2012 – Page 277

For the third time in four months, a Dominican judge has delayed a decision in the murder trial of two Montreal men accused of beating 19-year old Jordan Morrison to death outside a resort in Punta Cana last year. A long-awaited decision in the case was expected Monday but the judge pushed back his decision …

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Jose Pimentel, a US citizen of Dominican origin who is accused of planning terrorist attacks in New York declared on Tuesday, 13 March that he was not guilty of the charges made against him. Pimentel was arrested last November, after having been under surveillance for two years, and had recently converted to Islam. He is …

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Hoy reports that the Dominican police, Haitian police and the UASD security have joined forces to investigate the murder of Haitian Joel Geffrard, 48, who was murdered inside the state university campus in the afternoon of Monday March 12. Police spokesman General Maximo Baez Aybar said yesterday Tuesday March 13 that members of the Central …

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Merengue group Los Hermanos Rosario won the El Soberano prize at the 28th Casandra Awards, in a spectacular show televised last night Tuesday, 13 March, hosted by comedians Cuquin Victoria and Felipe Polanco (Boruga). Socorro Castellanos received a special Casandra Award for Merit. Mana, Natalia Jimenez, William Levy and Gloria Trevi received International Casandra Awards. …

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The executive vice president of the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), Celso Marranzini is pleased with the success had at reverting to less costly sources for power generation. He said 70% of power generated in the Dominican Republic is produced by non fossil fuels. Only 30% of power generation by major plants is fired by the …

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A high-ranking delegation from the Dominican Republic attended the United Nations Organization annual assembly where they met with the Human Rights Commission. The delegation, composed of representatives from the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Women, the Attorney General, Migration, and the office of the Attorney General, delivered a 41-page rejection of charges that the country …

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The Ministry of Labor has removed 68 minors from the Rafey Refuse Landfill and the Hospedaje Yaque market area where they were subject to dangerous situations. Deputy minister Felix Hidalgo, the coordinator of the ministry’s Child Labor Unit (UTI), headed an inspection focused on child labor as part of a drive to strengthen the application …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) Roberto Rosario said yesterday that the political parties Partido Nacional de los Veteranos y Civiles (PNVC) and Partido Revolucionario Independiente (PRI) would lose their right to RD$19 million in public funding that will be distributed to approved political parties. The JCE had approved for participation 26 political …

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According to the results of the Greenberg-Diario Libre polls, although 64% of the population wants a change, President Leonel Fernandez still enjoys high levels of approval. Most Dominicans – 60% – approve the work the President has done. This support transcends Fernandez’s political base: even among members of the PRD rank and file, nearly one …

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The February 2012 Greenberg-Diario Libre poll provides insights into the most pressing issues for Dominican voters, comparing the 2012 figure to that of the poll carried out leading into the 2008 presidential election. The leading concerns are: crime (51%, up f 13%), unemployment (38%, down 13%), cost of living (26%, down 4%), drugs and drug …

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