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2008 News

Haiti bans Dominican eggs and chickens

The Haitian authorities have banned the importation of Dominican chicken and eggs in order to prevent the spread of Avian flu in the country. The ban has worried egg and chicken producers in the Cibao region and Escolastico Suero, spokesperson for egg and chicken sellers at the bi-national market, told Listin Diario that vendors could …

2008 News

DR could lose banana market share

The DR could lose its share of the international banana market in the aftermath of Tropical Storms Noel and Olga. A delay in the distribution of RD$400 million to get the sector back on its feet, as promised by President Leonel Fernandez, is also causing concern. Fernandez had promised to provide this sum at a …

2008 News

Losing the war on drugs in court

The president of the National Drug Control Department, Major General Rafael Ramirez Ferreira complained about the weak link of the judiciary in the war against drugs. He said that 42% of accused drug dealers were released by the courts, adding that the DNCD’s role is to prosecute and arrest people who are caught drug dealing, …

2008 News

Baseball update

Could this be the game that gets the Tigres on a surge to first place? Fans sure hope so. Last night the Tigres beat the fast-fading Gigantes del Cibao 3-2 behind homeruns by Napoleon Calzado and Jose Guillen. Guillen went 2-4 in the game, batting two runs, while Calazdo went a measly 1-4 despite a …

2008 Travel News Archive Travel

Laser elite competes in Cabarete

Cabarete is hosting the VI Caribbean Midwinter Laser Regatta, Marquee Sapphire Cup this coming 11-13 January weekend. The level of competition promises to be high this year. Thirty-two competitors have registered for the event, including reigning North American laser sailing champion, Thomas Barrows of the US Virgin Islands and Canada’s Chris Dold, who came sixth …

2008 Travel News Archive Travel

Dolphin & Aman Resorts buy Playa Grande

Dolphin Capital Investors, a luxury real estate company, has announced a joint venture with luxury hotel company Aman Resorts to purchase a majority stake in 790-hectare Playa Grande Holdings beach and golf development in Maria Trinidad Sanchez, on the north coast of the Dominican Republic from the New York-based owners. Dolphin is a well-known real …

2008 Travel News Archive Travel

Centro Leon Baseball Exhibition

“See you in the Ballpark!”, an exhibit on the impact of baseball in Dominican culture opens at the Centro Leon in Santiago de los Caballeros this coming Saturday, 12 January. The exhibition is being held on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Caribbean Series, the Caribbean’s main baseball event, hosted at the Cibao …

2008 Travel News Archive Travel

DR at ITB Berlin

The Ministry of Tourism has announced that it is spending EUR2 million to stage the Dominican Republic’s participation as Official Partner Country in the 42nd ITB Berlin, this coming 5-9 March. The exhibition is open to trade visitors from 5-7 March from 10am to 6pm, and to trade visitors and the general public from 8-9 …

2008 News

Metro will cost 20 pesos

Diandino Pena, the head of the Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) and the person in control of the whole metro and public transportation project, told reporters from Hoy newspaper that the cost of using the system would be RD$20 and that the system would be in operation towards the end of the current Fernandez administration. The …

2008 News

Senate approves its version of budget

The Dominican Senate has approved its own version of the 2008 National Budget, voting to assign a total of RD$300,889,000,000 for its own expenditures during the year. The budget was passed with the ‘yea’ votes of the PLD and PRSC senators. Hoy itemizes several of the allotments for the Legislative Branch approved by the legislators. …

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2008 – Page 362

Haiti bans Dominican eggs and chickens

DR could lose banana market share

Losing the war on drugs in court

Baseball update

Laser elite competes in Cabarete

Dolphin & Aman Resorts buy Playa Grande

Centro Leon Baseball Exhibition

DR at ITB Berlin

Metro will cost 20 pesos

Senate approves its version of budget