2008 – Page 340

The president of the Association of Industries of Herrera, Jesus Moreno warned that the DR ranking slipped to 96th place of 131 countries in the competitiveness index of the Global Competitiveness Report for 2007-2008. In 2006-2007, the DR ranked 93 among 122 countries. This is a decline of three points for 2007-2008. The Global Competitiveness …

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Almost two years have gone by and not even the officials in charge of the two proposed coal energy plants have explanations for the delays. The State Run Electric Companies (CDEEE) contracted the plants to produce 600 MW each of energy, arguing they would make the DR less dependent on petroleum-based fuels. Listin reports that …

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Dozens of UASD University students marched from the Central Library to the Aula Magna yesterday urging university officials to resolve the inefficiencies in the online registration process. Student Freedom Front (FELABEL) secretary Eduardo Gomez said that if officials don’t resolve the problems by next Tuesday, the students would rally. Independent Student Liberation Movement (MIEL), Flavio …

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The National Women’s Political Party Council is urging this year’s presidential candidates to choose a woman for their vice presidential candidacy. The group challenged the candidates to demonstrate with actions their support for women, a segment that makes up the majority of registered voters in the Dominican Republic. Emma Valois Vidal, president of the organization, …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has announced that it will rent 6 giant screen televisions to broadcast presidential election day results to the public. The TVs will be installed at JCE headquarters, on avenues 27 de Febrero, Abraham Lincoln and Ortega y Gasset. Two others will be installed at the electoral boards in Santiago and …

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A 15-year old Dominican 11th grade student from San Juan de la Maguana, Austria Ulloa has been hired by IMG Modeling agency. In August 2007, she moved to New York with her mother after winning a spot as one of the 2007 Ford Supermodels of the World. She was discovered here by Socrates McKinney Imagen …

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Plaza Lama supermarket is advertising fruits and vegetable sales with tomatoes for RD$14.95lb, onions for RD$14.95lb, eggplants for RD$7.95lb, carrots for RD$13.95lb and cantaloupe’s for RD$21.95lb.

The Aguilas Cibaenas, representing the DR in this year’s Serie del Caribe tournament and Licey, an alternate team, have made their roster selections and Santiago is putting the final touches in preparation for the highly anticipated post-season games. To bolster the Aguilas, they chose from the Gigantes del Cibao, Azucareros, Estrellas Orientales and Escogido: Brayan …

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