2012 – Page 252

The Dominican authorities here have captured at least 10 murderers from the Sinaloa Cartel and at least seven of them have been extradited to the United States, according to a report in Listin Diario. The latest incident was the arrest and near-immediate extradition of a man said to work as a pilot for Joaquin – …

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The shooting dead of a PRD activist in Moca on Sunday, 8 April opened a new clash between the PRD and PLD parties, which are accusing each other of causing the incident that also resulted in several injuries. The Attorney General of the Republic has ordered an investigation in order to bring the persons to …

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Two women were shot dead and a two-year old boy was wounded in the municipality of Villa Tapia on Sunday, 8 April. Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident. One was identified as Belarminio Polanco Toribio, who investigators described as the main suspect and the man who had a relationship with one …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) released its final bulletin (No. 4) yesterday, Monday, 9 April on the Holy Week Operation for 2012 “For Your Safety and Values,” which revealed that nearly a thousand people had been affected, with 38 fatalities. The number of fatalities increased to 40 as two people who drowned in private swimming …

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With several provinces already under Red Alert, the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) and the Emergency Operations Center (COE) are placing several others under Yellow and Green alerts. The provinces subject to Red Alerts are Monsignor Nouel (Bonao), Sanchez Ramirez (Cotui) and La Vega. The agency is warning of the risk of flooding and landslides. In …

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Formerly living in Santiago and now in Brooklyn, New York, Dominican singer and songwriter Irka Mateo has been awarded US$5,000 by the Grammy Foundation for research into rare recordings of Dominican folk music played for popular religious events. Her work expands on previous work done by Fradique Lizardo (1930-1997) housed at the Centro Leon. The …

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The Dominican men’s team defeated the US and Canadian teams in matches in Boca Chica, but failed to win a medal in the semi-finals in the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (Norceca) Beach Volleyball tournament held last weekend in Boca Chica. The DR team of Luis Adames and German Recio bettered their counterparts …

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Dominican gymnast Yamilet Pena has won a bronze medal in the Zibo World Cup held in Zibo, China. She landed the most difficult Handspring Double Front on competition. The Zibo World Cup is a preparatory event for the London 2012 Olympics. Yamilet Pena qualified in Japan to represent the Dominican Republic at the event. She …

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The Museum of Modern Art (MAM) is inviting the public to the collective show “Bajo mi sombrilla,” by young artists Pascal Meccariello, Citlally Miranda, Leticia Ceballos, Mabel Manzano, Elias Roedan, Carlos Frank Then, Colectivo Picnic, Ezequiel Taveras, Jose Pion and Pancho Rodriguez. The exhibition can be viewed in the Patio Espanol at the MAM from …

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President Leonel Fernandez is scheduled to leave tomorrow, Tuesday, 10 April, to take part in a United Nations debate on financial speculation on Wednesday. The decision to hold these debates was reached at the UN on 22 December 2011. The President’s agenda includes attendance at the 9:30am session followed by another on Futures Markets at …

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