2015 – Page 242

The Attorney General Office accused former police officers from the Police Anti-Narcotics Central Department of complicity in the robbery of 950 kilos of cocaine, yesterday, Tuesday 21 April 2015. The accused are former Dican director Carlos Fernandez Valerio, head of operations Felix Humberto Paulino and Luciano Gomez Cabrera. Raidiris Garcia, Antolin de los Santos, Babaro …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) says that the current heatwave and lack of rainfall will continue for the next 24 to 72 hours. However, there could be some late afternoon showers in the northwest, Los Haitises, the border region and the central mountain area, say forecasters. Due to the high temperatures, caused by the wind …

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The National Archives presents an outdoor exhibition of hundreds of photographs of the 1965 Civil War. The photos in the exhibition have never been on display until now. A documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of the April war will be screened at the Archives on 24 April 2015. The documentary: “The Commandos: the People Take …

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President Danilo Medina received credentials from four new ambassadors from Mexico, Ecuador, Haiti and Kazakhstan at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Monday 20 April 2015. The diplomats were Juan Carlos Tirado Zavala from Mexico, Maria del Carmen Larrea Chiriboga from Ecuador, Andre Daniel Supplice from Haiti and Konstantin Zhigalov from Kazakhstan. President Medina was accompanied at …

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According to the Deputy Minister of the Presidency and 911 spokeswoman Zoraima Cuello, a total of 2,850 security cameras will be installed in strategic places in Puerto Plata and Santiago provinces as part of the 911 Emergency and Security System. The plan is to have the system up and running later this year. Cuello added …

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Senator Amilcar Romero is backing a New Seed Bill that is currently awaiting approval in the Deputies’ Chamber. The bill seeks to establish strict controls over the production, use and marketing of seeds, and involves the creation of a new government agency, called the “National Seeds Office.” According to the proposed bill farmers must only …

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Deputies and senators from the ruling PLD who support Leonel Fernandez say that they do not support the decision made by the party’s Political Committee to send a proposal for constitutional reform to the National Congress to enable President Danilo Medina to run for re-election in 2016. On Sunday, 19 April 2015, the PLD Political …

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The president of the National Progressive Force Party (FNP) Marino Vinicio Castillo (Vincho) has announced that he and other members of the FNP will back down from all agreements and resign their government posts if the change to the Constitution goes ahead to allow re-election without a general referendum being called. He also confirmed that …

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The power struggle within the PLD will be played out in the National Congress, reports Diario Libre. The outcome will depend on whether the party president Leonel Fernandez accepts and instructs his followers to vote for a one-time consecutive re-election that would be presented in Congress. The motion would make it possible for President Danilo …

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Several leading civil society organizations have spoken out against the ruling PLD party Political Committee’s decision to push for a modification of the 2010 Constitution to allow for President Danilo Medina to run for re-election. The Foundation for Institutionalism and Justice (Finjus) says the motion damages Dominican democracy. He said it would also be bad …

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