2007 – Page 7

Foreigners holding up-to-date passports and visas issued by the United States, Canada, European Union or the United Kingdom will now be able to enter the DR with the purchase of a tourist card and not a visa as previously required, according to Decree 690-07 issued this week by President Leonel Fernandez. The measure comes at …

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The Association for Foreign Business Investment (ASIEX) and the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) are in favor of the country maintaining its Stand-by arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ASIEX says that the IMF has helped the private and public sector restore stability in the Dominican economy and this is why the country should …

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The Supreme Court of Justice has added another 10 years to retired General Joaquin Antonio Pou’s jail sentence after finding him guilty of complicity in the 17 May 1975 murder of journalist Orlando Martinez Howley. The Supreme Court revoked the sentence handed down last May by the Penal Chamber of the Court of Appeals at …

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The traditional Dominican Christmas bread named “telera” has experienced an RD$10 to RD$20 price hike attributed to the rise in international wheat prices, the rise of local flour prices and the overall increase of petroleum prices on the international market. Officials said that there is no bread shortage but that this holiday season the bread …

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Two young Dominicans and two Ecuadorians have saved the life of an abandoned newborn baby who has been named Christina Noel. The baby was found in the New York borough of Queens, and doctors say that the baby’s umbilical cord was still intact. The baby was saved by Dominicans Luis Cordero Boya, 19 and Gabriel …

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The Dominican women’s volleyball team has finished undefeated at the women’s pre-Olympic tournament being held in Monterrey, Mexico. The team’s winning streak will guarantee them a final first place in Group B of the tournament. The DR is considered the only team strong enough to beat out the Cuban team for the last remaining spot …

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Dominican ball player Placido Polanco was named Defensive Player of the Year for the Major Leagues by more than nine million fans. Polanco, who plays with the Detroit Tigers, didn’t commit a single error during the 2007 season and established a new record with 888 attempts without an error. His last error was recorded on …

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Escogido are making it interesting while making their final push for a playoff spot. Santo Domingo’s second team notched another victory last night after beating the Azucareros 5-1. The Leones rode the victory behind the bat of Juan Melo who drove in three runs. In other baseball news, the Estrellas kept their playoff dreams alive …

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Minister of the Hacienda Vicente Bengoa told reporters that the budget for 2008 would have to be studied and passed just as it was sent from the National Development Council. The minister dismissed the possibility of any changes to the budget during discussions with the heads of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies who …

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Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso says the agreement signed on 16 December with the European Union is the most modern ever negotiated, and the most innovative, as it covers goods, services, investments and people mobility. The new agreement will enter into effect on 1 January 2008 for Dominican exports to Europe. The papers won’t …

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