2008 – Page 354

Listin Diario is reporting that 408 different NGOs were included in the 2008 budget for which RD$294 million were allocated. This contradicts Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez’s assertion that such NGOs didn’t exist. Last Friday Pared went as far as saying that he’d be willing to leave the Senate if the Chamber proved there had …

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The vice president of the Chamber of Deputies, Lucia Medina, sister of PLD dissident Danilo Medina, defended the inclusion of NGOs in the 2008 budget and admitted that she runs one and receives public funds for one. Medina, who represents the province of San Juan, says that NGOs do a lot of positive work. She …

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BanReservas general administrator Daniel Toribio announced yesterday that the government-owned bank’s profits reached RD$3.5 billion in 2007, 9.9% more than in 2006 and that assets increased by RD$15 million. Toribio explained that assets and profits are the highest recorded in bank history. The executive explained that the growth could be attributed to BanReservas’ increased presence …

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Vice President Rafael Alburquerque has announced that Guatemala plans to introduce the Solidarity program, which is currently being implemented in the DR. Hoy writes that Alburquerque gave Guatemalan Vice President Rafael Espada the Solidarity Program documents during a meeting held at the Westin Camino Real Hotel in the Guatemalan capital. Alburquerque said that he had …

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Presidential Legal Advisor Cesar Pina Toribio revealed yesterday that the PLD political committee had unanimously offered to back Central Electoral Board (JCE) judge Aura Celeste Fernandez if she chose to remain on the board. Controversy was raised last week when her husband Guillermo Moreno accepted the presidential nomination for the Movimiento Unidad y Cambio (MIUCA) …

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Chicken and egg producers from Dajabon and Moca, as well as the Dajabon Defense Committee have agreed to either boycott or impede the holding of the bi-national market next Friday. Freddy Morillo from the Dajabon committee said that powerful sectors in Haiti are opposing the lifting of the ban on importing Dominican chickens so they …

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The executive secretary for the Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean, Jose Luis Machinea, said yesterday that the Dominican economy could progress without using the IMF as a crutch. The minister acknowledged the work that the IMF has done in accelerating economic recovery and helping re-establish the country’s economic credibility, but he was …

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Plaza Lama is advertising vegetable sales, with tomatos selling for RD$22.95 the pound, onions for RD$23.95, Eggplants for RD$6.95, potatos for RD$13.95lb. Rossella Boutique women’s clothing shop advertises 40% off from 15-19 January at its Plaza Dorada (Av. Roberto Pastoriza 463) shop.

The Tigres del Licey pushed their way into the finals with an incredible performance from their pitching staff. Pitcher Ervin Santana pitched six hitless innings and the rest of the pitching staff followed through, preserving the bid for no-hitter. The offense came through and scored three runs giving Licey a 3-0 win over the falling …

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