2012 – Page 63

Toros blast Licey, Estrellas trim Aguilas and rains cancel game in Santiago yesterday. The Toros del Este defeated the Tigres del Licey 11-3 at the Quisqueya Stadium in Santo Domingo yesterday evening, Tuesday 16 October, spoiling the debut of former Toro manager Dean Treanor as the leader of the Tigres. The Toros dealt Licey pitchers …

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Rigo Zapata (bass and vocals), vocalist Benny Hiraldo; Sly de Moya (drums) and David Losada (guitar) are back at La Cantina de Agave in the Colonial City on Wednesday, 17 October playing music by legends Alanis Morissette, Tracy Chapman, Amy Winehouse, Rod Stewart, Jason Mraz, Sheryl Crow, Queen, Sade, Stevie Wonder and more. Blues, rock, …

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During a two-day visit to the DR, the United States’ Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs William R. Brownfield met with President Danilo Medina, Minister of Foreign Relations Carlos Morales Troncoso, National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) chief Major General Rolando Rosado Mateo, and Police chief Major General Jose Armando Polanco …

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The highly influential committee of the ruling party, the PLD Political Committee, met last night, Monday 15 October. Party secretary general, senator Reinaldo Pared Perez told the press that the tax reform was the main item discussed. Pared Perez said that the membership of Vice President Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez was formalized during the meeting. …

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According to a report from the Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Development, around 44% of the Dominican population (total population 9,445,281) is considered to be middle class and the majority of their spending is on transport, followed by food and drink, accommodation, hotels and restaurants, all of which are likely to increase in cost …

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The executive director of the consumer protection agency, ProConsumidor, Altagracia Paulino has warned business owners and shopkeepers that people using fake identification cards have been passing themselves off as ProConsumidor inspectors. Some complainants have said that the fake inspectors threaten to confiscate products, and also are asking for up to RD$5,000 in blackmail and extortion. …

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Yesterday, Monday 15 October, several street vendors in the Colonial Zone complained that they have been left out of the government programs to re-launch tourism in the area. These programs involve an investment of RD$200 million and a US$30 million loan from the Inter-American Development bank (IDB). The president of the Association of Street Vendors …

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Yesterday, Monday 15 October, the Attorney General, Francisco Dominguez Brito, announced the implementation of a nationwide plan called “Co-existence” or “Convivencia” as part of government policy to fight crime. He made the announcement during a meeting with municipal authorities, legislators, police, neighborhood groups and various associations in Barahona and said it was part of the …

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The Attorney General, Francisco Dominguez Brito, has ordered that all vehicles that have been illegally confiscated should be returned to their owners and at the same time he instructed all prosecutors that they should only confiscate vehicles when they are needed as proof of a crime or are linked to a criminal case. According to …

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The Executive Branch, by means of decree 610-12 has appointed Police General Juan Geronimo Brown Perez, former regional director of the Southern Police in Peravia, as the new director of the Metropolitan Transport Authority (Amet). He replaces Major General Jose Anibal Sanz Jiminian who so far has not been given another appointment.