2008News

More credit for fuel

The DR wants 20,000 more barrels of petroleum from Venezuela per day as part of the PetroCaribe Agreement. The DR is currently receiving 30,000 daily barrels of fuel from Venezuela, 50% of which is financed. If approved, the country would be financing 25,000 barrels per day. Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa said that the request would …

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2008News

AFS president visits

Francisco (Tachi) Cazal, the president of the student exchange program AFS will be visiting the DR this week to promote their intercultural exchange programs for young people and teachers. During his visit, AFS staff and volunteers in Santo Domingo will be able to hear directly from the president about the contributions the organization is making …

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2008News

Inoa signing investigated

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is reporting that Major League Baseball will be looking into the recent signing of top Dominican prospect Michael Inoa. Inoa recently signed a rookie contract with the Oakland Athletics and received a record US$4.25 million signing bonus. MLB will investigate rumors of improprieties on behalf of the As and allegations of …

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2008News

A little Yankee panky

What started out as a series of tabloid headlines and Hollywood-style gossip has now become fact as Cynthia Rodriguez, Alex Rodriguez’s wife, has filed for divorce. Sources say that Cynthia will seek alimony and custody of the couple’s two children. Mrs. Rodriguez, who filed the complaint in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, cites extra-marital affairs but makes …

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2008 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Open skies with Panama

The governments of the Dominican Republic and Panama signed an Open Skies agreement on 1 July that should strengthen linkages between the DR, Central and South America. Flights through Panama are already an alternative for those seeking to avoid the congestioned Miami International Airport, the traditional transfer point for Latin America. Making matters better, Copa …

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