2014 – Page 32

Dominican Ambassador in Washington, Anibal de Castro has published his response addressed to Kerry Kennedy and Santiago Canton of the Robert Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights in Washington following an article published in Spanish newspaper El Pais. Ambassador Castro expresses his concern over what he calls the “campaign of misinformation and fear-mongering waged …

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A killer whale (Orcinus orca) has been spotted in the waters south of the Dominican Republic off the coast of La Romana. On a dolphin-watching trip organized by the Fundemar foundation that supports dolphins in their natural habitat in the region, one of the researchers on board used his smart phone to record 15 seconds …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito says that property confiscated from Ernesto Bienvenido Guevara Diaz (Maconi), an accomplice of drug-ring leader Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo will not be returned, as reported in Diario Libre. He said the national authorities are exploring the possibility of leveling other accusations against Maconi as he cannot be tried on the …

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The First Collegiate National District Court has imposed a 30-year sentence on the niece of a maid who worked in a home in Evaristo Morales neighborhood and a man accused of murdering her employers, the elderly couple who lived in the house, on 13 November 2012. Judges Felipe Molina, Delio German and Gregorio Bautista found …

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The dispute over which association of truckers gets the privilege of transporting the cargo at the Multimodal Caucedo Port continues. Yesterday, Thursday, 20 November 2014 one trucker was killed and two were injured when rival groups used their guns to settle their differences. The truckers are challenging the right to the cargo, while maintaining an …

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The Dominican Movie Industry Professionals Association (Adocine) announced the winners of the annual cinema awards at the closing of the 8th Funglode Film Festival yesterday evening, Thursday 20 November 2014. The La Silla Awards are in their second year. Codigo Paz, directed by Pedro Urrutia was the winner of nine awards. It won best film, …

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In its first few weeks of sales, the 12th album “Everything has its Time” (Todo tiene su hora) by Latin music trailblazer Juan Luis Guerra has reached the No. 1 slot on the Tropical Airplay Chart. In an interview with Billboard, Guerra said: “I always seek excellence and do everything I can to achieve that. …

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The Executive Branch signed into law the National Budget (Law 527-14) for next year on 12 November 2014, as revealed on the Presidential Legal Advisor’s website yesterday, Wednesday 19 November 2014. This amounts to RD$529,316,065,590. Current expenditure for RD$480,395,842,876 was approved, while the capital expenditure approved is RD$78,920,222,714. Article 3 of Law 527-14 indicates: A …

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Minister of Interior and Police Jose Ramon Fadul has announced the temporary removal of restrictions on the hours when alcoholic beverages can be sold starting from 10 December until 8 January 2015. Fadul said that the disposition was agreed at meetings held at the Ministry of Interior and Police so that bar owners, discotheques and …

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