2005 – Page 8

The Dominican Republic has been chosen by the US as a model for a pilot program for guidance and education for immigrants wishing to live and work there permanently. To that effect, the Director of the US Office of Immigration and Citizenship Services, Alfonso Aguilar, opened the program at the US Consulate by delivering information …

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Two burns treatment specialists from the University of London’s St. Bartholomew’s Hospital (Barts) visited the DR to take part in different medical activities, as guests of the First Lady’s office, as reported by Listin Diario. Doctors Harshad Vaysaria and Simon Myers worked on improving the capacity of Dominican specialists in this type of treatment to …

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Gasoline stations have started using machines and markers to detect counterfeit bills and avoid being the victims of fraud, in reaction to recent reports that false RD$2,000 and RD$100 bills are in circulation. Employees are being instructed to take precautionary measures and not to accept bills unless they are certain they are legal. Most businesses …

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The DR has the second most number of players confirmed for participation in the Baseball World Classic Championship, according to a report in Listin Diario. The Major League Baseball website lists a total of 29 Dominican players, second only to the US with 41 players. Following the DR are Mexico (23), Puerto Rico (22), Canada …

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According to some show business insiders, only Juan Luis Guerra is capable of filling the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium on his own, and that is expected to happen again tomorrow for the closing concert of his “20-year Tour”. As reported by Listin Diario, comments to that effect were made by Luis Medrano, Pedro Nunez del …

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The very popular annual Peace Corps-sponsored and Ministry of Culture handicraft fair will take place at Columbus Park, in front of the Santo Domingo Cathedral, this coming 16-18 December. Friday, 16 December, some of the best handicrafts made in the DR will be shown from 3 to 9 pm. Then again on Saturday, 17 December …

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President Leonel Fernandez arrived in Orlando, Florida, at 4:30pm DR time yesterday, where he will take part as main speaker, together with Florida Governor Jeb Bush, at a breakfast-conference. Diario Libre reports that the President will speak about “Opportunities for investment in the field of technology in the Dominican Republic”. Governor Bush will speak about …

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The Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) has ruled that the children of illegal residents in the DR are not eligible for Dominican nationality. The court made this ruling in the case of an unconstitutionality recourse presented by groups that seek that Dominican nationality be granted to Haitians born in the Dominican Republic, as reported by …

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Central Bank governor Hector Valdez Albizu has announced that the government would use its commercial bank, BanReservas to force a reduction in interest rates on credit cards. Credit card use is widespread in the Dominican Republic, but banks have benefited from some of the highest rates in the Americas. He said the plan is for …

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Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez is standing by the Tourism Strategic Plan he released at the end of his first term from 1996-2000. The study was carried out in 1999-2000 with the support of the Andalucian regional government, but was discarded by his successor, Rafael Subervi (2000-2004). A year and a half since his return to …

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