2008 – Page 7

Fidel Santana, leader of the Alternative Social Forum says that he is considering taking the Sun Land case to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the grounds that the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) ruling violated his rights as a citizen. Yesterday, the SCJ ruled that charges of unconstitutionality against the Sun Land Corporation …

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As part of a deal to secure his wife’s chances to be appointed US Secretary of State, former President Bill Clinton agreed to release the highly secretive list of entities that donated generous amounts of money to his Bill Clinton Foundation. Among the controversial names are Middle Eastern, Saudi Arabian and Indian donors, as well …

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An Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) investigating commission on the disappearance of a private plane that filed a flight plan to Bahamas has recommended the suspension of Dionisio Parra, inspector for aero-navigability, Ramona Fidelina Santos, collections clerk and Virgilio Cordero Mateo, airport safety officer at the Cibao International Airport in Santiago. The commission also ordered …

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Missing pilot Adrian Jimenez is also said to have been under investigation in the case of the murder of former chief of aero-navigability at the IDAC, Angel Christopher Martinez. Christopher’s murder has been linked to a report that he was about to make public on 10 airlines that were operating on the fringes of the …

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The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), through their Preliminary overview of the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2008, projects that the DR will end 2008 with a 4.5% growth rate, and though this is the lowest economic growth in the last four years it will still rank higher than …

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The Plaza de la Salud Hospital has completed three simultaneous organ transplants from one single cadaver, a first for the DR. The operations took place on 4 December, but the patients, ages 44, 52 and 44, were all released from the hospital yesterday. A total of twenty doctors took part in the surgery which was …

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Boxer Joan Guzman says he is ready for his Saturday night fight against challenger Ameth Diaz and says he has trained well enough so he has no excuses if he fails. Guzman says he is ready to fight Diaz and is looking not only for a victory, but for a knockout. This will be the …

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This year has been a breakout year for Dominicans in the NBA. After years of a minimal presence in the best basketball league in the world, Dominican players Al Horford, Charlie Villanueva and Francisco Garcia are putting up solid numbers for their respective teams. Currently, Villanueva is second in the league in scoring among six …

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The Gigantes have continued their winning ways, even though they had already classified for the post-season. Meanwhile, Listin Diario reports that the Toros will also classify for the tournament. In what could turn out to be an unlikely year for the LIDOM’s post-season the possibility exists that either the Aguilas or Licey are out of …

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A earthquake registering 5.1 on the Richter scale was felt in the DR at around 1:13pm on Thursday. The United States Geological Survey website reported that its epicenter was off the eastern coast of the country. It was located 26 km (16 miles) NNW (343 degrees) from San Pedro de Macoris, 41.8 kms to the …

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