2016 – Page 35

A National District Court has handed down three months of pretrial custody as the remand terms against Bulgarian Miroslav Dimitrov, who is accused of cloning dozens of credit and debit cards and taking RD$280,900. According to the Public Prosecution Service, Banco Dominicano de Progreso began receiving complaints from their clients in December 2015, saying there …

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The National Police has announced the arrest of two suspects in the attempted robbery of a woman as she arrived at her apartment building in Los Prados in Santo Domingo. The thieves entered the automated gate only to be surprised when she used a rifle to deter them from robbing her. The attempted robbery was …

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Police Chief Major General Nelson Peguero has announced that the Police will clamp down on motorcyclists by demanding they have their documentation and that of the motorcycle in order. Several recent reports of crimes have involved motorcyclists. Peguero announced that 300 new Criminal Investigations Agency (Dicrim) agents were joining the force and 50 new motorcycles …

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Police spokesman Maximo Baez Aybar says that in addition to 25-year old Carlos Manuel Berroa Perez, the Police is looking for Alex Boquero, a second suspect who has been identified in the case of four muggers caught on video during a robbery in Santo Domingo’s Piantini neighborhood. The surveillance video of the robbery, which was …

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The Weather Agency (Onamet) says that rains will continue nationwide, mainly this afternoon and evening, Tuesday, 7 June 2016, as a trough moves across the island. Heavy rainfall is expected in the northeast, northwest and central mountain range areas. Five provinces are still on flood alert. The Emergency Operations Center (COE) is maintaining five provinces …

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With an Association of Tennis Professionals ranking of 43rd in the world, 35-year old Victor Estrella is now likely to play his first Olympic Games in Rio. Although his ranking has since dropped from his career best to 78, he is now the top ranked player in Central America and the Caribbean as of yesterday, …

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President Danilo Medina met with the temporary President of Haiti, Jocelerme Privert during the 7th Summit of Heads of Government and State of the Association of Caribbean States (AEC) in Cuba on Saturday 4 June 2016. Privert accepted an invitation to attend Danilo Medina’s swearing in for his second term as President on 16 August …

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President Danilo Medina led a series of events on Friday, 3 June 2016 to mark World Environment Day, including a ceremony at the Parque del Este in Santo Domingo East. Speaking at the event, Environment Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez said that the country’s forestry cover is now 39%, exceeding the 34% target established by the …

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Vice President Margarita Cedeno travels to Washington, D.C. today, Monday 6 June 2016 to attend the 2016 MDB Global Summit organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank Group (WBG). The theme of the summit is “Stereotypes and Opportunities: Women’s Economic Empowerment.” At the event the Dominican Vice President will speak on …

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The Medina administration is proposing a wage increase of up to 68% for nurses, bio-analysts and psychologists, and 39% for physicians, as part of its negotiation process with Dominican Medical Association (CMD) representatives. If accepted, the increases would become effective in 2017. The government is also calling for doctors to fulfill one eight-hour shift. At …

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