2005 – Page 140

The Soccer Cup of the Greater Antilles opens a new tournament today in the DR. Sub20 selections of Puerto Rico, Haiti and Jamaica, and two youth teams of the DR will compete in the Olympic Stadium and Parque del Este in Santo Domingo, in an event that will last until 17 July. The competition will …

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The Dominican Republic was spared the effects of the first hurricane to affect the Caribbean, Hurricane Dennis, as it passed well to the south of the country on its way to Jamaica and Cuba in the western Caribbean. Note that a storm so early in the summer is very unusual. Days and nights in the …

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The Supreme Court published a report card today. The Director General of the Civil Service (in the Justice Department) reported the results of the tests given to the 94 candidates for seats in the Formation Courses for the office of Public Defender, a new post created by the new Penal Code inaugurated last October. The …

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The Ministry of Education spends millions of pesos each year to test its high school and mid school children. Over the past five years RD$97 million has been spent on what most experts will call “questionable” results. When Education Minister Alejandrina German called the test series a “bottomless money pit” she was not far wrong. …

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Even thought the subject is worn out, the business community of Herrera wanted to hear “from the horse’s mouth” whatever solutions the government has for the current electric crisis. Clave Digital details what went on when invited the Superintendent of Electricity, Francisco Mendez was invited to talk to the Herrera industrialists group at a luncheon …

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Clave Digital reports on the contradictions regarding dealings of the Postal Office with the Chilean technology firm, Host Chile, for the director of the Inposdom regarding a contract to automate the postal offices. While Host Chile earlier had reported on its website that the Dominican government had signed a turnkey contract for the automation, the …

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The widely read column in Hoy newspaper, “Que se dice”, is particularly tough today. In the first paragraphs, the writer asks the reader not to be shocked, but the Police have just arrested four men that were stealing motorcycles -get this- from the National Police Palace parking lot! No further details are offered, or whether …

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Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez called for the National Police to come to the rescue of the neighborhoods that are under the sway of gangs. He said that many people have moved away from their traditional locations in fear of their lives. The Cardinal was emphatic as he reminded the government that it is …

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The Dominican Republic will have one tremendous baseball team for the World Baseball Classic. This event will present teams from around the world where baseball is a major sport. When Alex Rodriguez, the New York Yankee third baseman said “yes” to the Dominican team, ordinary fans and experts alike began to try and figure out …

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Tropical Storm Dennis, the fourth named-storm of the 2005 hurricane season, is closing on the southern reaches of the Dominican Republic. Local officials are asking the population to take the normal precautions. For the very latest updates on this storm, see: http://dr1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41500