2017 – Page 73

A US citizen, Leonel Rodríguez, was arrested on 2 October 2017, when attempting to export 29 packages of cocaine (2.36 kilos) in double-bottom suitcases through Puerto Plata International Airport. She was arrested by the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) agents and sent to judiciary for prosecution. The drugs were detected when a security agent noticed …

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A major fire affecting the electricity systems of the first floor of a residential building in the Evaristo Morales neighborhood in Santo Domingo caused serious smoke damage to the building. Residents quickly evacuated the structure due to the intense blaze, El Nacional reported. The president of the condominium Gil Roma XX located on Calle Max …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has confiscated 249 packages of a white powder, presumably cocaine, in operations carried out at the Port of Haina in Santo Domingo West. The operations began last Friday, 29 September 2017, when the agents confiscated 52 packages of cocaine at the port. They then found another 25 kilograms and …

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Nine Dominicans, seven women, a man and a child were brought back to the country yesterday, Monday 2 October 2017, from the island of Dominica that was badly hit by Hurricane Maria. They were brought back on board a Dominican Armada coastguard ship, Canopus (GC-107 ARD). The ship had capacity to evacuate 15 Dominicans, but …

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A man who appears to have mental problems has stabbed a prosecutor, two policemen and a woman in the La Sibilia sector of Mao. Those injured are the prosecutor for the Domestic Violence Unit, Félix Otoniel Estévez Almengó, police officers Roberto Carlos Guzmán Bernard and Elizaul Ureña Almonte, and architect Inmaculada González Espinal, sister of …

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According to official figures, at least 192 personas have committed suicide in Santiago and other provinces in the Cibao region so far this year. Over the last 48 hours those who have committed suicide in the area were all professional women. According to the police, lawyer María Castillo Lemoine, aged 29, sister of the assistant …

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Environment Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito says that the garbage dumps of Guazumal, in Tamboril and Rafey, in Santiago province have become a national problem. He said that there have been several meetings with the mayor of Tamboril, Anyolino Germosén, to look for a solution to the problem. Fumes generated by the dumps are a major …

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During the summer of 2017 detentions of fresh produce at European and US borders spiked because of the presence of thrips, a small, fast-moving insect, found in Dominican exports of Asian vegetables. In the La Vega region of country there are approximately 40 produce packing facilities that export more than 20 different types Asian vegetables. …

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The director of the Emergency Operations Center (COE), General Juan Manuel Méndez, called for city governments and national and municipal authorities to crack down on individuals who build structures in vulnerable places, as reported in Diario Libre. Most of the property damage caused in the country by hurricanes Irma and Maria were houses built too …

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Following a meeting of the Political Committee of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), the committee that is known to draw party lines, the ruling political party agreed to appoint at most five constitutional experts who would determine the legality of the open primaries. The experts would verify that the open primary rule not clash with …

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