2017 – Page 38

A rice businessman, of Japanese origin and a civil assistant to President Danilo Medina is in intensive care having been shot by assailants in Montecristi. On Tuesday 14 November 2017, Takeshi Mukai underwent emergency surgery in HOMS in Santiago having been shot three times during an attack at his rice factory in Hato al Medio, …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has announced the confiscation of 229 packages of what is thought to be cocaine in Hato Mayor, which could be linked to the 345 packages confiscated last Monday, 13 November 2017 in the National District. DNCD spokesman, Carlos Devers, explained that the DNCD agents and public prosecutors carried out …

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Members of the Army and the Specialized Corps of Border Security (Cesfront) have arrested a Dominican Norberto García de la Cruz and Haitian woman Jacqueline Marcadieu in the municipality of Montecristi, in separate incidents for transporting packs of marijuana. The arrests were made at the military checkpoint in Copey, Montecristi. García had eleven packs of …

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The former Public Works Minister Víctor Díaz Rúa and businessman Ángel Rondón can stay at liberty complying with the coercive measures imposed, as the Supreme Court of Justice on Tuesday, 15 November 2017, rejected an appeal from the Attorney General’s Office that they be return to jail on remand for their participation in the Odebrecht …

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A 30-year old man, who works as a driver in Bavaro, has complained that when he went to get a good conduct certificate he was unable to as in the database of the Metropolitan Transport Authority (Amet) he has 169 traffic fines for a total of 153,000 pesos. Leonardo Mateo Peña, went to the National …

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Investigative journalist Alicia Ortega continues to share findings of research into the dealings of former director of the Metro Office, engineer Diandino Peña. Peña was removed after appearing for a TV interview with Ortega and not being able to respond to several questions about his personal finances. Alicia Ortega in her El Informe TV investigative …

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The Dominican Republic is a major victim of the growing levels of drug consumption in the United States. The local crime rate has spiraled with the advent of the drug trade since the 90s, drug consumption is now a health issue in the country. Drug money has permeated government, with negative effects. In New York, …

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National Police director Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte and the regional deportations officer for the United States, Adrian Macias of the ICE, signed an agreement on 14 November 2017, to conduct digital exchanges of information to fight transnational crime. Bautista said the initiative will enable investigation agents to carry their work more efficiently and effectively. Macias …

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Shopping is being revved up by major store advertisements of pre Black Friday major sales. Plaza Lama, Sambil mall, Corripio, Innova and many more stores are inviting shoppers to buy their goods. Sales of 20-60% are being advertised, with more to come. Black Friday falls on Friday, 24 November 2017. 16 November 2017

The Metropolitan Transport Authority (DIGESETT-AMET) announced that starting Monday, 20 November 2017, traffic on the Andrés Julio Aybar Street from Lope de Vega to Agustin Lara in the Poligono Central will be only in the east-west direction. The goal of making the street one-way is to reduce traffic bottlenecks in the area. The decision was …

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