2015 – Page 338

Former President Hipolito Mejia says he plans to run on the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) ticket in the 2016 election. The PRM is a new PRD dissident party. Mejia was the PRD presidential candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Mejia criticized what he described as “unlimited corruption in the administration.” He said it was a …

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Former long-time PLD deputy, Minou Tavarez Mirabal has announced that she is in the process of creating a new party, the Democratic Option Party, and is seeking Central Electoral Board (JCE) recognition. Last year she resigned from the PLD and denounced what she described as corruption within the ranks. The new party hopes to be …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito has confirmed that the 1,200 kilos of drugs reported missing from the Police Anti-Drug agency (Dican) was just part of what had become routine for some officers and prosecutors, according to findings of the commission that is looking into the case. Dominguez Brito says that the Dican agents were repeat …

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A report in today’s El Dia, Friday, 9 January 2015 reveals more details of the Police Anti-Narcotics Department (Dican) case of missing drugs and suspected police and prosecutor corruption. It states that the authorities investigating the case have proof of three cases. The first involved 250 kilos of cocaine that were confiscated in Miches but …

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A 39-year old security guard is suspected of stealing a security truck transporting valuables worth around RD$17 million. The Police suspects Vicente Reyes Paulino of stealing the money when his two colleagues left to pick up valuables from La Sirena located in El Embrujo, Santiago. According to the Police, Reyes Paulino, in the company of …

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The Police High Tech Crimes division (Dicat) has announced the arrest of four Bulgarians at a bank branch in Sosua, Puerto Plata province. The Bulgarians were allegedly caught in the process of installing “malicious” gadgets in automated teller machines to carry out scams. They were named as Georgi Pirulev, Ivan Kalotavi, Miroslav Anastasov and Lilazko …

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The recent Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, Pedro Martinez will return to the DR on Saturday, 10 January 2015, as announced by Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia. The star baseball player is scheduled to arrive at Las Americas International Airport at 1:30pm. Garcia originally said that Martinez would return on Thursday 8 January 2015, the …

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has announced that “Pedro,” a memoir of great pitcher Pedro Martinez will be published on 5 May 2015. The story was co-written by the Boston Herald’s Michael Silverman. The book on his success story includes details of the highs and lows of his career. The book will be released shortly before the …

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The Chamber of Deputies has passed the bill for adding the name of pitcher Juan Marichal to the Quisqueya Ball Park. President Danilo Medina is expected to sign the bill into law today, Friday 9 January 2015. The stadium will be known as the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Ball Park. The bill, which was fast-tracked through …

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Festi-Band Foundation president Jose Andres Vidal Hernandez has announced the celebration of Festi-Band at the Palacio de Bellas Artes on 1-2 May. The event brings together the country’s best children’s musical bands for two days of showcasing their talents. During the day, concerts with specific instruments are held as well as contests between school bands. …

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