2013 – Page 32

Pope Francis has sent a letter to Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, introducing the new Papal Nuncio, Jude Thadeus Okolo asking for support so that he can carry out his mission here with everyone’s cooperation, understanding and respect. The new Nuncio is due to present his credentials to President Medina …

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Appointed US Ambassador James (Wally) Brewster is showing he will not be your usual ambassador. He has published a video with his introduction to the Dominican people on the US Embassy website in the Dominican Republic. He says that he and his spouse Bob have traveled the world “but we always return to the beauty …

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Small and medium-sized businesses in the Colonial Zone say that they are going bankrupt due to the work being carried out to remodel the area. The president of the Colonial Zone Business Association, Jorge Caridad and spokesman Carlos Fernandez have asked President Medina to intervene and help them financially until the works are over. They …

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Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will chair a special Caricom meeting today, Tuesday 26 November to examine the Dominican Republic government’s decision to comply with Constitutional Court ruling 168-13 of the Constitutional Court. The ruling confirms the 2005 Supreme Court judgment that all children born to undocumented parents in the Dominican Republic are …

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The Reverend Antoine Lissaint of Haiti’s Jesuit Refugee and Migrant Organization has said that the Dominican Republic has expelled at least 244 Haitians after an elderly Dominican couple was slain by suspected Haitians in an apparent burglary near the border. It is known that a mob retaliated by killing a Haitian man. Dominican police issued …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has announced that during the period from June to November this year, they have confiscated 2,029.4 kilos of cocaine and have arrested 56 people linked to cocaine dealing. Most of the drugs were confiscated at ports, airports and in coastal areas of the country, some being transported to here …

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The Public Prosecution office in Puerto Plata is asking for one year on remand in jail for an American couple and three months for a Dominican accused of being part of a sex trafficking network. US citizens D. G. Bushnell, 63 and S. S. Bushnell, 43 were arrested together with Dominican E. M. Gonzalez during …

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The National District Prosecutor, Yeni Berenice Reynoso is conducting investigations to establish if anyone has died as a result of taking counterfeit medicines. Investigating the case of the PRSC party member, Jose del Carmen Cruz, who is accused of selling fake medicines she said that it was a serious crime given that it could affect …

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A front located over the north of the country is causing rains across some provinces and will stay there for a day, according to the National Meteorological office (Onamet), which says the rains will be more frequent across the north, north east and central mountain area. The front will move slowly towards the east. Onamet …

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The Dominican Republic will become the capital of surf in the Americas from 2-9 February 2014 when the country hosts the 11th Pan Am Surfing Games. The event is organized by the Pan-American Surf Association (PASA), with headquarters in La Jolla, California, USA. In the Dominican Republic, the event will be coordinated by Fedosurf, the …

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