2005 – Page 13

President Leonel Fernandez visited the Cave of Wonders (La Cueva de las Maravillas) near San Pedro de Macoris, on Saturday and was hosted by Alejandro Grullon, president of the foundation that manages this incredible natural resource. Fernandez acknowledged the work being done by Grullon and his team and at the same time announced a partnership …

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Friday night’s action saw the Aguilas Cibaenas defeat the Leones de Escogido, 7 – 1 and raised their performance at home to just above the .500 level. Willy Mo Pena was once again the hero for the Aguilas, hitting his sixth homerun of the season. In Santo Domingo the Tigres de Licey extended their winning …

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In spite of on and off rains, the third Inter League All-Star Game took place yesterday in the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Santurce, Puerto Rico. For the Dominican team this was almost like a “home game” with thousands of cheering fans in the stadium waving the tricolor Dominican flag and playing ‘merengues’. While Puerto Rico …

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The Senate has approved the controversial tax reform bill as it was received from the Chamber of Deputies, amidst intense government criticism, as reported by Listin Diario. The total collection capacity of the bill is RD$24.359 billion. The Senate must now send the bill to the Executive Branch where it will be signed into law …

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised the government’s achievements in terms of recovery of economic growth, inflation control and renegotiation of the foreign debt, as well as for measures that have made the country recover confidence, according to a report in Diario Libre. However, the organization believes there are still issues to be solved, …

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Vice President Rafael Alburquerque signed a communique on Thursday together with the foreign ministers of the South American Common Market (MERCOSUR), to establish a work route and the start of negotiations towards the signing of a Free Trade Agreement between MERCOSUR and the DR. Diario Libre reports that MERCOSUR is made up of Argentina, Brazil, …

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The Senate has unanimously ratified a US$15 million loan for the construction of the El Palomino hydroelectric project, between San Juan and Azua provinces. The installed capacity of the generator will be 99 MW and it will be located in Boca de los Rios. According to Listin Diario, the commission’s favorable report was presented by …

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Cardinal Nicolas Lopez Rodriguez has said that many of the lawmakers who the public elects to Congress should be in jail. According to Listin Diario, he favors the implementation of a system whereby people who are going to represent the electorate in Congress should be chosen for their capacity, dedication, and will to serve. But …

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District Attorney Jose Manuel Hernandez Peguero says that he plans to indict Quirino Ernesto Castillo for another case of drug trafficking which involves different people, some of whom have already been arrested while others are at large. Listin Diario reports the DA as saying that Castillo is being accused of directing an operation involving a …

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The Olympic Center will not be affected by work performed on the Santo Domingo Metro, according to Office for Reorganization of Traffic (OPRET) Director Diandino Pena, as reported by Listin Diario. On the contrary, athletes will benefit from the installations as there will be two stations servicing the center along Maximo Gomez avenue, one on …

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