2013 – Page 327

Twenty visiting doctors on a medical mission from the US were robbed by two men on motorbikes at the corner of Maximo Gomez and Bolivar avenues in Santo Domingo yesterday, Tuesday 22 January, as reported in Listin Diario. The doctors, who are in the country to provide dental work for poor patients, via the office …

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According to the European Union’s Drug Partnership Cooperation Program between the European Union and Latin America (COPOLAD Program), the Dominican Republic continues to be the main command center for drug trafficking in the Caribbean region, with an 800% increase in the cocaine shipped to United States and Europe in the past two years. The report …

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A prosecutor in the Dominican Republic has filed charges against five policemen and a naval officer for the murder of two men in 2009, in what Amnesty International is describing as a key case that points to the pressing need for radical police reform in the country. On 19 January the Prosecutor’s office in the …

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Fabrizio Corona, Italy’s most famous paparazzo, was reportedly sighted in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday 22 January after a Europe-wide arrest warrant was issued for him. Corona, 38, was convicted of extortion on Friday, 18 January for demanding a bribe from French-Argentine soccer star David Trezeguet in return for withholding publication of potentially embarrassing photos. …

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Manuel Moquete and Fernando Thiccone, defense lawyers for rap singer Manuel Varet Martes (Vakero), say that they have come to an agreement with the head of the Rehabilitation and Correction Center in San Pedro de Macoris so that Vakero will not have to have his long hair cut until his appeal on the issue has …

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After dozens of Haitians denounced the operation of a ring that used forged identities to benefit criminals, the government of Haiti ordered the suspension of operations of the Haiti Consulate in Santiago, as reported in Diario Libre. Haitian protestors demanded the replacement of the consul or minister counselor in Santiago, Ralph Hippolyte for failing to …

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The Santo Domingo-based Leones del Escogido didn’t give the Aguilas Cibaenas from Santiago a chance. In the playoffs, the capital city team won five straight games of the 9-5 series. The final game, played at the Quisqueya Ball Park in Santo Domingo last night, Tuesday 22 January, ended 3-0. The previous evening, Monday 21 January, …

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The popular Colonial City cultural center has organized a Carnival extravaganza fund-raiser for February. The event will take place on 9 February and already many big name artists have confirmed their participation including Pavel Nunez, Carlos Sanchez, Omar, Bocatabu, Jesus Mullens, Minister of Culture Jose Antonio Rodriguez, Claudio Cohen and many more. The MCs for …

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During his visit to Higuey for the celebration of the Day of Our Lady of Holy Grace (Virgen de la Altagracia) on Monday, 21 January, President Danilo Medina said that gender violence is a phenomenon of the times that the Dominican Republic must overcome. He announced that the government would soon be releasing a plan …

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The laws on Political Groups and Parties, the Penal Code, the Organic Law of the Chamber of Accounts are just some of the 145 legislative proposals that ran out of time when the second session of the legislature ended its work last year. Some 67 bills remained to be dealt with in the Senate, and …

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