2017 – Page 288

The 24-25 January 2017 V Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) ended in Punta Cana with the approval of 20 special declarations and the Political Declaration of Punta Cana. A press release from the Presidency of the Dominican Republic highlights that in the Political …

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The excellent pitching of César Valdez for the Tigres del Licey completely held back the Aguilas Cibaeñas while the batters for the blue team blasted their opponents with seven runs. The game played at the Estadio Cibao in Santiago on Tuesday, 24 January 2017 ended 7-0. This win puts the team of Audé Vicente ahead …

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According to the national weather service (Onamet), a frontal system located over the Mona Channel is moving towards the east, southeast bringing rain to parts of the country. Those provinces to be first affected will be Montecristi, Puerto Plata, Santiago, La Vega, Duarte, Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí), Monseñor Nouel (Bonao), Samaná and Monte Plata. Onamet warns …

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The National Police has arrested a man from Panama who was being sought by the judicial authorities in his country for fraud. The Panamanian, 52-year old West Miguel Valdés Chapuseaux, was captured in a park near the Cibao International Airport in Santiago on Monday, 23 January 2017, by police assigned to Interpol Santo Domingo. He …

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The Police report five of eight convicts that escaped from the police station cells in La Romana on Monday morning, 23 January 2017, have been re-captured. Authorities found four of escapees in scrubland and yesterday morning, 24 January, Julio Cesar Mercedes (Chapulo), handed himself in, in the company of human rights defenders. Those re-arrested were …

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Members of the Environment Permanent Committee from the Chamber of Deputies announced they have scheduled a visit to Valle Nuevo in La Vega next Friday, 27 January 2017. The legislators will visit to see for themselves the situation of the farmers in the mountainous area that is the source of many of the country’s main …

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Prensa Libre in Guatemala is looking into how the relations between Vivian Soraya Urízar Estrada, Juan Carlos Monzón, former Guatemala Vice President Roxana Baldetti and Dominican Senator Félix Bautista may be linked to the Odebrecht bribery scandal in this Central American country. In the Dominican Republic, Bautista has managed to secure six judicial rulings that …

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The former president of the Senate, Jesus Vásquez Martinez (Chú), has now been questioned by the Attorney General’s Office about the Odebrecht bribery scandal and specifically about the government’s contract with Odebrecht for US$131.7 million for the construction of the Pinalitao hydroelectric dam. Vásquez told the press that his service record is as clean as …

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The Attorney General Office has announced it will receive compensation for US$184 million from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht for admitting having paid US$92 million in bribes to secure contracts in the Dominican Republic. So far, only company representative in the Dominican Republic, Angel Rondón, has admitted to receiving the US$92 million as fees for …

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The Brazilian construction company Odebrecht has announced that it has been in discussions with the Attorney General’s Office about the timeline and conditions of the payment of US$184 million to the Dominican state as compensation for bribes paid to Dominican officials in order to win contracts. The payment would cover the total amount of the …

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