2014 – Page 310

After saying that the talks between Haiti and the Dominican Republic got off to a good start, civil society organizations in the country and representatives of the diplomatic corps are urging for answers to be provided to the bilateral problems through an understanding on immigration and trade issues. Former Dominican ambassador in Washington, D.C. and …

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The government is facing a big dilemma: find a Naturalization Bill that manages to satisfy national public opinion, the demands of the Haitian government, and even the demands of international agencies. In addition, it should be a legal initiative that respects the irrevocable character of Constitutional Court Ruling 168-13, which sets the parameters for granting …

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The executive vice president of the Foundation for Institutionalism and Justice (Finjus), Servio Tulio Castanos Guzman says that the recent speech by the president of the Supreme Court of Justice Mariano German on the occasion of the Day of the Judiciary should lead to reflection across all of Dominican society. He asked people to take …

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The city councils for the National District and Santo Domingo East favor a public tender to find a company to run the solid waste dump for the Santo Domingo North city council (ASDN) at Duquesa. They say that this represents an excellent option for resolving Greater Santo Domingo’s garbage problem. Santo Domingo East city council …

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Yesterday’s news that the Fetraci transport union members plan to apply an increase of between RD$5 and RD$10 to their fares as of Monday, 13 January has been met with widespread rejection from passengers in Santiago. A public car or “concho” ride in Santiago currently costs RD$20 per passenger and public transport users told reporters …

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The election to choose the new members of the PLD Central Committee has become, as well as a group struggle for the control of the main ruling party organs, a pre-fight struggle between the aspiring candidates for senators and mayors in the 2016 elections. Three senators (Barahona, Bahoruco and Valverde) linked to former President Leonel …

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Commercial establishments in San Francisco de Macoris will be closed from 6am today, Thursday 9 January. Traders are demanding that President Danilo Medina extend the deadline for the installation of the tax printers. They are unable to take on the costs of machines at present, according to the president of the Dominican Traders Federation (FDC), …

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The National Police have dismantled a “chop shop” for stolen vehicles in Pantoja, recovering eight vehicles and the parts of several more. The search took place on Colon Street in the Villa Maria sector of Pantoja in Santo Domingo West, and was carried out by members of the Investigation Department for Stolen Vehicles. Three Daihatsu …

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The District Attorney for the National District, Yeni Berenice Reynoso, plans to appeal the release of two defendants in a case involving 108kg of cocaine found inside an SUV on Sarasota Avenue in Santo Domingo’s Bella Vista neighborhood. Reynoso says that she will appeal the decision by the substitute judge for Permanent Attention, Margarita Cristo, …

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The judge of the Second Penal Court of the National District has turned down an appeal filed by Sobeida Felix Morel, the former lover of Puerto Rican drug baron Jose David Figueroa Agosto. The appeal called for the Justice Department to honor the plea deal it signed with the inmate, who is serving a five-year …

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