2013 – Page 262

The launch of the second line of the Santo Domingo Metro has had a significant effect on business of unionized minibus operators in the upper part of the National District. The Metro now runs from the Centro de los Heroes in southern Santo Domingo to and Km 9 of the Duarte Highway, on the north …

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The Dominican Alliance Against Corruption (Adocco) is asking the Attorney General to investigate the former Minister of Tourism Felix Jimenez and the former president of Air Dominicana, Juan Jose Hidalgo, in connection with the missing US$10 million handed over by the Dominican state to create the Air Dominicana airline. www.eldia.com.do/nacionales/2013/4/3/111154/La-Adocco-pide-se-abra-investigacion

Relatives of Francisco Caamano Velez, who died after being shot in the head on March 12 last year, have complained that they are victims of constant threats from relatives and other individuals associated with the Police and Army officers who are implicated in the crime. Caamano Velez was the son of former guerrilla Claudio Caamano …

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According to National Drug Control Agency DNCD spokesman Roberto Lebron, the agency has made yet another drug bust in 24 hours time at the Multimodal Caucedo Port, this time 168 packets of cocaine weighing 174 kilos. This is the second consignment of cocaine found in the terminal this week. Earlier in the week they found …

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A man from Ecuador who had been living in Santiago for some months was stabbed to death yesterday, 3 April by his Dominican girlfriend’s former husband. According to reports, the pair had met via social media. Manuel Ignacio Vizueta Plua, 34, died in front of his house on Calle Primera in the Bella Vista area …

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To be staged at the National Theater from 9, 10, 11 May, “Glorius, the Story of the Worst Singer in the World” has cast Cecilia Garcia and Cuquin Victoria in the leading roles. This is a Dominican adaptation of the comedy written by Peter Quilter, produced by Dante Cucurullo. It tells the story of millionaire …

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A survey by the Cibao Economic Center reveals that 89% of the population believes that President Danilo Medina is doing an “excellent and good” job as President. This evaluation of the first seven months of his term saw only 7.1% classify the President’s efforts as “bad” and 2.3% as “awful.” The results of the survey …

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The Center for Export and Investment (CEI-RD) reports that statistics show that foreign investment in the DR in 2012 totaled US$3.6 billion, or a 40% increase on investment in 2011, when it was about US$2.8 billion. The CEI-RD’s Jean Alain Rodriguez said that the main areas of investment were commerce, industry, real estate, energy, services, …

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The Minister of Hacienda, Simon Lizardo, and the executive vice president of the State Electricity Company (CDEEE), Ruben Jimenez Bichara, traveled to Washington on Monday 1 April to speed up the negotiations the government is engaged in for the financing of it Strategic Plan for the Electricity Sector. Yesterday, Tuesday 2 April the officials were …

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Gradually, over the years, governments in the Dominican Republic have been relinquishing what has traditionally been their responsibility. Despite record increases in taxation, governments in the Dominican Republic have been reducing the provision of services that now need to be paid for by residents. An editorial column in today’s Diario Libre, Wednesday 3 April, describes …

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