2014 – Page 161

The Chamber of Deputies has approved an agreement between the governments of Switzerland and the Dominican Republic to allow Swiss nationals sentenced for crimes in the Dominican Republic to be repatriated to serve their sentence in Switzerland, as reported in Diario Libre. The agreement was dated 16 January 2013, according to deputy Ramon (Papo) Fernandez.

The Dominican Republic has the highest rate of accidents involving motorcyclists. A Report on Safety of Motorcyclists in Latin America: Trends and Opportunities for Action by the Mapfre Insurance company says that 1,258 deaths and 4,010 injuries were caused by motorcyclists in 2013. As reported in Diario Libre, this is the highest ratio of deaths …

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The United States Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) deported 69 Dominicans yesterday, Tuesday 17 June 2014, which brings the total so far this year to 862. The group of Dominicans consisted of 68 men and one woman, all of whom had completed prison sentences in the United States for drug dealing, homicide, assault, forgery and …

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On Tuesday 17 June 2014 a Santiago court presided by Judge Annelis Torres issued the sentences in the attempted murder case of lawyer Jordi Veras. Candy Caminero Rodriguez was sentenced to 30 years for being the person who actually shot Veras and Adriano Roman, Engel Carela Castro, Franklin Reynoso, Arturo del Castillo and Roberto Zabala …

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The Court of Appeal for Santo Domingo province has released businessman and lawyer Julio Cepeda on bail, set at RD$10 million. In addition he is not allowed to leave the country and must make periodic court appearances. Cepeda Urena is accused of being involved in the murder of the niece of the president of the …

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Four French citizens, including two pilots have been granted bail after being held in pre-trial detention for over a year on suspicion of drug smuggling at the private aviation terminal of the Punta Cana International Airport. They will be tried along with 14 other suspects after being formally charged with attempting to smuggle drugs in …

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In an interview with Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Diego El Cigala, the famous Spanish Flamenco singer who received Dominican nationality earlier this year and moved to the Dominican Republic to live in Punta Cana, stated how pleased he is with his move. In the interview he points out that he has even received Dominican Police …

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On 18 March, President Danilo Medina changed the distribution of the taxation on tourists arriving in the country, as reported in Diario Libre. The original purpose of the funds was to finance infrastructure and the Ministry of Tourism was responsible for managing the funds. However, on 18 March, through Decree 99-14, President Medina ordered that …

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President Danilo Medina and Vice President Margarita Cedeno will inaugurate the Latin American Forum for Social Protection today, Tuesday 17 June as part of the work of the System of Central American Integration (SICA). The event will take place through Wednesday, 18 June at the Sheraton Hotel in Santo Domingo, sponsored by the Government of …

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