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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has confiscated 330 packets of cocaine or heroin at the Haina Oriental port. The consignment was found in eight nylon sacks inside a container on a ship that had arrived from the Colombian port of Barranquilla. DNCD spokesman Miguel Medina said that the boat was called Warnow Whale and …

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The Dominican Alliance Against Corruption (ADOCCO) has warned that a former President of El Salvador, Francisco Flores, who is accused of corruption, could be in the Dominican Republic on the run from the authorities in his country where there is a warrant for his arrest issued on 6 May. ADOCCO said that they have information …

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According to police, yesterday, Monday 12 May, several masked men executed three men who were supposedly selling drugs in Navarrete. The victims are Jose Dias Pena, 37, one man only known as Coco, and Yinmi Balbum, a Haitian national. The incident took place in the 27 Febrero neighborhood and so far there have been no …

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A low-pressure system over the north east of the country is moving slowly towards the north west and causing cloudy conditions and rain in the afternoons with a chance of thunderstorms, especially in the south east, south west, north east and north west, central mountain area and the border zone. There will be high pressure …

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Well remembered for her lovely voice, Dominican singer Angela Carrasco (“Carino Mio”) who has been living in Madrid for around 25 years, will be back in Santo Domingo for a bossa nova arranged concert with her nephew Pachy Carrasco of Bossa & Pop group on 16 May at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. “This will …

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The government is running a trial today, Monday 12 May to test the 911 emergency system. Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo is heading the initiative for the Medina Presidency and coordinating with all the government departments involved. A three-minute video is has been produced to prepare residents in the National District for using the …

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The Presidency reports that President Medina was not able to make his customary Sunday surprise visit to give himself time at home to recover from a cold, but he is expected back at the Presidential Palace today, Monday, 12 May 2014. Medina traveled to Costa Rica on Thursday 8 May to attend President Luis Guillermo …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has announced the start of issuing IDs (cedulas) to foreigners legally resident in the DR at the JCE station in La Romana and the Av. Luperon near the intersection with Romulo Betancourt Ave. office in Santo Domingo. The issuing of IDs to foreigners will begin this week, he said. In …

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The Ministry of Public Administration (MAP) has announced that it has sent the Government Wage Bill 105-13 to the Presidency for approval. Minister Ramon Ventura Camejo said that once the ruling is approved all government wages would be standardized. He said this would contribute to a fair remuneration system in government based on government officials’ …

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The Central Bank reports that the inflation rate for the first four months of 2014 was 1.53%. Inflation over the past 12 months, from April 2013 to April 2014, was 3.49%. The Central Bank has forecast a 2014 year’s end inflation of 4.5% plus minus 1%. The variation in the quarterly inflation rate, measured by …

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