2013 – Page 132

According to data from the National Immigration Survey carried out by the United Nations Population Fund and the Caribbean Study Center, there are 524,632 immigrants in the Dominican Republic, which is equivalent to 5.4% of the population, estimated at 9,716,940 inhabitants. According to the report, the Haitian population is 668,145 while citizens of other countries …

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According to a report from the Justice and Transparency Foundation (FJT), the National Police is the institution with the least credibility in the country, marked by ongoing corruption scandals such as the October 2012 Sosua raid. The Judiciary follows, with judges and public prosecutors also receiving little approval from citizens polled. Next is the Central …

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Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Wednesday 14 August, the Public Prosecutor for Puerto Plata, Alba Nunez, defended the actions of the Public Prosecution office in the raid carried out in la Mulata III in Sosua, where a German man died and other foreigners were injured, and she denied that they had acted negligently. She …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) confiscated a suitcase with 11 kilos of drugs in Las Galeras, in northeastern province of Samana on Tuesday 13 August. The drugs were found in a house belonging to a young man who said he was hiding it for his brother. The DNCD do not yet know if it …

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San Cristobal judge Jesus Mejia granted conditional release to former banker Ramon Baez Figueroa. The judge set that Baez needs to present himself on the last Friday of each month to the Court of Appeals of San Cristobal to sign the book of those out on conditional freedom. The court ordered he reside in the …

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For the first time in sports history, a Dominican woman has qualified for the semi-finals of the IAAF Athletics Championship, the leading track and field games in the world. Mairelys Sanchez advanced to the semi-finals of the 200 meters dash with a time of 23.05. She will run again trying to make the finals tomorrow …

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Two-time Dominican Olympics gold medalist Felix Sanchez failed in Moscow when trying to repeat his Olympic comeback at the IAAF World Games, the world’s leading track event. He placed fifth in the race. Jehue Gordon of Trinidad ducked at the end to be the winner of the 400m hurdles final with a time of 47.69. …

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The star of the new Dominican film, “Quien Manda” (Who is in Charge?), which opens today, Thursday 15 August in cinemas across the Dominican Republic, Nashla Bogaert, announced on Zoila Puello’s TV Revista program that she is marrying Dominican-Argentinean musician David Mahler in two weeks time. Mahler lives in Argentina and is the son of …

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Sibylle Denis Touat of Haiti was selected to participate in the Visual Arts Biennial from a list of 571 candidates. She was chosen by the selection panel made up of Chus Martinez, Quisqueya Henriquez and Bingene Armenteros. As an artist, Touat is known for her paintings, jewelry and music. The exhibition opens tomorrow, Friday 16 …

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The comedy by playwright Quecho Munoz that has been very successfully staged in Mexico under the title “12 Princesas en Pugna” continues at Bellas Artes in Santo Domingo tonight, Thursday 15, and on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 August. This is a production by Juancito Rodriguez and Xavier Ortiz. Starring roles are played by Jacqueline …

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