2017 – Page 176

The Police accused three Haitian immigrants of being part of a ring that assaulted and murdered two motorcyclists whose bodies were found in the sewage of Barrio Las Colinas II in Los Guaricanos, Santo Domingo Norte. The accused are Haitians 22-year old Luke Preveli (Lucas), 29-year old Luverus Mackeson (Ruso), and Moise Eloy. The first …

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At dawn on Tuesday, 30 May 2017, a hawksbill marine turtle (Dermochelyidae species) laid 90 eggs on Playa Manresa on the western end of the Santo Domingo Malecon. El Nuevo Diario reported the birthing process took four hours. Read more in Spanish: El Nuevo Diario 1 June 2017

Organizers of the Green March Movement are calling for participation in the Sunday, 4 June 2017 anti-impunity march in Navarrete. The Green March is also calling for a Sunday, 11 June 2017 march in San Pedro de Macorís with the participation of residents in eastern provinces. Read more in Spanish: Noticias SIN 1 June 2017

Civic movement Participación Ciudadana national coordinator Marisela Duval questions why the Odebrecht contract for the construction of the Punta Catalina thermoelectric plant, the largest single Odebrecht contract, is not included in the Odebrecht case handled by Judge Francisco Ortega. She questioned that only 14 present and past government officials and present and past legislators and …

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It appears that either media pressure or a lack of thoughtful reflection may have been to blame for words and actions of several officials implicated in the Odebrecht scandal who may have compromised their own defense against corruption charges. It is apparent that several public figures are talking “rubbish”, as named in Diario Libre, when …

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Media services have been sharing the details of an extensive file on the involvement of the 14 under arrest in the Odebrecht bribes scandal. It carries statements by Mario Vasconcelos Cruz, former manager of Odebrecht in the Dominican Republic, on the efforts of Odebrecht commercial representative Angel Rondón in securing cooperation of key officials in …

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The airfields at Constanza and Montecristi will be converted into international airports. They have occasionally served as international ports of entry, but the intention is to open them for regular international traffic. The mountain valley airfield in Constanza will undergo modifications to allow the export of fresh produce to the United States and other countries …

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The Senate reaffirmed their vote against abortion in the Dominican Republic. The senators rejected a motion that would have allowed for abortions in cases of rape, incest or malformation of the embryo or when the life of the mother was in danger. The only exception left open for abortion is if all available scientific and …

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The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate passed the Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism Bill on Wednesday, 31 May 2017. The bill will replace Anti-Money Laundering Law 72-02. The deputies removed cooperatives from the supervision of the Superintendence of Banks, but reinstated betting and lottery shops. The cooperatives will continue under the supervision of …

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An arrest warrant has been issued in Puerto Plata against José Apolinar Rodríguez Ulloa, executive of the financial company, Inversiones al Día S.R.L., (INVERDISA), who is accused of violating the Monetary and Financial Law, Anti-Money Laundering Law and defrauding his depositors. According to the investigations carried out by public prosecutors, the amount involved in the …

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