2013 – Page 42

It is inconceivable that so-called human rights groups have kept silent while murders continue to increase in Haiti, with over 300 Haitians murdered as a result of the deteriorating social, economic and political situation in that nation, writes the editorial in Listin Diario today, Friday 15 November. “Not even the leaders of the St. Vincent …

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Bus drivers in the central Cibao region have begun to carry out their own migratory controls to verify the legal papers of passengers from Haiti to prevent the Department of Migration from seizing their vehicles on charges of transporting illegal immigrants in order to collect fines, as reported in Diario Libre. The president of the …

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For her 25 years in the Police force, Captain Maria D’Oleo Descamps received the property title to an apartment yesterday, Thursday 14 November in a ceremony hosted by the chief of the Police Major General Manuel Castro Castillo. D’Oleo is known in the force as “the iron lady” because of her fearlessness and willingness to …

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The Padre Rogelio Foundation has presented a legal recourse against Falconbridge Dominicana, accusing the mining company of serious damage during its operations in the Peguera, Ortega and Ponton mountains in Monsenor Nouel (Bonao), La Vega and Sanchez Ramirez (Cotui) provinces. The suit was submitted to the Attorney General for the Defense of Environment and Natural …

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The Executive Branch has ordered the dismissal of police lieutenant colonel Johan Emilio Liriano Sanchez. The Police, under General Manuel Castro Castillo, link him to contract killings related to drug trafficking operations. Police spokesman Colonel Jacobo Mateo Moquete said the dismissal was recommended after investigations by the Police Internal Affairs Department found evidence of close …

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The legal team representing senator Felix Bautista, who has sued three book authors who wrote about the alledged irregularities around US$112 million Sun Land funding for the state university constructions, say that the defendants will not be able to use new evidence in the libel case. Felix Bautista and The Sunland Group Corp sued Jaime …

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Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) chief General Juan Geronimo Brown Perez said yesterday, Thursday 14 November that 80% of deaths in traffic accidents were caused by motorcyclists. He said that reckless driving by motorcyclists has caused 324 deaths so far this year. Another 98 deaths occurred in crashes involving vehicles, buses and others. As reported in …

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The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Airport Corporation of the East (CAE) to consolidate the fight against drug trafficking at Punta Cana International Airport. The agreement was signed by Major General Julio Cesar Souffront Velazquez for the DNCD and Frank Rainieri for the CAE. The public-private cooperation seeks …

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The world premiere of Still@life, a ballet prepared for the BalletX of Philadelphia will open at the Palacio de Bellas Artes auditorium in Santo Domingo at 8:30pm this evening, Friday 15 through Sunday 17 November. The dance is part of the Fall Dance that will be performed with the sponsorship of the National Ballet, the …

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Panamanian salsa legend Ruben Blades is booked for a 14 December concert at the Palacio de los Deportes in Santo Domingo as part of his “Cantos y Cuentos Urbanos” tour. Blades is a former Minister of Tourism of Panama and winner of a Latin Grammy. www.cantosycuentos.com For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see http://dr1.com/calendar