Add Bookmark   Tell A Friend   Advertising Information   Contact Us   Daily News Archive: January to December 2008 To access older archived Daily News pages, click on the required year: 2008  2007  2006  2005  2004  2003  2002  2001  2000  1999  1998 Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec -   Friday, 05 September 2008 Weather watch JD's first day on the job Preventive medicine Blackouts a problem Electrical promises UASD suspends classes He said, he said License stickers make money Contraband found Fluff vs. substance MLB wields power A-rod keeps swinging Thursday, 04 September 2008 Weather watch Awaiting Ike School still closed Jaime David accepts Environment Financial free zones a plus Blackouts reported The wrong solutions Where were the consumers? Tejada Holguin quits Ethics Committee Canada negotiations resume Canadian company gets approval Bodyguards for senator Guerrero Sports update Wednesday, 03 September 2008 Rainstorms nationwide Senate moves on bills Evaluating Dominican hotels Tourism needs to benefit community Government on electricity situation Hydropower Propane gas supplies restored Ladom sues Huchi and Nuria New appointments and confirmations Florentino reinstated to government Quirino strikes a deal? Guerrero links high-ups to drugs Commission was comedy Monday, 01 September 2008 Javier Garcia in Puerto Plata One stop office for paperwork Why the no to the IMF? PLD politicians in government Political patronage reigns Environment authorities are accomplices Gas shortage again Two-phase tragic traffic accident Manny Ramirez leads Dodgers Pedro Martinez has a good game DR wins bronze in Centrobasket Friday, 29 August 2008 CB governor on monetary policy Gasoduct to Haiti Santiago tramway AMET to work to clear streets Families will be moved National Police cleans house 'We're sick and tired' Orange warns of fraud We can win more Centrobasket update Thursday, 28 August 2008 Just in case Ozama slums evacuated Vaccinating, fumigating Committed to work together Deputies approve "bonus" JCE to open Haiti office Currency fluctuations "normal" Another M.D. strike Losing a generation No water in the DR? Back to school Free autopsies? Rocked by tragedy Dalai Lama tired Centrobasket update Wednesday, 27 August 2008 Hurricane Gustav report Brand new bridge deteriorates Government appointments Concerns of Santiago industries US donates to Cathedral Vehicle imports up, sales down Immigration out of control Junot Diaz book in Spanish Second Life & ITLA Olympics medal winners are home Dominicans in Centrobasket NBA Star donates Crocs Wednesday sales Tuesday, 26 August 2008 Fernandez new appointments Schools closed Education projects Financial fears hit Central Bank PRA ending Get your sticker Selling Aerodom? Child discharged Diaz and Mercedes arrive State of emergency declared Rains cause havoc Monday, 25 August 2008 Felix Diaz brings gold to DR Cardinal receives support Foreign investment issues 217 Police officers retired Industrialists want less spending Diaz blames Codacsa for holes Many don't get power bills Electricity causes alarm Home sales down by 70% Rains forecast Friday, 22 August 2008 Where will the $$$ come from? Students get scholarships Funglode internships 2009 Dalai Lama to visit The 14th wage? Not enough women Steel exports up High hopes for EPA Serbia has consulate Pothole nation Perez gets invitation Travel declines in July Ferry takes break Benitez case still developing Going for gold Thursday, 21 August 2008 Officers confirmed in their posts German assumes post Rule of the law? Cleaning up the Ozama Cement prices too high Large deficit reported Young girl doing ok Soldier remembered Communities getting restless Olympic excitement Mercedes a champ DR b-ball has troubles Wednesday, 20 August 2008 More changes in government What's with Jaime David? New Minister of Tourism Feminists don't want German Ruling on health plans Bishop calls for East highway The high cost of illegal Haitians High-rises could affect Cabarete Lost airplane Cesfront arrests Haitian fishermen Winning at taekwondo at the Olympics Tuesday, 19 August 2008 Changes continue in government Max Puig at Ministry of Labor Rodriguez del Orbe: Legal advisor VP recovers from dengue Low productivity of doctors UASD reopening 25 August Falcondo closing Builders beware Dominican Week: 22-26 September The Navy's drug ties Protests turn violent Olympics update Monday, 18 August 2008 Shuffling the cabinet Fernandez announces ambitious plans Santiago wants equal treatment School year starts today People can change their HMOs Bani prosecutors suspended Tragic Higuey accident Long blackouts still hurting Diaz claims at least bronze Tropical Storm Fay: four dead Friday, 15 August 2008 Inaugural events and preparations Drink if you want PLD leader dies Back to school Doctor's protest march still on Liberians interested in cooperation French ambassador recognized Cibao in a frenzy Moreno calls for zero tolerance HR group wants answers Cocaine colonel to jail Fatal bus accident in the East New US travel requirement Olympics update Strong rains forecast Thursday, 14 August 2008 Supreme Court in favor of free zones *GOB growing Economic secrets CMD calls for another strike Drug investigation continues Wife stole car It's not enough Marranzini on dollarization Community in Spain gets larger Deficit on the rise Fire in Puerto Plata Pay cash for JetBlue tickets 16 years of Dominican Week NY State honors Dominican US Embassy peeved Olympics update Wednesday, 13 August 2008 Heads of state coming for inaugural Supplementary budget approved Constitutional Reform issues Dengue alert Inflation up 1.62% $$$ to send a kid to school ARS vs. Senasa Textile exports are down Power plant issues in POP 2600 stopped at the gate Santiago water and light rationed What about Sun Land? Caribbean Plan against drugs Colonel nabbed with coke Payano keeps hopes for medal Tuesday, 12 August 2008 Guerrero provides proof Commission meets No drugs in government Jorge Isa asks for investigation Ostentatiousness and impunity RD$52 billion missing Fiscal surplus needed New zip codes PLD discusses reform Customs makes bust Bread more expensive Ballplayer gets caught Diabetes warning Olympic round up Monday, 11 August 2008 LPG supply gets a little better Anadegas has 90 ready to go Rice sector denies raising prices Blackouts =RD$250 million in losses In favor of renegotiated contracts Protesting old Smith-Enron Isabela Cement = Smith Enron? Oil leak cause fear and complaints PC: hold Constitution reform Solidarity cards cost RD$21.00 First three held in Bani killings Friday, 08 August 2008 Felucho Jimenez wants to move on Jimenez ignores the East Military escort Caribe Tours bus Drug murder case to commission Murder investigation continues Drug flights increase Spanish VP speaks PC on school breakfast program Excuses delay negotiations High-rise development takes streets Journalist killed in drive-by Manny "on fire" Get ready for Beijing Thursday, 07 August 2008 Senate approves extra funding Heads of state coming Taiwan wants FTA DR and Spain sign agreement More IT jobs Where's the investigative journalism? Bani massacre raises concerns Complicity of authorities? Massacre survivor recovers Books more expensive No meeting with Quirino Caribe Tours protests continue Protesting Falconbridge smoke Dominicans put on a show Horford on Telemundo Telemicro to transmit NYC parade Thursday Sales Wednesday, 06 August 2008 Opportunities in garbage Shell sells refinery shares Ministry threatens gas stations 2000 take Dominican citizenship Cost of power is best-kept secret Segura looks at generators Setting new credit card standards? Andeclip threatens to halt service Massacre in Bani Customs gives DNCD four planes Lynchings continue Sales Tuesday, 05 August 2008 New cedulas on the way PRA program update Fitch favors higher power rates Action in Bani dunes case Not enough money Moving towards the dollar? Nuria & Huchi: Nunez lied Supreme Court on lynching Money laundering brothers update 119 dead in July Dominican aspires to Bronx seat Millions for medalists Super Sanchez not sure Hollywood home for Manny Rains will continue Monday, 04 August 2008 Education will provide 3 million cedulas Superintendent says electricity is back up A.M. Life is like that Minister goes to Congress Chief blames justice for lynchings Dams at low levels Tornadoes destroy houses and power lines Middle class is bearing the load Nobody can stop Caribe Tours Environmental agency cannot protect dunes DR chocolate for Italian kids Friday, 01 August 2008 Fernandez in Colombia Business: don't touch CB money CNSS extends coverage Credit card extra is illegal Spanish VP coming No tolls for you JCE suspends cedulas Doctors back at it Basic education in a crisis Social sector at a disadvantage Weather clamps down AILA Killers go to jail Legal Advisor office goes digital Crime on the decline Can't dodge this time Thursday, 31 July 2008 Strengthening ties with Haiti Government deficit at RD$21 billion US$20 million loan for aqueduct Power rates to stay the same? AMET vs. stoplights Fire chief is wrong, says Espaillat Codacsa to sue government Ladom vs. Nuria & Huchi Santiago has dry spell No more RD$3 bread CND takes over Ethanol investment Cuban brothers charged Cop kills himself Manny the Marlin? Thursday sales Wednesday, 30 July 2008 New foreign trade center Fernandez to Colombian summit ITB recommends Sans Souci Tourism suspends Samana constructions Cardinal wants an end to SS conflicts CESFRONT beefs up patrols A warning on mixed service stations Chevron could buy the tankers Electricity rate increase? No cedulas for Haitians EPA signing postponed again Mets invest US$8 million in ballplayers Tuesday, 29 July 2008 The complementary budget IDs: a national priority Haitian cedulas for Haitians The art of not deciding Cacao experiencing a boom Indotel rules in favor of DGTEC OTTT denies ban on Samana Building gets expensive Herrera criticizes propaganda Danilo back in the mix Caamano's head found Bank accounts blocked Dementia...what? Heat wave Manny Gate 08 Monday, 28 July 2008 A focus on the electricity subsidy Brazilian ethanol Romero calls for flexible financing Today is LPG Day "2 for 1" textile bill Hotels call to end transport monopolies Chevron accepts mediation Charge cards charged Cibao has serious energy issues Lower crude prices not at pumps You don't have a 50/50 chance Friday, 25 July 2008 Andalucia gives funds Alicia Alonso coming for inaugural FTZs will get boost Running the Chamber of Accounts A nuclear commission School drink parameters DNCD cleans house Schools that don't teach EU not kicking anyone out No need for visa Who threw the baby away? Crime and survival Scammer's apartments seized WBO certifies Dominicans Pedro says goodbye to dad Thursday, 24 July 2008 Taiwan President to visit Fernandez submits bill Drugs: True catastrophe for DR Montas defends government Eighteen new FTZs Guatemala VP visits No more untouchables AmCham behind Chevron & Caribe Tours US will cancel visas JCE into real estate development Lowering the standard for breakfast No Parlacen slots for PRD Polo wins gold Thursday sales Wednesday, 23 July 2008 President rewards good students President chairs Chevron meeting Tax Office offers incentives Standard & Poor's ups rating Overview by three economists Clinics say they will keep charging Debts burden the electricity markets Contraband from Haiti hurts local crop Docs or supply salesmen? Caribe Tours protest PRD ratifies opposition to government Narcs pay "tolls" to operate US$43 million for Luis Castillo Wednesday sales Tuesday, 22 July 2008 Fernandez and Light Bulb Program Energy subsidy limited Government to renegotiate Nuclear energy could be costly Government gives cartel hope Government ignores 2007 Austerity Law Valentin on clientelism Global Solidarity Fund Car sales down Taiwan donates scholarships No jail for Vivian Lubrano Big Red Machine coming Tuesday Sales Monday, 21 July 2008 CDEEE promises to get better Fuel tankers dispute judgment Propane back in stations Another conflict of interests Subsidized diners under scrutiny 2009 will be Year of Juan Bosch Public Works to hire 10,000 No pre-payments in health care Free Zones ask for continued support Timid economic measures JCE halts fake weddings Bani jail becomes a center A spin of drug dealing Friday, 18 July 2008 Fernandez presents plan Commenting on the President's proposals Government tax bonanza Heliport inaugurated We can't do it Shipments will be fumigated FTZs recover HD TV coming History relived Money-changing business Medicare hunts turns interesting Alvarez Renta to jail Guzman among the best Super Sanchez leads delegation Thursday, 17 July 2008 Expectations for speech high Picking up a big oil debt Final details on OMSA buses Congress saves energy Genao's proposal for saving DR depends on tourism Small business bill could pass Consular worries Studying border poverty Justice served in Baninter case Protests continue in Santiago Was it an execution? Horford chosen Wednesday, 16 July 2008 Dario Contreras gets new ER Fernandez to announce measures Salary Committee wants to know Propane without subsidy will be RD$100 Geologist says "No way!" Congress should handle the sale Speculation or government priorities Plastic manhole covers JCE admits it cannot control fraud Small business bill could pass Beauty products export boom Deficit with US doubles Prices slow home sales Car sales down Priest sentenced for rape Duarte Anniversary Wednesday sales Tuesday, 15 July 2008 Chavez and Fernandez agreements Bengoa explains PetroCaribe Shell news Explaining the blackouts Northern express connection Digital cities Change not enough Decisional paralysis traps government Janice Jacobs visits JCE Government audits show fraud Wage increase Eliminating small parties Crafts make money All-Star Game tonight Tuesday sales Monday, 14 July 2008 PetroCaribe eases terms PetroCaribe pipeline to Haiti Chavez to help farmers DGII will call on 50,000 Metro to start in December New funds from Europe IMF closes office in DR Economic structure changes Demand for foodstuffs falls People take steps to save fuel, energy JCE will debate its resolutions Not really an honor Supreme Court denies appeal DR third in Miss Universe Friday, 11 July 2008 Thinking local, acting global Valentin makes suggestion OMSA gets credit line Mobile documentation unit Government and doctors at impasse Blackouts are back Basques donate for ducts Government to help immigrants USAID supports farmers DR big hit at Zaragoza Soldier's body found Swedes want Dominican cacao A doctor's final gift DR at Miss Universe contest Thursday, 10 July 2008 Fernandez on crime RD$24m/deputy More of the same rhetoric Chevron maintains its stance Terrero leaves Chamber of Accounts FENATRADO gets subsidies and raises rates Customs bust Tourist worker wages fall The drug cycle D.N. getting smaller Handball players desert Thursday sales Wednesday, 09 July 2008 New budget request Central Bank defends policies Attorney Generals meet in Punta Cana More money for subsidies Government presents a proposal on Chevron More than a trucking issue Cocco asks Congress for approval A.M. Questions Salary increases divides management Northeast gets JCE office Pols and civil society agree on something DPCA visits Terrero Santiago is Santiago DR at expo Hurricanes and Tropical Storms Tuesday, 08 July 2008 Presidential press conference Economic reshuffling needed Tourism & exports Export products Single house Congress proposed Agreement null Terrero still at work Tower construction halted More credit for fuel Gas-guzzling vehicles Banks take advantage AFS president visits Inoa signing investigated A little Yankee panky Dona Goya is 118 Monday, 07 July 2008 Leonel off to Margarita, Venezuela 5 to Chamber of Accounts? Thousands learn English Environment admits it goofed Police won't back down There is avgas AmCham for Chevron settlement CONEP wants a pow-wow ANJE wants deeds not words A call to spread the subsidies Food and transport eat budgets Cardinal to head Council Authorities say Bertha's okay Dominican to PSOE post Dominican stars in the All Star Game Friday, 04 July 2008 Government butters up transporters Problems delay arrival buses Chevron ordeal reaches aviation Homes for TS Olga victims An exemplary province Foreigners beware Prison population rises Economic actions needed now "El Torito" for President Major League gossip Thursday, 03 July 2008 Congratulations, Colombia A look at the economy Got change? Transport issues resolved? Drivers take advantage ANADEGAS suspend protest Chamber of Accounts hearing Drugs came from DR FSA urges wage raise Dominicans to the moon Lorenzo in midst of controversy Inoa's signing official Thursday sales Wednesday, 02 July 2008 Chamber of accounts trial starts today CDEEE announces end to subsidy FENATRADO work stoppage today Government talks to doctors Eleven filling stations closed Tax break for 92 companies Unions ask for special prices Dairy farmers can supply breakfasts NGO calls JCE memo illegal Baninter appeal nearly complete, says Subero Nowhere to hide? More rains Tuesday, 01 July 2008 Seems like everyone's connected Deputies defend themselves Fake drugs claim "exaggerated" Banking decreases Swiss love DR CONEP presents report Macarulla on monetary policy Teachers honored UASD confirms findings Manny goes off Inoa sets record Tuesday shopping Jazz Cowboys in Santo Domingo Monday, 30 June 2008 I&C suspends diesel subsidy Civil Registry earns millions for JCE Fdez Zucco calls for service Grullon blasts Central Bank Foodstuffs go up again Millions of gallons of good water lost Twelve products for export Las Americas is lit up again Industrialists say new law far from perfect More increases in fuel prices Taiwan to re-equip Azua hospital A.M. Chamber of Accounts trial Thousands of Dominicans could leave Spain Cost of living increases missed payments GREEN ALERT Friday, 27 June 2008 Fernandez positive New council created CA members quit Councilors in trouble US$140 and rising Reform on the way? Deputies do well Southwest could fly to the DR Nestle exits DR ice cream market Arrest now; ask later Office for victims Almeyda doing well Dominicans dominate in Cabarete Thursday, 26 June 2008 Duarte highway closing Parents take note ISPRI initiated EU donates funds Fernandez receives ambassadors IMF agreement welcomed DR could be fined Auditors go on trial Colmados don't get food Where's the change? Murderers sentenced Best tips for summer Wednesday, 25 June 2008 IMF to monitor DR AIRD says oil not the only problem Blackouts not 'financial' says Segura Bishop and business urge dam completion Trial for accountants Supreme Court approves ranks for judges Billions in tourist projects AMCHAM and corruption Cibao Airport for private aviation Jobs for disabled people Good man works hard to survive Three years for embezzler Lightning kills one, injures another COE issues warnings for 24 provinces Tuesday, 24 June 2008 IMF official voices concern Blackouts are back School more expensive Wages will stay the same Haitians in DR embassy protest Unions still owe Telefonica coming to DR Trash becomes an issue Claro loses money Rains will continue OMD Dominicana wins at Cannes Lions Museum honors Sixto Dominican entrepreneurs in Philly Kiteboard championship begins Monday, 23 June 2008 IMF to meet with Fernandez DR signs loans for US$75 million Ag Bank to sell headquarters The real price of diesel is closer to RD$200 Black beans for black gold Poor showing for DR education Dominican heads hotel association Dominican Jesuit wins science prize Medicines and milk go up Electricity kills hundreds Weather and chaos Friday, 20 June 2008 Losing the fight against corruption Please, eliminate bureaucracy US continues help UNDP on Metro British media keeps mum New free trade companies Americans want mangos DR will receive money Hubieres keeps threatening Doctors fight; no one listens Almeyda recovering Placido is here Miss DR in Vietnam Thursday, 19 June 2008 Government revenues up Fuel prices impact poverty More details from CC Too many taxes Eliminating "ghost NGOs" Cigar news Fares go up; passengers angered Subsidy removed DR joins coalition US travel warning was old Drugs associated with crime Medicare fraud connected to DR Vigilantes kill fugitive Wednesday, 18 June 2008 Fernandez asks UN for fund Melanio orders diesel audit Millions for greenhouses Debt climbed 3.3% in first quarter Promipyme loans millions We pay a lot of fuel taxes Free Zone bill goes to committee Chamber of Accounts under fire State Department memo causes stir Untold millions taken from official Inflation hits construction hard French aid vessel in port Ecuador without visas Mangoes in Bani DR-Korean trade grows Tuesday, 17 June 2008 The Catch-22 of fuel taxes Time to pay for PetroCaribe Consumers and retailers feel crunch Housing slows rhythm Agreement with Spain continues Fake pill market is big Minister defends school drink Deputies question auditors Politur defends the DR Mercer ups Santo Domingo ranking A look at the trade deficit Cid Wilson to NCLR Board Future stars in the making Horford sets example From California to El Limon Tuesday Sales Monday, 16 June 2008 Government wont eliminate fuel taxes 150,233 more vehicles Three bookmobiles for the DR Lights out in Santo Domingo Inflation hits 5% Government to protect basic foodstuffs Chicken prices up again US vets don't find bird flu Chamber's mea culpa Transporters on fare increases A.M.: They don't get it New jail for Macoris Police nab 200 in Santiago Red Alert continues Go get that second passport In the Heights musical wins Tony Friday, 13 June 2008 Fernandez tackles rising prices OMSA buses in trouble Doctors' strike not successful Domestic airlines feel the crunch Tourism on the up Asia gobbles up metal scraps Banks up rates DN mortality rate high Importing beggars DNCD plays waiting game Wrong medicine case Friday sales Thursday, 12 June 2008 Tourism action plan Air Dominicana to start 16 June Subsidy to stay "Water + sugar" for breakfast Cranes aren't regulated Tragedy at Dario Contreras DNCD keeps at it Mana fights for environment Big Papi is a big citizen 18 tons of baseball equipment Wednesday, 11 June 2008 President on high cost of oil Longer drinking hours for some Bye-bye propane subsidy Subero doesn't want the job On corruption in government ANJE calls for spending cuts Robberies at civil registry offices Agriculture needs RD$31 billion Airlines ask for tax-free fuel Samana Expressway: nice but dear Yet another small docs' strike Lighter beer popular Trade deficit with US grows Struggle over control of security Chief supports Santiago cops Wednesday sales Tuesday, 10 June 2008 Fernandez is back ECLAC calls for change 911 Emergency Disarming the population Reorganizing the work of doctors Reviving the Haitian trade topic Trade with South Korea DR/Guatemala trade issues Jeepetas not as popular DR could help air travelers Mejia denies revival Name-calling leads to murder Dominican doctor defended Million dollar ballplayers Tuesday sales Monday, 09 June 2008 Leonel in Barcelona Consumer Protection Law Low protein drink for breakfast IMF boots DR rep ECLAC meets in Santo Domingo US aid exceeds US$45.2million Fewer flights = lower income JAD looks for an airplane Hipolito revives team Police chief moves to Santiago Marranzini : higher paid cops Quirino mate turns tail Rains to continue, alerts still on Pan Am Volleyball Cup: gold & bronze Cincinnati honors Geronimo Friday, 06 June 2008 Fernandez attends mass in Rome Renewable Energy Ruling passed Free zone industry bill to Congress Using Mexican fabrics Free zones alive and kicking DR and relations with China Airline cuts hurt travel and cargo Aviation taxes Ferry will have own port Church on Environment Day Doctors' strike cause strife What relocation project? It wasn't me Venezuelans arrested for bank robbery Dominican gets drafted Friday sales Thursday, 05 June 2008 Fernandez at World Food Summit Spotlight on rural communities Media linked for emergencies DR, Cuba work towards agreement Doctors strike - again Ozama for the rich? Edward Osborne Wilson in Punta Cana MAP angry about rockash Ship with toxic cargo ordered out AA cuts start in September Persons Trafficking report Loft shooter out on bail DR volleyball on a roll Wednesday, 04 June 2008 Fernandez on ethanol in Rome Government to meet on IMF issue Frontier Corps gets new chief Las Placetas dam loan approved ECLAC to meet in Santo Domingo Bigger government Proposal to cut financing to politics Drivers put fare hikes on hold Sediment fills reservoirs Government creates a dam committee School tuition fees climb steeply The best athletes of the year Wednesday sales GREEN ALERT for much of the DR Tuesday, 03 June 2008 Leonel is Food Summit VP Free trade with South America? DR Stock Exchange: 607% growth Public transport update Customs seizes lots of money Responsible dam management Shelter for a million Delta cancels JFK-SDQ BPD Bank in Santo Domingo Illiteracy rates Electrocution kills more than dengue BAT goes to bat On to 600 DR volleyball keeps going Tuesday sales Monday, 02 June 2008 Fernandez off to Europe Shell agrees to sell for US$110 million European Bank loans RD$1.1 billion Greater Caribbean export opportunities Caribbean airline alert Local authorities monitor airline situation Business backs UNDP report Drivers put fare hikes on hold Experts question dam conditions Good coffee sells well Dangerous accident Vigilante justice in Constanza More contraband money Lenient sentences favor drug dealing Contraband grows and sales slip Manny bats his 500th Friday, 30 May 2008 Leaders take Fernandez's advice Customs signs agreement 1:30hr to Samana Country prepares for hurricanes Deputies approve IDB loans Pared passes the buck OAS on constant campaigning Dominicans need to keep calm Flight cancellations hurt Santiago Better Internet in the east Hubieres jailed; freed Impromptu strike causes problems Remembering history Friday sales Thursday, 29 May 2008 Fernandez receives certificate Barrick Gold meeting at Palace Ending child labor Doctors strike yet again UN Report: Empower the People Endesa: DR social snapshot Women want rights ECLAC to meet in DR Haiti still big partner Man kidnapped in Cabrera to pay loan Dominicans lead All-Star voting Ramirez hits 499 US vs DR in boxing Thursday sales! Wednesday, 28 May 2008 Leonel off to C.A. and Europe Colored rice Uneasiness over livestock feed Unions call for lower fuel prices Fares going up 4 June? PetroCaribe alert Petrol funds invested in highways CONEP calls for changes High taxes hurt local airlines American Eagle cancels Samana New women's clinic at Cedimat 80% are living dangerously More rains Omega goes free Lopez races to the poles Wednesday sales Tuesday, 27 May 2008 Official offer to Shell Pushing for hybrids Fare increase announced Subsidy to go if fares are raised Subsidies for 3 more months Natural gas not the answer CMD back at it Trade not balanced EPA to force Caribbean integration 2012 already? 46 random kilos of cocaine Sextuplets are a year old Placido Domingo at Chavon Tuesday sales Monday, 26 May 2008 OMSA buses run on biofuel Ministry of Energy next? Spike in fuel prices Unions to discuss fair hikes Subsidy could be removed Opposition to focusing LPG subsidy Electricity subsidy: US$134 million Dengue campaign shows results Different stories on subsidized foods Possible changes in Supreme Court Opposition to constitutional reform New style prisons The ministers and their worth Orange explains blackout ITLA offers scholarships Friday, 23 May 2008 Fernandez to Rome Diandino: Metro to run for Xmas GLP subsidy to poor households Example starts at top Tax increase not the answer Avocados a big hit RIP Luis Augusto Caminero Woman gets 15 years "La Piedra" kills a man Internet porn causing problems Mother's Day shopping Mother's Day Concert Update on American football in DR Wednesday, 21 May 2008 No tax reform looming Montas: rigid austerity Vega sees troubled future US$42 million for electricity Shell sale ready to sail Senators vs. Deputies on reforms Subero and Sun Land PRD won 88 municipalities "Motoconchistas" raise fares FBI investigates player signings Dominican valedictorian Ramon Mateo: chess grandmaster Felipe Alou ready for final win Wednesday sales DR1 breaks for Corpus Christi Tuesday, 20 May 2008 Revisiting the doctor issue Subsidies maintained for now CPI at 1.88% for April Subsidies maintained for now The increase in food prices took years More austerity, fewer subsidies Organic exports prevail "Dominicans" sold in Japan WTO reasserts EU banana ruling Constitutional reform again JCE did well JCE post-election agenda The end of the PRSC? PRD grows, PLD grows less DNCD continues the fight Sales Monday, 19 May 2008 President Fernandez reelected PLD sweeps in Santo Domingo 29% abstention rate Parties lose official standing Guillermo Moreno's first try OAS praises process Hospitals see holiday increase PC exit polls were right on Voting overseas Fernandez allies add 9% Clientelism in the 2008 election Swap short for long-term politics Montas calls for "adjustments" Three strategic areas Cardinal calls for unity Friday, 16 May 2008 Live electoral commentary Electoral facts & figures The provinces to watch Many don't bother to vote The candidates Explaining the effect of clientilism The most recent polls Expatriate vote Election rules The arbiters Election No. 13 Thursday, 15 May 2008 Fernandez going for four? PRD closes campaign Political publicity in the millions International eyes on elections Three more campaign victims Loud campaigning shuts down Court rules on Sun Land complaint Metro more important than court Scrap metal makes money One vehicle for every four residents Plaza de la Salud foot clinic Helicopter falls from sky Smuggling US$520,000 Thursday sales Wednesday, 14 May 2008 Tomorrow work off after 12 Political parties take over radio JCE sets rules for elections Plenty of cops for elections OMSA to give free rides A.M. on Droit de Seigneur Foreign firms to do exit polls AIRD reject post-election tax reform Possible IMF agreement looms Non-traditional exports: US$277 million Rescued baby now with grandma Cops catch S&L killer Lucky guy! "In the Heights" leads Tony Awards Wednesday sales Tuesday, 13 May 2008 Greenberg poll: Fernandez 55% PLD ends campaign You'll just have to wait Schools used for voting Topics fall by the wayside Need to control government spending Tourism still doing well Foreign investment a constant Small business bill More call centers in DR Manny inches closer Dominican track runs well Tuesday sales Monday, 12 May 2008 JCE tests scanners Enthusiasm for voting abroad Freeze on gasoline prices Government halts audits Central Bank audit Need for constitutional procedures Codetel in the countryside IIBI suggests substitutes for flour Chicken prices climb again Trade deficit with the US Housing sales are way down CNN's Palacios looks at the DR Deaths on campaign trail Traffic toll is 40 deaths in two months Workers demand pay in Santiago Rescued baby doing well Friday, 09 May 2008 Fernandez in Puerto Plata US$10 million for protected areas Bautista welcomes doctors' decision The JCE scanners are here After the elections Time to foster exports Edes feel fuel pinch More policemen to jail Bank robbed Friday sales Thursday, 08 May 2008 Fernandez leads polls Scanners will be tested Sunday Politics very costly in DR PRSC strikes back DR can be food self-sufficient Morales on DR food supply plan No strikes for now Government gives out rice Labels cause export issues Killer cops could get 30 The Luciano Corominas plane A star in the making Thursday sales Wednesday, 07 May 2008 No exit polls on 16 May Top ten electoral provinces Breadbasket of the Caribbean Spain grabs low-skilled workers Energy issues in tourism sector Protected park areas INESPRE outlives usefulness Ikea in Santo Domingo Farm costs ever higher Bus stop businesses Meat exports still on hold Sun Land not on the agenda Policemen fired for brutality Red Alert Wednesday sales Tuesday, 06 May 2008 The JCE's new scanners Young could decide elections Voter stats Book Fair extended to 9 May The Metro power controversy Renewable energies ruling on hold 'Popular' taxis will be popular Energy deficit balloons Asthma concerns Fire at Mercado Nuevo Ovalles and the US$569,000 case No one guilty in passport scandal Horford and Hawks out Tuesday sales Friday, 02 May 2008 DR1 takes a break New industrial parks US$80M for disaster rehab We don't know Housing feels crunch Air Dominicana grounded Saturating voters? US$569,000 in undeclared cash Colonel dead Awarding the Dumas Legislators recognize Junot Diaz Can he do it? Aguayo jumps in the rankings Friday sales Thursday, 01 May 2008 Fernandez makes promises Subsidy for chicken Pakistan investing in the DR Germany/Spain will donate Education Plan criticized Health Minster talks tough DR's beef with Guatemala Minier of the Congos honored Junot Diaz speaks at CMS Padres inaugurate complex DR boxers qualify for Beijing Horford doubles; Hawks lose Thursday sales Wednesday, 30 April 2008 IKEA in Santo Domingo Fernandez on corruption New 10-Year Education Plan Generic meds will cost less Chinese medicine at HOMS Small business needs simplicity Basic foods are "assembled" Porvenir produces sweet millions The EU has millions for bananas FTA needs revisions Tragic accident near Azua A.M. A cop once more Derek Walcott speaks tonight COE issues YELLOW ALERT Wednesday sales Tuesday, 29 April 2008 FTZ get renovated ILO says DR doing better Paredes defends subsidies Taiwan donates more Derek Walcott here Current accounts deficit balloons Central American advantage Life after the election Energy subsidy not sustainable PLD challenges colleges Pepe Goico acquitted Zayayines back in the fold Weather report Horford, Hawks even series Tuesday sales Monday, 28 April 2008 National debt hits US$14 billion CODETEL guarantees transmissions Metro trials extended Wheat subsidy triples Rice wholesalers cry foul UP up up A.M. A time of lean cows Bani suffers water shortage Forty-eight hours without crime Aid mission to Haiti attacked Accidents cause blackouts Assailants get thirty years South wins student games More rains today Monday sales Friday, 25 April 2008 Expatriate voting times Resurrecting the CB Tourism Dept clashes Dominican economic outlook Fifth time won't be lucky Rains cause damage Venezuela to revisit PetroCaribe Cheaper rice shipped to Haiti DR exporting yuca Linking Haiti, PR and DR? Dominicans earn more DR spared new US baggage rules Ortiz jersey nets big cash DR wins 3 bronze in FINA masters Friday sales Thursday, 24 April 2008 Fernandez inaugurates works Plantain theft clampdown Earning peanuts is utopian CB money not enough Taiwan on DR ties Taiwanese warships here JCE says prove it Vargas at AmCham Women doctors march DR 4th for overseas prostitution Florian still in jail Remembering history Horford good; not a magician Thursday sales! Wednesday, 23 April 2008 Thousands flock to Book Fair Metro: major attraction at Book Fair Government sends foods to small shops Heliport under construction Small business DR-CAFTA workshop Penalties for collecting without working Privatization = jobs for politicians Paying for luggage Loto money divides family His freedom lasted seven hours Bomb factory in Bonao Stealing plantains! COE issues red and green alerts Wednesday sales Tuesday, 22 April 2008 Fernandez at Feria del Libro Money laundering common Central Bank injects US$100M Why imports don't cost less New business magazine UASD students get funds Car buyers prefer pre-owned Veganos begin rebuilding Tornados are not so rare Hillary loves the DR Call centers catch on Florida is Presidente territory Papi woke up Horford does well in debut Tuesday sales Monday, 21 April 2008 Fernandez leads in Gallup poll Book Fair opens today Metro to offer free rides to fair KEPCO in the DR Maternity hospital deaths Flea Market overflows Tourism not reaching the poor Ten-year plan for agriculture Diesel behind hikes in food Euro adds to medicine bills Alert system for Tavera Tornadoes hit three provinces Green Alert for much of the DR Car falls three floors Cyber-criminals jailed Friday, 18 April 2008 Fernandez reaches deal Chinatown opens DR should be OK Anyone can be general Strike IV and do it again Customs getting stronger Workers raises Animal Welfare Conference Appeal denied Figueroa to jail On his way to 500 "I'm thirty uh..." Wednesday, 16 April 2008 Elections on schedule Campaign closings Poultry farmers start getting paid Commission to look at prices Cost of living and jobs are main issues ANJE looks at government spending Banreservas: RD$9.5 billion earnings Cardinal calls for aid for Haiti ER doctors call for bike lanes Teachers march today Doctors reject government proposal Armed Forces on alert on frontier Goal: zero corruption at DNCD Rain on the way Wednesday sales Tuesday, 15 April 2008 CID poll: PLD 40.6% Fernandez speaks Vargas proposes cutting taxes JB bridge getting makeover NG plays down effects of recession We have food Trying to keep prices down Prices up, consumption up Taking on more foreign debt IDB is big lender DR urges Haitian stability Coke galore Killer cops go free Manny's the man Jersey brings curse? Tuesday sales Monday, 14 April 2008 1000 jobs at Metro Presses roll on May ballots Hamilton-El Dia: Fernandez 48% Jewish leaders in Sosua Food dependency is a worry