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Dominicans arrest 4 in global smuggling case
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic : Dominican authorities have arrested four men from Sri Lanka accused of smuggling at least 60 migrants from India and the Middle East into the U.S. and Canada using fake ...
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SXM first Caribbean airport to receive International Transport Award
Simpson Bay, St. Maarten - Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) became the first Caribbean airport to receive the International Transport Award given by the Global Trade Leaders' Club (GTLC) since the award was established 15 years ago. It was also the only airport to receive the award this year out of a total of 15 awardees. Receiving the award on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Madrid, ...
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NOAA forecasts active or extremely active 2013 hurricane season
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration issued a forecast Thursday for an active or extremely active 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, in its hurricane season outlook, forecast a 70 percent likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher) -- of which seven to 11 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including ...
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Raul Yzaguirres lasting impression of Dominicans
Santo Domingo.- While buying ice cream at a store outgoing U.S. ambassador Raul Yzaguirre didn't notice that several 1,000 peso bills had fallen out of his pocket, when a Dominican waiting in the line picked up the money and handed it to him, without realizing who benefited from his good will. Yzaguirre, who said it was just one of many gestures etched in his memory as ambassador of the ...
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The President backtracks retains control over Antinarcotics Agency
Santo Domingo.- The Executive Branch on Wednesday backtracked and maintained the Antinarcotics Agency (DNCD) under its control, after initially transferring it to the Justice Ministry, in the draft for the National Police Statutory Law. In a statement, Presidency chief of staff Gustavo Montalvo said that instead of a president in the DNCD, its central director would be from the Police ...
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Several local men nabbed in Pennsylvania drug raids
New York.- Several Dominicans arrested and charged in Berks County Pennsylvania, moved, according to prosecutors, hundreds of thousands of dollars each week dealing heroin, cocaine and marijuana in various villages and towns. The authorities said the organization was headed by Michael Vazquez (Rambo) who investigators accuse of recruiting and planning crimes with other suspects. In a ...
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Artists group’s kudos for pioneering composer of electroacoustic music
New York.- The Association of Dominican Classical Artists (ADCA) will honor Dominican composer, percussionist, and educator Dante Cucurullo in a tribute concert celebrating his extraordinary contributions to the development of contemporary Dominican music. The concert, which is co-sponsored by The City College of New York and City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, will take place Friday, May 24, ...
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First responders ready to deal with flash flooding emergencies
Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) maintains seven provinces under alert after Wednesday afternoon's downpours from a tropical wave now south of Haiti. The vast area precipitation has drenched most of the country while forecasts call for more rain during the next few days. COE director Juan Mendez said flash flood warnings continue for the Monseor Noel, San Pedro, Monte ...
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Most senators reject Xstrata Nickel’s planned mine
Santo Domingo.- 20 of the country's 32 senators on Wednesday said they'll defend the national interest and asked President Danilo Medina to preserve the mountain Loma Miranda, as heritage of the Dominican people. "Regardless of any decision regarding Loma Miranda from the report by the United Nations Development Program, we as citizens and senators represent the feelings and ...
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Dominican Republic Latin American leader in Asia trade
Miami.-The Dominican Republic is among Latin America's fastest growing trade partners of China and South Korea, according to an analysis by online publication Latinvex based on figures from the International Monetary Fund and the Korean government. Dominican Republic exports to China last year grew 40.8 percent to $411 million. That was the fifth-highest increase in Latin America. Total ...
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Barahona court sets record bail for alleged lobster poacher
Lobster poachers will make our native species lobsters extinct in a very short time, if nothing is done about this.Off season illegal fishing is the norm, and the divers even capture pregnant lobsters with thousands of eggs, with no respect to continuation or propagation of the species.DR fishing boats are caught repeatedly by authorities in Grand Turk island, and their cargo impounded and boats ...
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The Caribbean can expect as many as 11 Atlantic hurricanes
College Park, Md.- The Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and other tropical storm-prone areas had better get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast Thursday, AP reports. NOAA said there'll be 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes. It ...
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The UN nixes Xstrata Nickel’s Dominican Republic mine project
Santo Domingo.- The United Nations Program for Development (UNDP) on Thursday rejected the planned mine at Loma Miranda (central) by the Canadian company Xstrata Nickel Falcondo. "The deficiency in the environmental impact study concludes that the project doesn't meet the country's environmental and social requirements," said UNDP local representative Velerie Julliand. The ...
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Epy Guerrero scout who signed Cesar Cedeno dies at 71
International scout Epifanio "Epy" Guerrero, who signed Cesar Cedeno for the Astros out of the Dominican Republic in 1967, has died. He was 71. A native of the Dominican Republic, Guerrero began his scouting career with the Astros as a part-time scout. He followed his good friend Pat Gillick from Houston to New York and eventually Toronto. He is believed to have signed more amateur ...
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Maersk to Hike Rates in Asia-Caribbean Trade
From Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Taiwan to Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Colombia and Puerto Rico, the hike will be $980 per 20-foot container and $1,400 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube ...
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The Caribbean Treasure islands in trouble
LAST month McKeeva Bush, the ousted premier of the Cayman Islands, appeared in court to contest a string of charges, some stemming from alleged use of his government credit card in American casinos. His next date with the judge is in June. But in a general election on May 22nd voters delivered their own verdict: with most votes counted, it seemed they had re-elected Mr Bush to the West Bay seat ...
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State requests more time to prepare Bahia de las Aguilas fraud case
Santo Domingo.- The National District Office of the Prosecutor on Thursday requested an extension of the deadline to file evidence and motions in the Bahia de las Aguilas land fraud case. The trial against former Dominican Agrarian Institute director and main suspect, Jaime Rodriguez Guzman is slated to start June 6. His wife and his brother are also accused of defrauding the State out of ...
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Top gun dealer denies RD$28.0M fraud in assault rifles for the military
Santo Domingo.- Gun business leader Eulalio Peralta on Thursday denied an alleged RD$28.0 million fraud stemming from an Accounts Chamber audit on weapons the Armed Forces Ministry bought from his company. "Such strange news published by Acento.com and picked up by newspaper Hoy creates suspicion because on November 23, 2010, around three years ago, these weapons were delivered to the ...
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Rains keep seven provinces under green alert
SANTO DOMINGO. The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) declared a green alert for seven provinces due to the rains falling over recent hours. The rains were caused by the effects of a tropical wave located to the Southeast of Haiti and a low pressure trough located over the Windward Passage.The provinces under alert are Santo Domingo, Monsignor Nouel, San Pedro de Macoris, Monte Plata, San ...
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Foundation criticizes poor condition of cemeteries
SD. The cemeteries of the country suffer from the deterioration of their infrastructures, insecurity, lack of lighting, an abundance of weeds, the presence of refuse and garbage, a lack of vigilance, streets in poor condition and other problems.This was the opinion of the Foundation for the Rescue and Cleanup of the Country's Cemeteries, an entity that hopes to help the city councils in the ...
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Details of changes to PN law Chief will not be by promotion list
SD. The government revealed yesterday the modifications introduced to the Organic Law of the National Police (PN) where they excluded the National Directorate for Drug Control as an agency assigned to the Attorney General.Paragraph 1 of article 23 which instructed the President to choose the director general of the PN from a list of the first five generals on the promotion list was ...
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In 16 years the parties have received RD$8.26 billion
SANTO DOMINGO. When they have in their hands the check for December of this year, the political parties will have receives the tidy sum of RD$8,260,288,466.17 (eight billion, two hundred and sixty million two hundred and eighty eight thousand, four hundred and sixty six pesos with seventeen cents) from the contributions from the state since 1998.In 16 years, the political parties have received a ...
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Dominican businesses expanding role in Haiti reconstruction
The Dominican Republic is already a regional leader in Central America and now looks poised to play an even greater role in the future of disaster-hit Haiti. The two countries are already major trade partners, and this relationship looks set to expand into rebuilding the country as well.
The Dominican Republic has one of the strongest economies in Central America and is one of the major trade partners of earthquake-beleaguered Haiti. For this reason, political leaders in the country have pointed out that it is vital for local businesses to continue or expand their involvement in Haiti’s reconstruction, or the country would lose an important source of revenue. Read more
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