2007 – Page 9

The Leones del Escogido climbed into a fourth place tie with the Estrellas Orientales as they defeated the Estrellas 10-2 at the Tetelo Vargas Stadium in San Pedro de Macoris. Vince Sinisi was the star for Escogido with his four hits in four at-bats. Meanwhile in Santo Domingo, the Tigres del Licey continued to beat …

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President Leonel Fernandez is making a short visit to Cienfuegos, Cuba to take part in the PetroCaribe summit on Thursday, 20 December. President Fernandez will be accompanied by Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso and Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa, as well as minister Miguel Mejia. The heads of state of 14 other nations that are …

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President Leonel Fernandez announced that the government is planning to spend RD$1.9 billion on recovery efforts in the Santiago area, which was seriously affected by Tropical Storm Olga last week. Fernandez, quoted in Diario Libre, said that RD$550 million would be used for reconstruction and cleaning roads and other affected areas. The President also announced …

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A nationwide effort to reduce accidents and emergencies during the Christmas holidays starts Saturday. Some 35,000 people will be on duty over the holiday season, including volunteers, doctors, paramedics, police and military personnel. A total of 75 ambulances and 3 helicopters will be on call. According to Emergency Operations Center director General Juan Manuel Mendez, …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) is asking the government to reconsider their budget allocation, arguing that the funding will affect the organization of the 2008 presidential election. A document prepared by JCE judges claims that the RD$2,487,678,433 allocated is not nearly enough to meet the public’s demands and execute all the projects that the JCE …

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Deputies from the three major political parties agree that the newly presented 2008 budget will have to be modified to provide adequate funding for some of the larger institutions like the JCE, Supreme Court of Justice and the Ministry of Education. Party representatives, quoted in Hoy, agreed that national revenue should be distributed to the …

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Dominican officials will ask the Spanish government to intervene on a business deal gone wrong, as reported in Hoy. The Dominican government wants the Spanish government to force Constructora Invernaderos Sanchez (COINSA) to return RD$4,85,000 that it charged the DR for the installation of 85 greenhouses that ended up never being built. The information on …

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The Court of Appeals of Santo Domingo has confirmed the Plan Renove judgment in the case, which involves alleged embezzlement of RD$1.8 billion from the state. The court nevertheless, released the accused whom had been sentenced from the accusation of fraud against the state. Court of Appeals judges Miriam German Brito, Katia Miguelina Jimenez Martinez …

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Dominican exports to India have increased by 134% during the last year while Indian exports to the DR increased by 234% during that same period. The DR is exporting rum, metals, cacao and tobacco, and is importing more pharmaceuticals from India. India’s economy is currently the fourth largest in the world with a total population …

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The Dominican Republic will benefit from aspects of regional preference that were introduced in the European Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Caricom and the Dominican Republic completed on 16 December 2007, in time for the 1 January 2008 implementation date. According to Ivan Ogando at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the EPA will …

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