2012 – Page 79

Abel Rodriguez del Orbe, defense lawyer for Felix Bautista, has described the decision by the Attorney General of the Republic Francisco Dominguez Brito to request the reversal of the sentence by the director of the Director of the Department for the Prevention of Administrative Corruption, Hotoniel Bonilla in favor of his client, as purely political. …

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This week the Senate Justice Commission will begin its examination of the changes introduced by the Chamber of Deputies to the Code for Minors and that increased sentences for minors in conflict with the law. The commission, which is chaired by Senator Francis Vargas (PLD-Puerto Plata) will meet this Wednesday morning, 3 October to “analyze …

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The commission investigating the crash of a small plane in the municipal district of Tireo, in Constanza, is questioning 13 people, including a Lieutenant Colonel and a Sergeant Major of the Army, a first lieutenant of the Air Force and a former Police private, as well as seven others. Armed Forces intelligence sources have told …

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Pachy Carrasco’s Bossa & Pop are scheduled for Friday, 5 October from 6:30pm as the sunset unfolds at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel rooftop nightclub. Pachy with his innovative and refreshing arrangements promises a magical evening with well known covers. He will be joined Esar Simo (bass), Edgar Perez (piano), Ivan Paulino (drums) and the talented …

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President Danilo Medina was in the east yesterday, Thursday 27 September for a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction of the Extrme Park off the Boulevard del Este near Cabeza de Toro in Punta Cana. The park, which is being promoted as the largest and most modern in Latin America, is being built by …

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The executive vice president of the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), Ruben Jimenez Bichara says that the institution needs at least another US$600 million for arrears with power generators. He said the system owes US$1.23 billion primarily to suppliers and generators. Of the total, he said that US$437.7 million is current debt owed to the generators …

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President Danilo Medina has asked for time to get his hands wet with the cases involving San Juan de la Maguana senator Felix Bautista and former Superintendent of Banks Haivanjoe Ng Cortinas. Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito has said he would reopen the case against Bautista, the controversial senator who for many years headed the …

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An editorial in Diario Libre questions the rationale behind the bill sent to Congress, proposing the creation of Mercadom, a new government entity to manage food markets nationwide. “In a country with free market that does not know how to pay its debts, we would be creating another white elephant feeding off the government budget,” …

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An increase in the tolls of the highways leading north and to the southwest is imminent. In the meantime, Dovicon, the new highway maintenance concessionaire has announced in a paid advertisement that as of 22 June 2012 it has been operating the Center for Control and Operation (CCO) of the highways, providing services to road …

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Economists meeting for debates promoted by the Regional Center for Sustainable Economic Strategies have provided the Dominican government with a proposal for an integral fiscal reform based on a reduction and improvement in public spending and simplifying the taxation regime. As reported in Diario Libre, the president of CREEES Marino Ginebra Hurtado said these measures …

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