2019 – Page 277

The director of the Ciudad Tranquila Task Force (Ciutran), Ricardo Castillo announced he has suspended for 30, 20 and 10 days three Air Force military for excessive use of force in the case of a motorcyclist circulating on the Autopista del Coral. A video put into evidence the excesses committed by Pedro Alberto Diaz Mejía, …

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Senator Wilton Guerrero (PLD-Peravia), speaking from the forum of the Senate, said that organized crime has taken control of the streets of the Dominican Republic. He said anyone can be a victim of organized crime and common delinquency. The senator spoke to address remarks made by the chaplain of the Presidential Palace, Alejandro Cabrera, who …

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Speaking with reporters prior to the start of the hearing for the Oderecht US$92 million bribes case at the Supreme Court of Justice, former Public Works Minister under the Leonel Fernandez administration, Victor Diaz Rua complained that there are people who were excluded from the Odebrecht bribes case despite having publicly admitted receiving the bribe …

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Speaking prior to the start of the hearing for the Odebrecht US$92 million bribes case, Odebrecht commercial representative Angel Rondón said he is willing to reach an agreement with the Attorney General Office to resolve the case in which Odebrecht officers admitted in a New York court having paid US$92 million to secure contract work …

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Angel Rondon, lead suspect in the US$92 million Odebrecht case, feels state prosecutors no longer have a case against him. Rondón has insisted the funds received were for services rendered to the company. “Those they say I bribed are no longer plaintiffs in the case that has been filed,” he told the press prior to …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) reported that the identification card (cédula No. 402-4095330-3) issued to now deported Colombian drug trafficker Julian Alberto Jimenez Monsalve (Machete), in the name of David Jose Mateo was issued by the Oficialia del Estado Civil de la 12va Circunscripción in Santo Domingo East. The JCE said that procedures were violated …

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The City Council of the National District unanimously approved a resolution that would add the name of late President Joaquín Balaguer to the Parque Mirador del Sur in Santo Domingo. Balaguer built the park and was known to visit for long walks attired in suit and tie. The request had been made by the block …

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Agriculture Minister Osmar Benítez proudly announces that Dominican pineapples will soon be sold on Amazon.com. He explained that Shared-X Impact Farm is installing itself in a free zone Las Carolinas at Cruce del Pajón in central Monte Plata. Monte Plata province is a major pineapple-producing area. Benítez said the company will be exporting organic pineapples …

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The director of the Tax Agency (DGII) Magín Díaz explained that his department will be installing early this year advisory centers to help small business comply with their tax obligations. The new centers are part of a move to replace the present facility for small business, the Procedimiento Simplificado de Tributación (PST) with a less …

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President Danilo Medina was in the city of Monción in northwestern Santiago Rodríguez on Tuesday, 22 January 2019, for the inauguration of public works that included the renovation of 23 km of city streets and another 80 km in six roads to facilitate production and commerce in the area. The paved roads are those linking …

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