2008 – Page 74

Dominican boxers Elio Rojas and Francisco Lorenzo are continuing the DR’s long tradition of boxing excellence after both reached the #1 world ranking in their weight classes. The World Boxing Council (WBC) ranked Rojas #1 in the 126lb weight class and Lorenzo #1 in the 130lb weight class. Lorenzo has a record of 33-4 with …

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His bat finally livened up and David “Big Papi” Ortiz played a part in giving the Red Sox at least one more night to play ball. The Red Sox, once a powerhouse offensive club, had been dismal in their last three games against the Tampa Rays. The Sox were down 3-1, facing elimination, and started …

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The Dominican Winter League is now in full swing and last night the teams took to the field for exciting play. In the evening’s first game the Gigantes beat up on the Estrellas Orientales. The Gigantes were leading by a two-run homerun by Brad Nelson and a two scores from Ramon Santiago. In the night’s …

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Santo Domingo’s brand new Bellas Artes Palace auditorium is welcoming the Trey McIntyre Project this Friday, 17 October with a single evening show. Tickets are available at the theater. This is an event not to be missed. McIntyre is regarding as one of the leading contemporary choreographers in the United States. He has created more …

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The DR and 12 other Caribbean island states signed the European Partnership Agreement with the European Union in Bridgetown, Barbados yesterday. Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso and Industry & Commerce Minister Jose Ramon Fadul had traveled to Barbados for the signing. Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) Director General Henry Gill, who handled the trade …

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Hacienda Minster Vicente Bengoa says the government will disburse RD$300 million to the Ministry of Agriculture this month so that farmers can pay their debts. Bengoa said that RD$120 million would be paid to dairy producers, RD$100 million to onion farmers and RD$80 million to bean farmers. The Minister also announced that the government is …

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Education Minister Melanio Paredes has appointed educator Muling Sang Ben to head the Department of Student Welfare. Sang Ben, a psychologist, is a prominent academic who had worked with Paredes as deputy director at the National Institute of Vocational Training (Infotep). The department is responsible for the school breakfast program, among others. Paredes said the …

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Kirsis Jaquez, president of the Dominican Association of Pension Plan Companies (ADAFP) said that as of 30 September the Dominican pension plan fund totaled RD$62.3 billion. As reported by Jaquez, more than 1.7 million people are affiliated to the plan, of whom 81% are over 45 and 19% are under 45.

The heads of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies and Dominican Medical Association (CMD) representatives have formed a commission to discuss possible solutions to end the dispute between the CMD and the government. The commission will discuss a pay raise for doctors as well as an increase of RD$30,000 to their pension plan and an …

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Nelson Rodriguez Moreno, sub-director of Collective Health at the Ministry of Public Health, says that 45,000 cases of conjunctivitis were registered in the DR this year, most appearing during the last two months. Rodriguez described this as a national epidemic and said that patients often choose to self-medicate instead of going to see a doctor. …

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