2012 – Page 324

Julio V. Brache, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic (AMCHAMDR), emphasized the potential for tourism in the Dominican Republic at a meeting in Puerto Plata. US Ambassador Raul Yzaguirre was the keynote speaker at the gathering that took place on 13 January. Brache shared three pieces of good news: The …

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President Leonel Fernandez will inaugurate the Ortega and Gasset n University of Santo Domingo (UASD) tunnel at 5pm today. It will be the fifth roadway, and second tunnel to cross from the north to the south of the city. The tunnel is 1.2 kilometers long and the government says it cost over US$50 million dollars. …

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Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso says that the Dominican ambassador in Italy, Vinicio Tobal, has told him that the Dominican crew members on board the Costa Concordia cruise ship were exemplary in providing help for passengers and were among the last to leave the ship. The Minister said, “Vinicio Tobal told me that we …

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Yesterday, businessman Fulgencio Marcelo Abreu Villavizar denied that he had received a bribe from a British company, Biwater International, saying that on the contrary, Biwater owed him 9.3 million dollars for a legal contract signed some years ago, when Biwater agreed to pay him a “consultation fee” for four different contracts. Abreu was speaking before …

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The Chief of Police, Major General Jose Armando Polanco Gomez admitted yesterday that some of the cases of deaths and torture in police custody, as condemned by the Commission for Human Rights last week, were due to excess force on the part of police officers and that he would investigate to see who was responsible.

During a meeting on January 6, the Higher Police Board recommended the dismissal, compulsory retirement and disciplinary measures against 20 police officers. They include Captain Juan de Jesus Jimenez Familia, accused of shooting dead a police corporal and later claiming self defense, who will be tried in court. Enlisted men Noel Martinez Hernandez and Cristian …

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Two people were killed and at least 17 injured yesterday on the 6th November Highway between Santo Domingo and San Cristobal, when a truck laden with concrete hit a bus full of passengers returning from Bani. The victims were identified as Santo Rodolfo Diaz Castillo, aged 43, and a Canadian woman, Kristel Slawinski, aged 35. …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has declared a green alert for the Atlantic coast from Cabo Engano to Manzanillo including the Bay of Samana, due to a frontal system moving in from the northeast. Waves are expected to reach 8n10 feet, with winds up to 20 knots. Small craft are advised to stay in port …

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Now in its 26th year, the Juan Marichal Golf Classic will again take place at the Los Marlins Golf Course at Metro Country Club in Juan Dolio from 3 to 5 February 2012. Barry Larkin, elected last week to the Baseball Cooperstown Hall of Game, is one of the celebrity players expected for the event. …

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National District mayor Roberto Salcedo has told Diario Libre that the city government is seeking an agreement with the owners of the properties in the Colonial City that have been declared as risks to the public and to their residents, so that they can be moved out. Salcedo told Diario Libre that several different situations …

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