2024 – Page 223

59-year old Miguel Gutierrez, the former deputy for the Modern Revolutionary Party, pleaded guilty in Miami, Florida to conspiring to distribute cocaine and asset laundering in order to reduce his sentence on charges of international drug trafficking. He is in jail in Florida for criminal activity from 2014 to 2020 in the Dominican Republic and …

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Jose Delio (Papito) Guzman passed away of a heart attack during the first hours of 2024. He is best known for his Villa Pajon in Constanza, where he turned his childhood vacation home and potato farm into a luxury mountain eco-resort and camping site where people go to enjoy the chilly temperatures in Constanza that …

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The Cisneros family announced the passing away on 29 December 2023 of the chairman of the Grupo Cisneros, 78-year old Gustavo Alfredo Jimenez de Cisneros Rendiles. The Venezuelan billionaire had acquired the Dominican nationality. He was developing the Tropicalia resort in Miches, some 80 km north of Punta Cana on the East Coast. Grupo Cisneros …

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Former Major League star Adrian Beltre leads the way in the early voting for those eligible to enter the United States Baseball Hall of Fame. Over the past ten years only 14 players have entered the Cooperstown Hall in their first year of eligibility, according to the information provided by the Baseball Writers of America. …

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Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was arrested on 1 January 2024 after appearing before prosecutors in Puerto Plata. He is investigated for inappropriate relationships with minors. He was arrested for not appearing at a previous summons on Thursday, 28 December 2023, made by the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Children and Adolescents as part of …

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The Estrellas Orientales have won four of their five first games played in the 18-game Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship round-robin. The Tigres del Licey follows with three wins and two losses. Next in the standing of the second phase of the championship is the Escogido Lions, which has two wins and three losses. The …

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