2012 – Page 293

Speaking on the program ‘El gobierno de la manana’, the ex mayor of Santiago, Jose Enrique Sued, said that with the announcement of his expulsion from the PRSC, the party leaders are victimizing him and warned that no one could throw him out of this party of which he has been a member for 42 …

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The Pardons Commission, headed by Brother Aristides Jimenez Richardson, has recommended nine inmates for pardon to President Leonel Fernandez out of 916 requests. Of the nine recommended, one died yesterday. Those recommended are: Cesar Rafael Acosta Beato, La Victoria jail, serving a 20-year sentence for murder, has been in jail for four years and two …

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Money laundering totals 2% per annum of the GDP in the Dominican Republic, according to figures from the Inter-American Convention against Corruption. The money from corruption, tax evasion and violent criminal activity in the country totaled US$1.6 billion per year, according to figures from the Convention held in 2010 in New York, Hoy newspaper reported …

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Amnesty International said yesterday that the Dominican Republic must break with its shameful practice of police abuse now it has ratified the UN Convention against Torture. The international treaty, which prohibits torture and other mistreatment of police detainees, came into force in the DR on Thursday, February 23. Amnesty International has previously documented shocking levels …

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Hoy reports that the Dominican Association for the Distribution of Fuel and Derivatives (Adoicode) announced last night that it would stop transporting fuel until the drivers who paralyzed the service yesterday changed their attitude or the authorities ensured that their equipment would not be damaged. Last night several gas stations were closed as they had …

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Both residents and visitors in the tourist resort of Juan Dolio complained yesterday Thursday February 23 that they are victims of muggings and armed robbery at the hands of known criminals in the area, as reported in El Dia. Local residents stated that the situation has become unbearable in the homes and apartment hotels along …

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Cigar Aficionado magazine reports on the fifth annual ProCigar Festival under way in the Dominican Republic, described as the world’s leading producer of premium cigars. The weeklong event began in La Romana on Sunday February 19, with a golf tournament and a tour of Tabacalera de Garcia, the factory where Romeo y Julieta and Montecristo …

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A number of art exhibitions are currently on show in Santo Domingo. Artist Citlally Miranda presents her exhibition ‘En Prosopon’ at the Centro Cultural de Espana in the Colonial City. Also at CCE, Nathalie Ramirez is exhibiting a celebration of the beauty and absurdity of humanity through her drawings. It will be open from February …

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As part of the government’s campaign to promote the use of natural gas, President Leonel Fernandez has handed over the keys of 200 taxis that will run on the alternative fuel. The program, which has a budget of some RD$90.5 million financed through the Banco de Reservas, was described as “an initiative by the Dominican …

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The publication of a Univision report indicating that the United States had rescinded the visas of President Leonel Fernandez’s civilian bodyguard Victor Crispin, military aides commander Hector Belisario Medina Medina, presidential Police affairs advisor Guillermo Guzman Fermin and Frontier Development Director Manuel de Jesus Florentino Florentino has reverberated in the country, as it was picked …

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