2013 – Page 257

112 Haitian workers who were laid off by a coconut processing plant in the southern Dominican province of San Cristobal last year have won their labor case against Coquera Real. The company had declared bankruptcy and the Haitians camped out at the Ministry of Labor from December 2012 to January 2013 to gain media attention …

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After nearly eight hours of intensive work, the Salvage and Rescue Unit of the Dominican Navy recovered the wreckage of the T-35 Pillan 2009 aircraft that crashed into the sea on Sunday 7 April, killing its two young pilots. According to Listin Diario, Navy captain Benny Batista Castillo, commander of the Admiral Didiez Burgos, PA-301, …

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The Attorney General of the Republic, Francisco Dominguez Brito, said yesterday Monday 8 April that the FBI agents who interviewed the domestic employees in a villa belonging to ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen, acted according to the rules. He told Hoy reporter Carmen Matos that in this country any processes that involve foreign authorities follow the international …

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A 77-year old German woman was caught at Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) yesterday, Monday 8 April in possession of two bars of white powder suspected of being cocaine, the National Drug Agency (DNCD) reported. She was planning to take an Air France flight to Paris. Her name was released as Flor Gebfeuerer Therese. A …

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The mysterious incognito appearance of Alex Rodriguez over the weekend has been revealed: He is in love in Santiago, the Ciudad Corazon. The New York Yankee third baseman and the best paid player in baseball spent practically all day on Saturday, 6 April together with his new love, which, according to Diario Libre sources, is …

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Former President Leonel Fernandez will speak to Yale students about the future of Latin America in the 21st Century, today, Tuesday 9 April. Fernandez was President of the Dominican Republic from 1996-2000 and from 2004-2012. He is visiting Yale University as a Chubb Fellow. The Chubb Fellowship is one of the highest honors accorded to …

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From Thursdays to Sundays, the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Santo Domingo is presenting the comedy “What About Mommy?” (Y Mami?). Shows will be staged on 18, 19, 20, 21 April and 25, 26, 27, 28 April. Thursday to Saturday shows at 8:30pm, and on Sundays at 7pm. The comedy is directed by Veronica Lopez …

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Showbusiness writers will honor the best in show business in the Dominican Republic tonight, Tuesday 9 April at the Academy Awards-like night, sponsored by Presidente beer brewery. The Premios Soberano extravaganza will feature some of the best artistic talent in the DR and Dominican audiences will be able to watch the arrival of the stars …

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Two Dominican Air Force (FAD) pilots died yesterday afternoon, Sunday 7 April when they lost control of their training plane and crashed into the sea. They were the third duo of air force pilots to attempt the dangerous stunt as part of a display flight before performances by professional air acrobats for the Caribbean Air …

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Casabe is the Caribbean bread made from cassava (yuca) that helped the Spaniards conquer the rest of the Americas in the 16th Century. It is mold resistant, unlike wheat. Casabe is produced mainly in the northwestern town of Moncion, near the areas where the tuber is cultivated. During a visit to Moncion yesterday, Sunday 7 …

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