2012 – Page 243

Julia Ou, aged 52, a second secretary at the Taiwanese Embassy, has been found dead in her apartment in the Gazcue area of Santo Domingo. A member of the Tzu Chi Foundation, one of Taiwan’s biggest charities, Ou was described by her colleagues as a philanthropist who often helped the needy. Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos …

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Dominican fashion designer Oscar de la Renta announced his support to Adriano Espaillat for a seat in Congress. He would replace Representative Charlie Rangel. De la Renta called for Dominicans to vote to lead Espaillat to become the first Dominican legislator for the district that extends from Upper Manhattan into the Bronx. Rangel has served …

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In a note dated 17 April 2011, Haitian press agency AhpHaiti publishes comments by legislative officials and human rights campaigners in Haiti on the alleged conspiracy by former military colonel and aide to PRD presidential candidate Hipolito Mejia, Pedro Julio (Pepe) Goico and Haitian businessman Pierre Kanzki to destabilize the government of Michel Martelly. The …

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The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) has announced the arrest of Azolin Vil Perez, accused of supplying marijuana to a former Dominican Air Force Colonel, Francisco Jose Espinal Munoz, who was remanded in prison for a year after being caught with 409 pounds of the drug. After his arrest in Santo Domingo, Perez was sent …

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Carlina Duran Baldera, representing La Vega at the Miss Universe Dominican Republic beauty pageant, was crowned Miss Universe Dominican Republic last night, Tuesday 17 April. She will represent the country at the Miss Universe 2012 contest. The event was held at Santo Domingo’s Hotel Jaragua with 37 women vying for the title. The judges were …

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A love story is unfolding on Twitter as Santo Domingo residents respond to a large banner placed at the intersection of John F Kennedy and Lope de Vega avenues. The banner read: “Siria, I Love You. Let’s rescue what united us.” A makeshift drawing of a man and a woman tickled the imagination of Dominicans …

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The Santo Domingo International Book Fair, dedicated this year to Central America, opens today at the grounds of the Plaza de la Cultura. The fair, which is the country’s leading cultural activity, runs through 6 May. Twenty-eight countries and 425 exhibitors are taking part in the fair. www.cultura.gob.do/Noticias/Articulo/tabid/78/smid/456/ArticleID/986/reftab/38/Default.aspx For more on upcoming events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar

The Department of Migration, in coordination with the National Department of Investigations (DNI) has announced the launch of Stages II and III of the Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS). Both stages, which will be developed jointly, are aimed at providing one hundred percent coverage of air and sea operations in the Dominican Republic. The idea …

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The XV International Book Fair in Santo Domingo is the country’s principal cultural event of the year, according to Pedro Antonio Valdez, the director of this year’s fair. Valdez said that this year’s fair would be filled with surprises and innovations, including a prize for Young Journalists and an exhibition honoring Mario Vargas Llosa and …

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Local newspapers continued to provide details on the story of the AmBev initial purchase of majority ownership (51%) of Presidente beer for US$1.237 billion. This includes a first payment of US$1 billion for 41.76% of E. Leon Jimenes shares and US$237 million in a future transaction for the Heineken-owned 9.3% ownership. As a result of …

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