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FIFA president visits

President Hipólito Mejía received Joseph Blatter, president of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) at the National Palace yesterday. With Blatter were Jack Warner, president of the Central American and Caribbean Football Confederation (CONCACAF) since 1990, Michel Platini, known as the best French soccer player ever, and Jerome Champagna. Minister of Sports Cesar Cedeño …

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Ball players versus merengue band leaders

The Manny Mota Golf Celebrity Classic starts tomorrow, Thursday, 30 November at 7 pm at the Quisqueya Ballpark. A benefit for social programs carried out by the Manny Mota Foundation, the event features a softball game and a salsa concert. The announced participants this year are: Vladimir Guerrero, Juan Marichal, José Canseco, Preston Wilson, Deivi …

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Attorney General protests release of PLD government officers

Attorney General Virgilio Bello Rosa protested what he called a reverse to the recent government struggle against corruption. He protested the release of former Minister of Public Works and former Administrative Secretary of the Presidency Diandino Peña, former Administrative Secretary of the Presidency Simon Lizardo and former Controller of the Nation Haivanjoe Ng Cortiñas from …

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Aerodom proposes construction of new airport

Aerodom, the company that won the tender for the operation of the Arroyo Barril (Samana), María Montez (Barahona), Las Americas (Santo Domingo) and Gregorio Luperón (Puerto Plata) airports now has changed its mind. They are proposing to use the Arroyo Barril facility only for domestic operations. Instead of expanding that terminal, they propose to build …

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