2012 – Page 254

TV investigative journalist Nuria Piera has complained after people suspected of working for the state intelligence services raided residences and businesses in search of evidence as to who had leaked her the material that was aired on 31 March to present evidence of irregularities and corruption in transactions related to senator Felix Bautista, organizational secretary …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) reports the case of Juan Antonio Morales Rodriguez who was allowed to request 58 duplicates of his ID card in five years. The JCE has a list of 1,500 people who together have taken out 18,791 copies of the document, more than 10 per person. In the Dominican Republic the …

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A pilot working for Joaquin (El Chapo) Guzman, the chief of the Sinaloa drug ring and No. 1 fugitive from justice in the US, has reportedly been captured in the Dominican Republic, according to a report in Listin Diario. The operation is said to have taken place at a Santo Domingo hotel, where two Mexicans …

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The Police report the finding of the body suspect to be of Spanish businessman Antonio Crespo Pando, who had been missing for a week in Bavaro. The body was discovered in an advanced state of decomposition in bushes in Pileta Llana, behind the Hoyo de Fruisa slum area in Bavaro. Earlier, 39-year old Spaniard Maria …

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The Weather Department (ONAMET) is warning residents of Monsenor Nouel (Bonao), Sanchez Ramirez (Cotui) and La Vega (Jarabacoa and Constanza) provinces of heavy rains that could lead to flooding. A yellow alert has been issued for San Cristobal (Villa Altagracia) and Monte Plata, while a green alert of continuing rains that could bring flooding is …

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The Abordage boat model exhibition at the Hostal Nicolas de Ovando is in its final few days. The exhibition with the fine replicas of boats “made in Dominican Republic” is open through 12 April. Abordage features replicas of historic ships, and includes a giant replica of a Bayahibe boat. For more on upcoming events, see …

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In the Dominican Republic, holidays are taken seriously. The most serious of them all is Easter, when most companies close their doors, even major stores, for rest, relaxation and spiritual contemplation. Years back, only Good Friday was taken off, but now gradually the holiday has moved to Thursday, and many businesses are closed as of …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) announced the start of the Easter Week operation on Thursday, 5 April at 2pm. The initiative, which brings together 35,082 members from the Presidency, the Armed Forces, Police, First Lady’s Office, AMET, Civil Defense, Red Cross, Firefighters and OMSA will conclude on Sunday, 8 April at 10pm. The participants in …

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President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated a refrigeration plant owned by Spanish company Almafrio in Quito Sueno in Haina on Tuesday, 3 April. This is the Vima Group’s first major investment in the country. The company, which has a 60-year track record in Spain, has refrigerated installations in Asia, America and Europe. The Almafrio building covers an …

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Celso Marranzini, executive vice president of the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) says that in the past eight years generation capacity has doubled in the DR, and that the nation has the capacity to provide 24-hour service to all, but that the problem is that many do not want to pay for the service, or quality …

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