2023 – Page 3

The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) says the 1,435 packets seized in a 15-hour joint operation of the DNCD, the Dominican Armada, Air Force, intelligence agencies and the Public Ministry off the south coast of Peravia province contained 1,472.45 kilograms of cocaine. The shipment had come from Colombia and would be shipped to Europe where …

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The Second Investigative Court of the National District partially varied the preventive custody measures levied on former Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo. Castillo is investigated as part of the Operación Calamar (Operation Squid). On 21 December 2023, Judge Patricia Padilla lifted the house arrest of the former presidential candidate for the Dominican Liberation Party …

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Public prosecutors have released details on the accusations against Italian citizen Michael Saba. He is accused of premeditating the murder of Venezuelan Yenny Carolina Perez Canelon. The precustody hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, 27 December 2023. As reported, Pérez Canelón died of a bullet shot to the heart on Thursday, 21 December 2023. She was …

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Spirit Airlines says that a misrouted six-year old boy was always under the care of airline staff. The young boy’s parents sent him from Philadelphia to his Dominican grandmother Maria Ramos in Fort Myers, Florida. But the airline put him on a flight that took him more than 160 miles from his destination. The airline …

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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports a 5.3 magnitude earthquake was felt strongest in the northern Samana region. The quake was in the early morning of 26 December 2023 and was felt lightly in Santo Domingo This is the second strong earthquake in the same northeastern region. On 22 December, a quake of magnitude …

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The Gigantes del Cibao based in San Francisco de Macoris won the regular season of the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship. But sportswriters understand the tournament’s second stage will be a battle between the capital city teams – the Escogido Lions and the Licey Tigers. The round-robin starts Wednesday, 27 December 2023. The Tigres del …

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The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) reported nine deaths during the Christmas Eve festivities, all due to traffic accidents. The majority of deaths were registered during the early hours of Monday, 25 December 2023 and were caused by people traveling on motorcycles. COE director Juan Manuel Méndez said there were 58 traffic accidents, affecting 75 …

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National District senator Faride Raful has made peace with President Luis Abinader and accepts she will not be the party’s nominee to senator for the capital city. Listin Diario reports that other names of possible senators are the president of the Alianza Pais political party Guillermo Moreno, Tourism Minister David Collado, Chamber of Deputies president …

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54-year old Frank Hans Dannenberg Castellanos, a star of the Dominican diplomatic corps, passed away in Montreal, Canada, the victim of a heart attack on Saturday, 23 December 2023. He had bravely weathered cancer for many years; he did not look sick and continued to impress all who met recently with him with his usual …

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According to the Ministry of Hacienda, the Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) for the Dominican Republic has reached a historic low of 242, which can be translated as confidence of the international bond market in the future of Dominican investments and bond issues. And this confidence has a direct effect on foreign investment in the …

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