2019 – Page 72

The Specialized Prosecution Agency Against Illegal Human Trafficking of the Attorney General Office announced it has rescued 49 victims of human trafficking in businesses in La Romana and San Juan de la Maguana. Those rescued were Dominican, Venezuelan and Haitians. 10 persons were arrested as part of the criminal network and four businesses were closed. …

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On Monday, 30 September 2019, the authorities detained lawyer Alexis Chanel Aponte. He is accused of having forged the signature of Anibel González on the agreement that allowed her former spouse, Yasmil Oscar Fernández, to go free from jail. He then shot her, and killed her, before committing suicide. According to the Prosecution Service, Chanel …

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The Forever 21 stores in the Dominican Republic could circumvent the financial difficulties of the chain and remain open. As reported in Listín Diario, the staff at the two Forever 21 stores located at Agora Mall and Megacentro in eastern Santo Domingo say these are open and operating normally. Forever 21 has announced the shutdown …

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The showers will continue across the country as it remains under the influence of a weather front. The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) has extended the alert against flooding and mudslides as well as overflowing rivers. Onamet forecasts the sun will again be shining regularly by Thursday. In the meantime, the Center for Emergency Operations increased …

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A Dominican website is competing in a global contest and needs your vote. Dominican Cooking, the cooking blog by Clara González and Ilana Benady is up for Saveur’s Best Food Culture Blog. They are competing against Binjal’s VEG Kitchen, Fufu’s Kitchen, Juls’ Kitchen, Mia Kouppa and Tchakayiti web sites. Dominican Cooking posts recipes and how …

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Keyther Estevez made it in New York last week, when the Dominican fashion designer showed his designs in the New York Fashion Week. He presented his fashions as part of the Fashion Designers of Latin America’s 10th anniversary celebrations. He participated in the runway show together with Junto a great Latin American designers Agatha Ruiz …

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“Limonada Coco” by Dominican urban artists Musicologist The Libro and Lápiz Conciente is the main theme of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) advertising campaign ‘We Play Loud’ to promote the start of the post-season. The initiative aims to highlight the new stars of the sport and features Dominican Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, the ace of the …

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The Dominican Republic will play in Group A of the FIBA Women’s Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the Americas. Also in the group are Canada, Cuba and Puerto Rico. In Group B, Argentina, USA, Brazil and Colombia will play. The DR won the right to play the tournament after defeating Argentina 67-65 and placing among the …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) forecasts heavy rains will continue for a few more days. Eleven provinces are still under alert for floods. A weather front across Haiti is bringing the rainstorms. The rains are expected to affect the east, northeast, southeast, southwest, nor, central mountain area and the border. The rains are most likely …

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Firemen say that the fire at the Haina municipal dump in San Cristóbal has been extinguished in 65%, but the smoke continues to affect the community that is located west of the National District. The Haina firechief, Manuel María said they have been able to reduce smoke by around 80%. They continue to battle the …

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