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Judge Alexis Henríquez Nuñez has continued his questioning in connection with the murder of 12-year-old Jose Rafael Llenas Aybar, who was allegedly killed by his cousin Mario Jose Redondo Llenas and Juan Manuel Moline Rodriguez, both aged 19. Mr. Redondo Llenas was questioned for the second time in two weeks, in addition to Jose Rafael’s …

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The mayor of Haina, Manolo Mesa Morillo, has announced that due to the problems in the Duquesa dump, where the concentration of refuse and resultant toxic gases pose an environmental hazard to the surrounding areas, the central government has ordered refuse collected in the National District to be dumped in Haina. In related news, the …

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More than 30 vehicles stolen on the U.S. mainland and in Puerto Rico, and later shipped to the Dominican Republic, have been recovered in Santo Domingo in the last three months. The majority have been detected at the toll booths on Las Americas highway near Las Americas International Airport and at the ports of East …

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According to a study conducted by Dr. Dajer Acra, a high percentage of workers in factories which work with, or produce car batteries, scrap metal, paint, iron, ceramics, welding materials, refrigeration or anything related to leaded fuel have alarming levels of lead poisoning. Of 1,016 workers employed in such factories, more than 50% showed traces …

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The director of the Dominican Red Cross, Rosa Belliard, claims that 99% of the blood donated to banks throughout the D.R. is safe for transfusion. She said that in the last few years the Ministry of Public Health has tightened its control over blood banks, prompted by the presence of the AIDS virus, and now …

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The Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad (CDE), has received more than RD$2,000 million (US$147.75 million) from the Interamerican Development Bank, the World Bank, the European Investment Bank, the Investment Fund of Venezuela and the government of Spain for the repairing of power lines, which have been one of the main causes of the frequent power cuts …

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Cigar manufacturers met with President Joaquín Balaguer last week to recognize his efforts in favor of their industry. Hendrick Kelner, president of the Association of Cigar Producers, said that the Dominican Republic continues to be the principal cigar exporter to the world, with an increase of 25% expected this year. The Association of Cigar Producers …

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Meeting in Santo Domingo last week, the chambers of commerce of Italy in Latin America decided to formulate and define common programs for economics, trade, and investment. In a document called “Compromiso de Santo Domingo,” the Italian chambers of commerce in Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic consider it is timely that …

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Ramón Menéndez, vice president for Central Romana, the former Gulf & Western operation, told the Listín Diario last week that the company is now able to produce 120,000 tons of refined sugar, as a result of an expansion of its processing capacity. The company will now be placing an additional 75,000 tons of refined sugar …

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The president of the Confederación Patronal Dominicana, Nassim Alemany, says that the Dominican Republic has not paid its US$400,000 fee to the World Trade Organization, which may impede the country from participating in the banana talks and discussions about the dairy industry.