2006 – Page 103

Major leaguer Albert Pujols is positioning himself among baseball’s elite superstars. A report by USA Today points out that the 26-year old Dominican superstar is putting up numbers that can only be compared to those of Hall of Famers, and that continued success by Pujols could land him a spot in Cooperstown. Pujols has had …

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President Leonel Fernandez has expressed his appreciation for the long-term credit that Hugo Chavez’s government has granted for the Dominican Republic’s petroleum purchases from Venezuela. The President made these comments while attending the Non-Alligned Movement summit in Cuba. The agreement with the Venezuelan government gives the country a 15-25 term to pay for petroleum purchases …

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The Dominican Republic has announced that it is establishing diplomatic relations with Vietnam. The formalization took place in a meeting between President Leonel Fernandez and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Minh-Triet during the Non-Alligned Movement Summit in Havana.

When you go by the INFOTEP building in Santo Domingo, you might notice the little “airplane” on the roof. Many curious observers are wondering what it could be. The National Professional Technical Training Institution (INFOTEP) is one of the few government agencies promoting alternative sources of energy in a proactive manner. The “airplane” is actually …

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The Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic (SCJ) established an important precedent in the Dominican legal system as it confirmed the sentence that conferred a RD$1 million compensation order for the children of Bolivar Guerrero Morales and Fidelina Maria Suazo Duarte. Guerrero Morales was killed in 1995 by a tanker truck that belonged to Falconbridge …

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The Supreme Court has removed the privileged position of the Third Penal Chamber in Santo Domingo. The Third Chamber was responsible for the exclusive handling of cases arising from the application of the new Penal Code, especially in cases related to governmental corruption. As so happens, the Third Chamber, with one exception, has found cause …

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The Penal Court of Santo Domingo, presided by Judge Olga Herrera Carbuccia, reaffirmed the judgment that was made on 17 October 2005 regarding 10 of the accused in the Plan Renove transport program fraud case that took place during the Mejia administration. Their sentences had been revoked by the Third Penal Chamber. Judge Herrera’s court …

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Hoy’s “Que Se Dice” column reveals a new scandal at the Central Electoral Board (JCE), in which 11 of its officials appear on a “privileged payroll” that allows them to have access to compensation payments worth millions of pesos every trimester. JCE secretary general Dr. Antonio Lockward Artiles has named the people concerned. “Que Se …

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Judge Jose Alejandro Vargas has ordered the case against former Minister of Industry and Commerce, Angel Lockward to be sent to criminal court. Lockward is accused of irregularities in the handling of propane gas coupons when he was at the helm of the government department. He and 34 others are being held responsible for RD$200 …

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Prices have increased over the last month, in spite of the fact that the government has removed the onerous 13% “exchange commission” tax on imported goods. News reports, nevertheless, have mentioned that Customs has increased the base values on which items are taxed, in a way compensating for the elimination of the exchange commission. What …

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