2014 – Page 212

The Police reported the arrest of a Dominican woman, Enerolisa Paulino, accused of plotting her own abduction in a bid to extort money from her husband, a German merchant. A ransom of EUR5,000 (about 296,672 pesos) had been demanded. The Police accused Noelia Martinez of being Paulino’s accomplice when making the call for the ransom. …

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Prosecutor German Miranda Villalona says the department can now proceed against TelexFree after receiving the first two claims of fraud against the company from two yet unnamed persons. Miranda is the director of the Anti- Asset Laundering Division at the Prosecutor General Office. The company is accused of operating a ponzi scheme in the Dominican …

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His predecessor was accused of child abuse in the Dominican Republic. Now the present representative of the Vatican is apparently openly anti-gay. Acento.com.do leaks that Vatican envoy Jude Thaddeus Okolo refused to allow Vatican facilities to be used for an event in which the US Ambassador James (Wally) Brewster would have participated with his spouse …

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“Here you have everything…. now take care of your town!”, exclaimed President Danilo Medina yesterday, 23 April 2014, at the inauguration ceremony for the new town of Boca de Cachon in the southwestern province of Independencia. Medina has described the town as a model for the relocation of low-income families. The residents of the original …

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Central American foreign ministers meeting in the Dominican Republic for the Central American Integration System (SICA) gathering in La Romana, said they support the inclusion of the Dominican Republic as a partner in and beneficiary of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Central American Economic Development Fund (ROC-CAEDF). This gives the Dominican Republic access to new …

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In an interview with the Corripio media group, the president of the board of Indotel Gedeon Santos, said yesterday, 23 April 2014, that the level of service to consumers provided by telecom sector has eroded over the past eight years. He attributed the decline in customer satisfaction with the telecom companies to a lack of …

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Political conventional wisdom suggests that if former President Fernandez chooses to run once again for President of the Dominican Republic in 2016, it is probable he would win his party’s (PLD) nomination. Furthermore, many pundits speculate that Fernandez would be the odds on favorite to win the presidency in the general election. With this backdrop …

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Editorial writer Ines Aizpun of Diario Libre writes today to protest the distribution of government funds by legislators to select constituents over Easter so that these lucky people had the means to whip up the traditional Easter desert of habichuela con dulce. Azipun asks: is that not corruption? Or what Abel Martinez [the president of …

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The National Business Council (CONEP) presented its campaign called “IMAGINA”, designed to educate the public on the proposals championed by the business sector dealing with labor reform currently underway. The president of CONEP, Manuel Diez Cabral noted the distortions that have been caused in the national economy by the current Labor Code and its ties …

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Superior Administrative Court (TSA) has suspended receiving tenders for telecom frequencies. The Superior Administrative Court (TSA) announced has ordered that Indotel suspend tenders for telecom frequencies until a claim placed by businessman J. Armando Bermudez (Popy) of Colorvision is heard that asserts that his company already has a concession to certain frequencies included in the …

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