Revista Diario Libre http://www.diariolibre.com/ es-es Copyright 2008 Diario Libre powered by OverKontrol 60 News Portada Diario Libre http://www.diariolibre.com/rss/rss.gif http://www.diariolibre.com/ Todas las noticas que se publican en nuestra portada. Ties to the powerful impede solutions to drug cases http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237915 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. Bringing the most recent important drug trafficking and money laundering cases to a conclusion has been a very difficult task for the civil and judicial authorities due to ties with powerful elements that have been made by the accused. In order to promote their "industry", the networks headed by Quirino Paulino Castillo, the Benitez brothers, the people who carried out the... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237915 Ceremony is scene for PRD complaints http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237917 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. The proclamation of the candidates for congressional and municipal offices for the Dominican Revolutionary Party in the province of Santo Domingo became a scene of questioning the party's leadership. The party is accused of not taking into account the valuable militants of the grassroots and of giving preference to people from high society, as well as not giving economic,... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237917 Police investigate assault on Meliá Casino http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237916 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. The police detained, yesterday afternoon, several employees of the casino at the Meliá Hotel for investigation regarding the assault carried out in the dawn hours. Three masked men took an undetermined amount of money during the assault. The investigators are working on the theory that the persons responsible for the robbery had some connection with someone in the casino or is a... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237916 PRD confirms attendance at ANJE debates http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237914 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. The president of the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE), Miguel Antonio Roig, confirmed yesterday that the four candidates from the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) confirmed their participation in the debates. They are Milagros Ortiz Bosch, the candidate for the Senate seat for the National District, Alfredo Pacheco, the candidate for the mayor's job in the... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237914 A partner in Atiemar Tower is investigated http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237913 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. The District Attorney for the National District confirmed that German Eduardo Duque Garcia is under investigation as an alleged partner of Arturo del Tiempo Marquez. On 2 March the Spanish authorities seized 1,200 kgs of cocaine from Del Tiempo Marquez. Duque Garcia, who is the alleged owner of an money exchange house, is being held in the jail at the Palace of Justice in Ciudad... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237913 Education will suspend milk in schools http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237622 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. The Minister of Education, Melanio Paredes, announced yesterday that milk would be suspended in the school breakfast programs at the schools that registered cases of intoxication until the cause of the incidents is determined. Melanio made the announcement after meeting for several hours with representatives of the companies that supply the food products for the School Food... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237622 Political corruption threatens rights in DR http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237621 DL English WASHINGTON. The corruption of the security forces is the great shared evil that threatens the respect for Human Rights in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, according to a report from the government of the United States. The document, which analyzes each year the human right situation in the world, and sums up the condition of the human rights question in both countries, complains once again of... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237621 Judge orders seizure of Atiemar Tower; DA clears up purchases http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237620 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. The coordinating judge for Instruction for the National District, Rosalba Garib Holguin, validated yesterday the seizure of the Atiemar Tower, that belongs to Arturo del Tiempo, who had a consignment of 1. 200 kgs of cocaine from the Dominican Republic seized in Spain. The magistrate accepted the petition of District Attorney Alejandro Moscoso Segarra, who justified the... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237620 Deputies approve US$1.0 billion bonds http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237619 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. The Chamber of Deputies declared yesterday that the legislative proposal authorizing the emission by the President of US$1. 0 billion in bonds was urgent and approved it after two consecutive readings. The bonds will be placed on the international capital market. The initiative was approved with the majority vote of the Dominican Liberation Party and their allies, the reformists.... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237619 CODETEL has 5.6 million lines http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237618 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. During the last 80 years, the Dominican Telephone Company (CODETEL) has been the principle support of the development of the telecommunications in the Dominican Republic. They have been the permanent leader in the industry, one of the most dynamic in the local economy. Currently, CODETEL is the preferred carrier for more than 5. 6 million Dominicans. Since the beginning of its... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237618 Behind the scenes of the failed dialogue with Hugo Chavez http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237464 DL English The dialogue between Venezuela and Colombia had reached a stalemate possibly because they did not read the signals that Venezuela was sending out. This is the story of the participation of the Dominican President, Leonel Fernandez, in the process that began in Estoril, Portugal and picked up speed in Cancun, Mexico. In his recent visit to Cancun to take part in the Rio Group Summit, President... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237464 Owner of Atiemar apartment tower was a fugitive http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237463 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. Arturo del Tiempo, one of the owners of the lavish Atiemar Tower, located on Pedro Henriquez Ureña Street in the exclusive Ls Esperilla section, is listed on a judicial file as a fugitive from Spanish justice. Together with his partner Antonio Nuñez Sebria, he is in prison in a jail in Barcelona, implicated in the shipment of 1,200 kilograms of cocaine that came from the Dominican... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237463 More than 60% of IDSS affiliates die waiting for pensions http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237462 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. The National Association of Pensioners of the Dominican Social Security Institute (IDSS) complained yesterday that more than 60% of the affiliated die waiting for the government to give them their pension, and that the Ministry of Hacienda owes them hundreds of millions of pesos in back payments. They consider it to be "a shame" that they only receive RD$5,117--that they... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237462 JCE judges have divided opinions on CC audit http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237461 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. The president of the Administrative Chamber of the Central Electoral Board, Roberto Rosario, said that he considered the fact that the Chamber of Accounts (CC) wants to start an audit in the middle of an election process to be a rash decision. He warned that none of the election work is going to be stopped because some technician says so, because "we are at 66 days to the... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237461 "Mystery" flight investigated at Higuero http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237460 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. The state security apparatus is investigating the ‘mysterious' manner in which an airplane left the Joaquin Balaguer International Airport (El Higuero) with a fake registration and flight plan. The flight plan said the destination was Port-au-Prince, Haiti, but once in the air, the plane changed course and headed for South America, disappearing from local radars. The aircraft in... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237460 Number of motor vehicles in DR over 2.5 million http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237332 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. The total number of motor vehicles in the Dominican Republic reached 2,570,220 at the end of 2009. This represents a 5. 1% increase in spite of the drop in the number of vehicles that entered the country in relation to the previous year. The Director General of Internal Taxes (DGII) emphasized that of the total number of vehicles, 48. 7% are motorcycles, followed by... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237332 Customs prohibits export of copper http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237331 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. The Director General of Customs (DGA) issued a temporary prohibition of all copper exports as a way to put a halt to the constant theft of cables and other copper materials. These thefts are affecting telephone and electric service on a daily basis on many areas of the country. This news was offered by Rafael Camilo, the Customs director, during a meeting with the executive... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237331 Two elderly arrested selling drugs http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237330 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. Two old people, of 70 and 65 years of age were arrested yesterday by the National Department of Drug Control (DNCD) as they were caught red-handed selling drugs in Capotillo and Villa Consuelo. The two were picked up with portions of crack and marijuana. One of the persons was Liliana Martinez and the other was Felipe Martinez Martinez. The woman was found to be carrying 60... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237330 DR excuses itself with Venezuela http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237329 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. The Dominican government said it deeply regretted any worry or bother the mediation agenda carried out by President Leonel Fernandez might have caused the government of Venezuela. The Dominican President is attempting to lower the tensions between Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez. In a press communiqué, the President's office indicated... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237329 Searches of apartments looking for proof of cocaine consignment http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237189 DL English SANTO DOMINGO. The District Attorney of the National District and the National Department of Drug Control (DNCD) carried out at least 6 searches, including one in the Torre Atiemar, located in the La Esperilla sector, in search of proof that will lead them to arrest the persons responsible for the consignment of 1200 kilograms of cocaine that reached Spain last week from the Dominican Republic.... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 -0400 http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=237189