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Local November 23, 2011 | 10:39 am

Washington trims aid for the country’s war on drugs, crime

NEW YORK.- Dominican Republic received US$49 million in U.S. aid in fiscal year 2010, for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative’s (CBSI) war on drug trafficking and crime, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee announced Tuesday, but notes that the figure means a cut of US$6.5 million.

Committee chair Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), Representative of a district formed mostly by Cuban-Am... Read more