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Boricua soldier killed in Afghanistan

The soldier Louie Ramos Velazquez, 38, of Camuy, died yesterday at the war in Afghanistan. His parents live in Puerto Rico, while their children live in the United States.

Ramos Velazquez's remains are expected to come to the island over the next ten days and be buried in his village. Yet they have not revealed the circumstances in which the soldier died.

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Roark will not reveal his record

Richard Roark Annunziato announced this afternoon the Supreme Court not to disclose to the media his confidential file.

"None of the documents comprising the record compiled by the Committee on Character must be produced," read the motion filed by Roark Annunziato.

"Because of its importance, we must reiterate that this lawyer flatly denied that the requested documents, as well as any other part of the dossier prepared by the Committee on Character, will be released to the media, who have appeared this distinguished judicial forum or any other person without the prior permission of the undersigned, "Roark said in the motion.

The lawyer was convicted of a misdemeanor in federal court after pleading guilty to providing false information on a federal report on the seizure of money in a drug raid, which led in 2004 when he was a federal agent.

Roark Annunziato was hired the day after the convicted ex-Senator Hector Martinez resigned. The contract was made for Carmelo Ríos office, even though unknown to the legislator.

Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz, claimed that the Office of Legislative Services requested to amend the contract so that the lawyer was transferred to work in the Public Safety Commission of the Senate.

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PDP secretary accuses government officials of mockery to the poor

The PDP secretary, Victor Suarez, censured two officials of the government, Maria Sanchez and Maria Hernandez Fullana for mock and stigmatize the poor class in the country. This is because they allegedly visited service offices Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP), dressed up and neglected to observe the operation.

The secretary said it was an act of hypocrisy of the government going to assess the services offered in public agencies, when they themselves affect these services with the implementation of Law 7. "This is another chapter of 'such is life, '" he said.

"Again from the home government and the orders of Luis Fortuño, government officials are directed to people so outrageous and vulgar. The costume used by these officials, is the true face of this government, " added the secretary.

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Thalia's mother dies

Yolanda Miranda, Thalía's mom, Laura Zapata and Ernestina Sodi Federica, died in the early hours of Friday, apparently from a heart attack.

Mrs. Miranda died unexpectedly in the Aztec capital without being sick, just two weeks before Thalia, 39, gives birth to her second child and one day before the wedding of Ernestina Sodi to Mauricio Camps.

Thalia, who lives in the U.S., is expected not to travel to bid farewell to his mother, due to the advanced state of pregnancy. For its part, the actress Laura Zapata, who was in Puerto Rico, confirmed the news of the death of his mother in her Facebook account.

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The ex-legislator Oscar Antonio Mendoza who was assaulted while traveling to Italia  died today in a Naples hospital, nine days after he was hospitalized with serious head injuries, reported kens5 portal. Mendoza was knocked down by thieves trying to steal your Rolex, nine days after he was hospitalized with serious head injuries.

Police said Oscar Antonio Mendoza, 66-old was pushed to the ground by two assailants on a motorcycle after he resisted his attempt to seize his watch shortly after his arrival in Naples on board a cruise on 18 May.

Dr. Maurizo Postiglione, director of intensive care Loreto Mare Hospital, told the AP by phone that Mendoza never regained consciousness after suffering multiple concussions.

tex1Cause for trial against detective Milton Rodriguez

Judge Milagros Muñiz, of the Research Board of the Court of Bayamón, found cause for trial of Detective Milton Rodriguez for violating two articles of the Law of Private Detectives. According to the attorney for the Police of Puerto Rico, Dario Molina, the charges are for disclosing confidential information of his client, and perform work after revoked the license of Private Detectives.

In a radio interview (NotiUno), Rodriguez reiterated that he does not regret having published the controversial book and claimed that never violated the code of confidentiality in the short period that investigated the case of Lorenzo.

The detective was hired to investigate the death of the child and at the end lorenzo published a book about the Lorenzo case.

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The director of the Institute of Forensic Sciences (ICF), Maria Conte denied that there might be some error in the results of the autopsy performed on three-month baby died in Ponce. The reported findings suggest a pattern of abuse. The forensic doctor stated that the determination is final and correct.
The expressions arise after the child's parents yesterday expressed their interest to order a second autopsy, insist that the baby could have a congenital condition.

Mayor of Guaynabo criticizes Obama's visit

Guaynabo Mayor and leader of the PNP, Hector O'Neill said that Obama comes to Puerto Rico to seek votes and glosses over the island when his visit is expected to last about four hours.

Mayor O'Neill said: "It is unfair that a President makes a visit to Puerto Rico, where they are American citizens, who have participated in war, and come with a 4 or 5 hours to go two days to Orlando, to meet with the Puerto Ricans there. We're not as important as those who are there? There are important because there vote, here we do not vote. "

The President of the United States, Barack Obama will visit the island on June 14, 2011. This would be the second official visit by a President of the United States since he became President John F. Kennedy 50 years ago.

Jorge Santini critizes CRIM

San Juan Mayor Jorge Santini, was upset with his fellow mayors and the way it works at the Municipal Revenue Collection (CRIM). He said the director of that agency, whose board is composed of mayors, "passing filing her nails, instead of working for the municipalities ".

Argued that the municipality of San Juan provides 33% of the budget CRIM, or $ 6.7 million a year. But he said that to charge citizens for income and real estate the county must hire staff, so they spend $ 1.8 million.
Santini had no immediate comment on whether he would resign at the Federation of Mayors, for their displeasure with the CRIM.

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