2017 – Page 297

Shortly before noon on Monday, 16 January 2017, the former vice president of the Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), Radhamés Segura, arrived at the Attorney General office to be interviewed by Attorney General Jean-Alain Rodríguez. He was accompanied by his lawyer and Rodríguez carried out the interview along with Laura Guerrero of the Specialized Administration …

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Robert Valdez, lawyer for the general manager of the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht in the country, Marcelo Hofke, spent around an hour at the Attorney General’s office on Monday 16 January 2017, delivering five files of documents requested by the Attorney General, Jean-Alain Rodríguez, following a five-hour interrogation carried out last week. As he left …

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The director of the Public Purchases and Contracts Department, Yokasta Guzmán, has said that they will decide this week whether or not to suspend the contracts the Dominican state has with the Brazilian engineering firm Odebrecht. The announcement came following a request from Attorney General Jean-Alain Rodríguez who instructed all new contracts with Odebrecht to …

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The Attorney General’s Office has confirmed that they have not completed the investigations into the case of the Super Tucano planes purchased by the government of former President Leonel Fernandez. The case was declared to be complex in August 2016, allowing more time for investigation. Attorney General Jean-Alain Rodríguez confirmed that investigations were proceeding in …

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The Police have announced that three officers have been suspended in connection with the bribe they were allegedly paid by suspect bank robber Brayan Peter Felix Paulino in San Cristóbal. Police spokesman General Nelson Rosario said that the Department of Internal Affairs had concluded their investigation and the penalties would now be decided. He did …

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The governor of Elias Piña, Fernando Fortuna, shot and wounded a woman and an army lieutenant in a bar in the Las Tres Cruces sector in the Municipal District of Guananito on Sunday evening, 15 January 2017. The victims are Marina de la Rosa Encarnación and first lieutenant Rafael Adames Encarnación, who were both taken …

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Dominican tennis player Victor Estrella has moved on to a second round in the Australian Open. This is a first for the 36-year old tennis professional who is ranked 103rd by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Estrella defeated British number four Aljaz Bedene 7-6 (9-7), 7-5, 0-6, 6-3. Bedene was ranked 108th in the …

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Those reading a possible comeback to Major League Baseball of slugger David Ortiz are wrong. On Monday, the Boston Red Sox baseball legend cleared out doubts. “My playing time has already expired,” Ortiz would tell Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes. He told his fans as proof that he hasn’t been undergoing his usual offseason preparations. …

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Coinciding with expectations that Dominican Vladimir Guerrero could become the third Dominican Major League Baseball player to be admitted to the Cooperstown Hall of Fame, ESPN Deportes announced the airing of a “Baseball Tonight” show filmed in the Colonial City. The special will be shown on ESPN3 and ESPN Play as of 7pm on Wednesday, …

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Expect full house today as the four Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship teams play their last of 18 games in the round robin to choose the playoff teams. The Leones del Escogido will match the Tigres del Licey in Santo Domingo’s Quisqueya stadium, while Aguilas and Gigantes del Cibao will meet at the Julián Javier …

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