2014 – Page 170

The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) together with the Public Prosecution office has confiscated 160 sheets of what is thought to be cocaine found in boxes containing cassava, lemons and peppers in a freight container at Haina Oriental port. The container was bound for New York. DNCD spokesman Miguel Medina said that the drugs were …

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A series of protests are being organized by transport unions across Santiago to complain about the state of the roads, especially the road linking Santiago to Puerto Plata. A strike is planned by the Luperon transport workers that will affect the Municipal District of Pedro Garcia and La Cumbre areas as well as a march …

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Three more femicides were reported on Sunday 8 and Monday 9 June, bringing the total number of women murdered by their partners or former partners to 10 this month. Four of the victims had their throats cut, one was dismembered and another beaten and thrown into the sea in San Pedro de Macoris. The latest …

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Diario Libre publishes a second part of the full transcript of the taped conversation between Franklin Reynoso, accused of shooting at TV news commentator Jordi Veras, and Adriano Roman, allegedly the mastermind behind the attempted murder. The court admitted the use of the recording, of which Roman was not aware, on the grounds that it …

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Welsh media have been covering the case of Nicole Reyes who was convicted of killing her Dominican husband. Reyes was the first to announced she had been released after making a 55,000-pound payment, as the family reported once she had flown to the UK. Her parents Jeannette and Mike Clements ran an aggressive media campaign …

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Born in the US to Dominican parents, 11-year old Amanda Mena won the La Voz Kids 2014 reality show on Sunday night, 7 June. Amanda, who was coached by Prince Royce, lives in Lynn, Massachusetts. She won a recording contract with Universal Music Latin Group and more than US$50,000 in cash prizes. In an interview …

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Dominican Republic national basketball team coach Orlando Antigua is confident the Dominican Republic can defeat Ukraine, New Zealand and Finland in the World FIFA Basketball Cup that will be played in Madrid from 30 August to 14 September. In a press conference, he said that the team would train in Tampa and then in the …

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The best trip to make to taste the best mangos in the world is to Bani, in the southwest in the summer, but if you can’t make it, second best is a trip to the Supermercados Nacional that this week are inviting customers to their Mango Week. This is your opportunity to taste popular varieties …

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Guitarist Ruben Gonzalez is booked for a concert at the Aida Bonelly hall of the National Theater in Santo Domingo on 27 June at 8:30pm. He will be playing music by Albeniz, Mangore, Brower, Piazzola, Ildefonso Acosta, Francis Kleynjans and The Beatles. Ruben Gonzalez has also invited fellow guitarists Blades Pena, Joel Rosario, Jose Ricardo …

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President Danilo Medina was in the southwestern provinces of San Jose de Ocoa and Peravia (Bani) yesterday, Sunday 8 June where he met with farmers and offered them low-interest credit for farming. The Presidency said that Medina met with Santa Cruz Agricultural Cooperative members in San Jose de Ocoa and offered credit to the coffee …

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