2012 – Page 75

Following the murder of Italian-American Raffaelle Foria during an attempted robbery in Panorama Village in Sosua, the police have interviewed Leonard Ruiz, who received various gun shot wounds at the same time, and is in a stable but serious condition. He stated that although it was nighttime, the attackers in his opinion were Haitian, not …

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The former Director of Prisons, Mario Acosta, was released on bail of RD$2 million yesterday, Wednesday 3 October. He was also ordered to attend court on the 2nd day of each month, is not allowed to leave the country. The president of the Lawyers College, Jose Fernando Perez Volquez has been designated as his guarantor. …

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According to Senator Wilton Guerrero, Captain Anthony Eduardo Leyba Perez who was killed in a plane accident in Constanza earlier this week, had a fortune of over 100 million pesos and was linked to well-known drug dealers. Although Guerrero congratulated the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) on its work on the case so far, questioned …

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The Hostal Nicolas de Ovando on Calle Las Damas in the Colonial City in Santo Domingo presents live entertainment on Thursdays with Gustavo Rodriguez and his group. Happy Hour 2×1 drinks from 6 to 8pm. Enjoy the jazz music from 6 to 10pm at the pool area. For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see …

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In the fiscal (tax) reform that the government will submit to the National Congress shortly, basic foodstuffs that make up the family basket will not be taxed, President Danilo Medina promised yesterday, Tuesday 2 October. After a 15-minute meeting with the leaders of the country’s main unions, the President also pledged to maintain the incentives, …

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While it rolls off the tongue rather awkwardly, the “Paseo Maritimo 30 de Mayo” will be an eight-kilometer stretch along Santo Domingo’s oceanfront boulevard that will be beautified and cleaned up as a walking path for citizens and tourists alike. The National District city government and the Ministry of Public Works have announced that upwards …

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The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the economic difficulties faced by Europe, the United States and China are having an impact on growth in Latin America and the Caribbean. In the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2012 Report, launched on 2 October in Santiago, Chile, the agency …

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The Ministry of Public Health could declare a national alert because of the dengue outbreak, given the increase in the number of cases that have been reported in the last few days, bringing the total to 3,000, including 10 deaths, two of which occurred this last week. An average of eight cases a day are …

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If the RD$651,592 monthly pension assigned to the former Superintendent of Banks, Haivanhoe Ng Cortinas came as a surprise to some, the collateral benefits set out in the Complementary Plan for Retirement and Pensions regulation created by the entity are likely to astonish. The regulations say that when an official or employee of the Superintendence …

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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Mariano German Mejia said that the hearing of the Felix Bautista case, as with any previous or later case, will never see the court betraying the mandate of the law, of justice and their conscience. In a public statement, he asked Dominican society to maintain the calm that …

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