2008News

Manny goes off

Boston Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez is in the news again and not for the best reasons. The usually laid back slugger is reported to have pushed Red Sox’s traveling secretary John McCormick after McCormick was unable to fulfill Ramirez’s ticket request for a game against the Tampa Bay Rays. McCormick said that it would …

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2008News

Inoa sets record

Michel Inoa has been awarded a US$4.25 million signing bonus after agreeing to terms with the Oakland Athletics. The bonus is the highest ever awarded to a Dominican MLB prospect. Willy Mo Pena (US$2.44 million) and Irvin Joel (US$2.25 million) held the previous highs. Some bloggers are saying that Inoa’s bonus could be the highest …

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2008News

Tuesday shopping

Plaza Lama is advertising green plantains for RD$6.95ea, eggplant for RD$4.95lb, potatoes for RD$12.95lb, carrots for RD$5.95lb, smoked pork chops for RD$68.95lb, broccoli for RD$11.95lb, and Dutch Gouda cheese for RD$199.95lb. Bravo supermarket is offering 30% off on fruits and vegetables today. Jumbo is advertising watermelon for RD$4.95lb, cucumbers for RD$3.95lb, sweet potatoes for RD$5.95lb, …

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2008 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Caribbean Tourism Development Company update

Tourism ministers and representatives of hotel associations attending the First Annual Caribbean Tourism Summit announced that major advances were made on the structural changes that will convert the new Caribbean Tourism Development Company, that merges the Caribbean Tourism Organization (representing Caribbean government tourism departments) and the Caribbean Hotel Association (representing the private tourism sector), into …

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2008 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Tourism ministers meet at Capitol Hill

During the First Annual Caribbean Tourism Summit, Caribbean Tourism Development Company secretary general Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace announced that the CDTC had engaged the services of a lobbying firm to put forward the Caribbean’s special interests that require the support of the US Congress. Among the issues discussed was how the Western Hemisphere Initiative, which requires US …

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2008 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Pre-clearance tops on agenda for Caribbean

The Caribbean Tourism Development Company considers that obtaining the pre-clearance facility is the top priority and of top strategic importance for the Caribbean. Pre-clearance is a facility that enables travelers to clear US Customs abroad and enter the US as domestic travelers. Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, secretary general of the Caribbean Tourism Development Company explained that the …

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