2014 – Page 53

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has called for a halt to the application of the sentences issued by the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court that deny jus solis nationality to people born to parents with irregular status in the country. Yesterday, Wednesday 22 October 2014, the IACHR ruled that the decision reached …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has filed charges before the District Attorney of the National District against William Medina Ferreras, who is accused of using his fake identification card (cedula) to vote in the 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012 elections, as reported in Diario Libre. Medina Ferreras benefited from the 22 October 2014 ruling …

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Santo Domingo province prosecutor Olga Dina Llaverias says that it is totally degrading that justice should be served in shipping containers in a country such as ours, a situation that according to the magistrate questions very strongly the role being carried out by the Justice Department. Speaking yesterday, Wednesday 22 October 2014 she said that …

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The Petrocaribe Accord represented US$8.22 billion in petroleum imports to the Dominican Republic from 2005 until 30 June 2014, according to the Office of the Coordinator of the Petrocaribe Negotiations, part of Venezuela’s Ministry of Hacienda, as reported in Diario Libre. In August 2014, the debt from the Petrocaribe Accord closed at US $4.095 billion, …

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The Attorney General has sent a letter of accusation and request for the opening of a trial against Senator Felix Bautista to the Supreme Court of Justice, as reported in Diario Libre. The Attorney General’s office requested the appointment of a Special Instruction Judge in order to consider in a preliminary hearing a request for …

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A study by the United Nations for the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) revealed that every week the Dominican Republic loses 2.5 million pounds of food along different stages of the food chain. The wasted food could be redistributed to reduce hunger. According to El Nuevo Diario, the report released at the Presidential Palace on …

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The return of the Erinnyis ello, commonly known as the cassava (yuca) caterpillar worm, has ravaged major crops throughout the provinces of Santiago, Moca, and La Vega. The vast size of the outbreak has even brought the worms into rural yards and houses, as reported in El Caribe. The main complaint from both farmers and …

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With the startup last Thursday, 16 October 2014 of this year’s Dominican Winter League Baseball Championship, baseball once again takes center stage along with the World Series for a majority of Dominicans. In Santiago yesterday evening, Wednesday 22 October 2014, the Aguilas Cibaenas defeated the Leones Del Escogido 2-1 in the Estadio Cibao. This was …

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