2015 – Page 261

The Venezuelan authorities have arrested the president of a well-known local entertainment business and a member of the military forces, both for alleged links to the recent confiscation of 450 kilos of cocaine. Solid Show entertainment company president Juan Carlos Araujo Duran and National Guard sergeant Pablo Silva were arrested on Monday evening, 30 March …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has extradited two Dominicans to the United States and one to Spain, where they are wanted for drug related and other crimes. They have also arrested five Dominicans and a Puerto Rican wanted by the US authorities. The men who were extradited are 53-year old William Frias Montilla, Kennedy …

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Around 4,500 people are expected to run in the 2015 SDQ 10K in Santo Domingo sponsored by Gatorade. The start and finish lines will be near the Juan Baron Plaza/Obelisco Macho on the Santo Domingo Malecon. The race will take runners east of the plaza and then west to finish at the Juan Baron Plaza …

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The free Santo Domingo Cathedral choir Easter concert is being held at the Santo Domingo Cathedral with around 200 voices and around 50 musicians at 8pm on Good Friday, 3 April 2015. On Saturday, 4 April, the Colonial City churches stay open until around 11pm and it is a wonderful time to walk from church …

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President Danilo Medina hosted a visit by US State Department Counselor, Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon Jr., yesterday Monday, 30 March 2015 for discussions on bilateral issues and relations with Haiti. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Shannon said the talks had been very productive and thanked the President for his hospitality. Foreign Minister Andres Navarro …

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The general manager of the EdeSur power distribution company, Ruben Montas, has announced a plan costing around RD$9 million to guarantee electricity service in the country’s tourist areas from noon on Thursday 2 April to midnight on Easter Sunday, 5 April 2015, the peak days of the Easter holiday. According to Montas, this will contribute …

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The Dominican Red Cross has announced that it will have around 4,612 volunteers working from 450 assistance points as well as 60 ambulances and another 35 support vehicles during Easter Week. Communications director Roberto Lebron said that they were ready to help those in need as they are every year. The volunteers include doctors, paramedics, …

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Right at the beginning of Easter Week, on Sunday 29 March 2015, 11 people were killed in traffic accidents in Altamira in the north, Azua in the southwest, and on the Las Americas Highway. Shortly before 8pm on the road from Puerto Plata to the Altamira tunnel, five people burned to death when an SUV …

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The Foundation for Institutionalism and Justice (Finjus) is calling on Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito to appeal the dismissal of charges against Senator Felix Bautista and the Mayor of San Francisco de Macoris, Felix Manuel Rodriguez, to give the legal system another chance to ensure that justice is done with no fear of pressure of …

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Students from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) and the police clashed yesterday, Monday 30 March 2015 on the university’s campus in Santo Domingo when the students were protesting at the judge’s ruling in favor of Senator Felix Bautista (PLD-San Juan de la Maguana). The students threw rocks at the police who responded with …

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