cities of Santo Domingo, San Francisco de Macoris, Santiago, Punta Cana, Bani, Puerto Plata and Sosua. Organized by the GFDD and Funglode foundations, the festival seeks to raise awareness and enhance understanding of environmental issues among Dominican audiences, …

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President Danilo Medina, via decree 536-12, has appointed six deputy ministers in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and two advisors to the Executive Branch. The new deputy ministers are Hector Vinicio Mella Garrido, Industrial Development; Marcelo Antonio Puello, Free Zones and Special Regimes; Anina M. Del Castillo Cazano, Domestic Trade; Ignacio Mendez, Small and …

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Yesterday, Monday 3 September, First Lady Candida Montilla de Medina visited several wards at the Robert Reid Cabral children’s hospital in Santo Domingo. When asked by journalists about her work schedule, she said that her office was still working on finalizing the plan. Journalists covering the visit reported that the hospital is overcrowded. Hoy reports …

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According to economist Ruddy Santana, who was the country’s representative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2004-2008, a stand-by arrangement with the IMF would pose a threat to the first year of President Danilo Medina’s government by undermining the chances of success of his social policies. He said that such an agreement should be …

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The communications director of the State Electricity Companies (CDEEE), Ramon Garcia has announced that their debt is US$1 billion dollars with the power generating companies, but also RD$600 million with their suppliers. He said that they would make a significant payment to the generators this week. Most is owned to EGE-Haina, AES Dominicana, Seaboard and …

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The former director general of Prisons, Mario Acosta Santos, accused of receiving more than a million pesos in bribes from a prisoner, Pascual Cordero Martinez (El Chino), has been transferred from the Palace of Justice, where he has spent the last week and taken to prison in Najayo under strict security. Leaving the Palace of …

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The judge in charge of the execution of sentences in the National District, Saulo Isabel Diaz, has issued a warrant for the arrest, capture and imprisonment of Deputy Ramon Antonio Fernandez Martinez, (PRD, Santiago Rodriguez) who has been sentenced to a year in jail for cohabiting with a 14-year old girl. The sentence was originally …

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National Drug Control Department (DNCD) spokesman Roberto Lebron has announced that four people are under arrest, including employees of the Port in Caucedo, in connection with a consignment of 758 packets of cocaine and 10 of heroin found on a boat bound for the Netherlands. He said that their names could not be disclosed until …

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