Dolores Vicioso – Page 7186

95-year-old former statesman, Joaquin Balaguer, says he would consider running for President again. He told journalists that he would do so “with pleasure if it were the will of God.” He said, “I do not know if I will be back, or I will go to the cemetery,” when asked if he would consider being …

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An Italian firm, Speli S.A. will invest US$14 million (RD$238 million) to build an industrial park and handicraft manufacturing zone in El Limon, La Romana, near Bayahibe. The company will build 14 industrial plants in an area of 100,000 square meters. Jose Ovalle Polanco of the Industrial Promotion Corporation (CFI) made the announcement. 150 apartments …

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Hoy newspaper reports that 10 Dominican players have batted 20 or more home runs in Major League baseball. They are: Sammy Sosa (54), Alex Rodriguez (44), Manny Ramirez (39), Alberto Pujols (34), Vladimir Guerrero (33), Aramis Ramirez (32), Miguel Tejada (26), Moises Alou (25), Raul Mondesi (24) and Tony Batista (22).

Three Dominican performers are nominated in the Second Latin Grammy Awards to be held in Los Angeles and broadcast live on CBS this evening. Dominican performers dominate in the Best Merengue Album category with: Eddy Herrera (“Me Enamoré”), Chichi Peralta (“De Vuelta al Barrio”) and Toño Rosario (“Yo Soy Toño”). In the Best Tropical Song …

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El Siglo reports that the Mejia administration is promoting the US$500 million sovereign bonds in Europe and the US based on economic performance figures from the Fernandez administration. The newspaper points out that the attractive growth rate of the country presented in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum contradicts the harsh criticism of the present administration with …

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Governor of the Central Bank Frank Guerrero Prats spoke up on Sunday, days after President Mejia called him a “half mute.” He did not confirm that the nation had increased money in circulation to RD$17 billion, as erroneously reported by President Mejia, but he did have some good news to spread. He said that the …

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The Ministry of Education has contracted RD$4.8 million per day in school breakfasts for public schools. 126 companies were hired to provide 1,300,000 school breakfasts per day.

President Hipolito Mejia said he will send a bill to Congress to create the Ministry of Housing. The idea is to consolidate all public housing efforts into one entity.

El Siglo reports that the Ministry of Public Works is advancing on the paving of 56 kilometers of the Autovia del Este, the highway that links Boca Chica and San Pedro de Macoris in the southeast. The newspaper reports that Public Works brigades have intensified work on the highway so as to have it completed …

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