2017 – Page 263

A 4.6 Richter Scale magnitude earthquake was felt in San Pedro de Macorís on Thursday, 16 February 2017. No damage was reported. The earthquake was felt around 8:51am. Its epicenter was in Los Llanos, San Pedro de Macorís at a depth of 105.9 km. Read more in Spanish: MetroRD 17 February 2017

A Santo Domingo court ordered 20 years in jail for Horacio Bautista García convicted of the murder on 9 December 2015, of Claro telecom executive Rubén Daniel Núñez Piña while he was sitting on a bench in Mirador del Sur Park. At the time of the murder, Núñez Piña and a female friend were assaulted …

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The Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) reported that agent Edwin Enmanuel Octavis Luis died from the gun wounds suffered when two assailants shot him in the head and leg to steal his gun. Octavis died at the Marcelino Vélez Santana Hospital in Herrera where he was taken after the assault. He had been driving along Calle …

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The Spanish owners of the sporting goods store Molino Deportivo were run over when crossing Avenida Independencia near the Spanish Embassy. It was known that 72-year old María Rosa Pacheco died. Her husband 79-year old Basilio Vicente Santiago was hospitalized with serious injuries. The Metropolitan Transport Authority agents arrested the bus driver, 30-year old Luis …

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A report published by the Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) reveals that the number of employees of the government-operated power utility increased from 5,620 to 7,817 from 2011 to 2016. In 2011, the power companies passed to government ownership. This means the government payroll increased from US$75 million a month to US$85 million a month …

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Students at the state university UASD, affected by a month-long teacher strike, say they will take their protest for the reopening of classes to city streets if in the next 48 hours the teacher strike is not called off, according to a report in Acento. “We have put up with this nonsense for three weeks …

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The government recently set a precedent by voiding the sale of state property in the Los Tres Brazos area of eastern Santo Domingo carried out by a private company that had received a concession from CORDE, the government holder of the property. A review carried out by a government commission established the transaction was plagued …

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Diario Libre reports that the deceased José Rodríguez (Joselito or Palmita), the lead suspect in the murder of San Pedro de Macorís broadcasters Luis Manuel Medina and Leonidas Martínez, had felt he had been cheated by CEA and took revenge on the two journalists who had accepted to serve as mediators in the dispute over …

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The National Police confirmed on Thursday, 16 February 2017, that José Rodríguez (Joselito or Palmita), the lead suspect of the murder of two radio broadcasters, committed suicide when being pursued by the Police. In a press release, the Police said that 59-year old José Rodríguez committed suicide when he found himself cornered by the Police. …

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The Attorney General Office says it will reveal to the general public the full agreement reached with the Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht as soon as the latter is validated by the coordinating judge, Alejandro Vargas. While some points have been revealed, such as that it is an eight-year agreement for US$184 million in payments, with …

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