2012 – Page 294

Today’s newspapers are carrying this story, and the latest reports are saying that the Danish authority quoted in the note has denied saying what he is quoted as stating. DR1 News brings you the story as it was reported in today’s press. The General Directorate of Denmark’s Financial Supervising Authority reported yesterday to the Superintendent …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) could punish the candidates or political parties that incur in the use of “dirty politics” with the aim of distorting the will of the voters. According to JCE president Roberto Rosario, the use of words that distort the truth or which are invented, or the use of lies or inventing …

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No matter which party wins the May elections, the new administration will be obliged to introduce a new tax package that will allow the country to obtain the necessary resources to deal with the development of society, according to Minister of Economy, Planning and Development Temistocles Montas. During a recent American Chamber of Commerce’s Economic …

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After assuring reporters that his polls put him ahead of the ruling PLD’s Danilo Medina, PRD presidential candidate Hipolito Mejia rejected accusations that he is sponsoring a dirty tricks campaign against the PLD nominees. “I am not involved in this, never have I been nor am I now, because what is dirty is what Vincho …

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Chief Justice Mariano German Mejia has ordered an investigation into the decision to release four Venezuelans who had been sentenced after being caught in possession of 58 packages of cocaine. According to El Nuevo Diario the Collegiate Court of San Pedro de Macoris dismissed the case for “lack of evidence.” Meanwhile, Attorney General Radhames Jimenez …

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In a country where 100kg cocaine hauls have become almost routine, the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) and the Preventive Police have announced the seizure of 616 packages of what is believed to be cocaine. This cache, which was divided into 25 plastic bags, was found in a hotel in Boca Chica where Samil David …

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It might be wise to prepare your generators and inverters, because the State Electricity Company (CDEEE) has announced that three of its generating units will be offline for normal maintenance procedures or because of unforeseen technical issues and the need for repairs. One of the units – Itabo I – went offline when one of …

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The Luis Eduardo Aybar Hospital registered 296 births last year to girls between the ages of 10 and 15 and over 2,000 births to girls under 19 years of age. The Dominican Republic occupies the fifth highest place among Latin American countries in adolescent pregnancies, a situation that leads to greater poverty for families, higher …

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Now in its 10th year, the Master of the Ocean returns to Cabarete Beach on the north coast. The event is the world’s most complete watersports competition in four categories. This year a new class of elite and multi-sport waterman/woman has been created. The Master of the Ocean was conceived to challenge the most skilled …

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According to the US television channel in Spanish Univision, the US State Department has revoked visas from four people who work closely with President Leonel Fernandez. The people involved are Victor Crispin Zorrilla, personal assistant to Fernandez and sub director of the National Investigations Department (DNI), General Hector Medina Medina, head of the Presidential security …

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