2006 – Page 30

Carlos Michelen, an ambassador attached to the Dominican Foreign Ministry’s Oceanography Department, has said that claims that the proposed law would create conflicts with neighboring nations were nonsense. On Monday, former Armed Forces Minister, Vice-Admiral Sigfrido Pared Perez said that if the Dominican Republic were to become an “archipelago state”, it would create conflicts with …

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For what it’s worth, the latest Gallup-Hoy poll has revealed that the current favorites for the 2008 Presidential elections are Miguel Vargas Maldonado for the PRD with 40% (Milagros Ortiz Bosch 26.3%), Eduardo Estrella for the PRSC with 46.3% (Amable Aristy 19.4%, Luis Toral 8.2%) and current President Leonel Fernandez for the PLD with 35% …

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While United States ambassador Hans Hertell was blasted by everyone from the Foreign Minister to the man in the street for his comments about the documentation of the children of illegal Haitian immigrants, it’s worth pointing out that, much like the Monroe Doctrine, this was just one comment among many made by the departing diplomat. …

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At least 31% of the Dominican Republic’s total power generating capacity is currently out of action due to high operating costs. This is a total of 837 megawatts of power. Much of the problem lies in the fact that these plants operate on diesel fuel, which is the most expensive fuel for large-scale energy production. …

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Last night representatives of Verizon Dominicana and the Department of Taxes met with President Fernandez to iron out some sort of an agreement on the taxes to be paid on the sale of Verizon Dominicana to the Mexican company America Movil. The tax, basically a capital gains tax, is estimated to be in the neighborhood …

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The fire at the Jazzy nightclub in Santo Domingo earlier this week claimed the lives of nine people. The police have reported the arrest of the night watchman who reportedly refused entry to neighbors who were trying to help the people trapped inside, and the club’s administrator, but his name was not revealed. Police spokesman, …

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Many DR1 readers will be pleased to see that tickets for the 19 December concert by Colombian pop star Shakira will be available at a 10% discount today and tomorrow. However, there is a caveat: you must be a Verizon client in order to purchase the tickets, and there is a maximum of four tickets …

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Boston Red Sox superstar David Ortiz, also known as Big Papi, turns on his computer every day to read the local papers, even when he is playing baseball in the United States. One day he saw a report about Dominican children who were dying from hydrocephaly problems and needed valves to live. He decided to …

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The game between the Aguilas Cibaenas and the Leones de Escogido was rained out. However, Dennis Tankersley threw five shutout innings for the Tigres del Licey and last year’s champions stopped a slide and the lowly Azucareros from La Romana 2-1. In last night’s other game, the league-leading Gigantes del Cibao from San Francisco de …

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President Leonel Fernandez will meet with the 31 Dominican-Americans who were elected to political office during the recent mid-term elections in the United States. Alejandro Santos, who represents the Consultive Council for Dominicans Abroad, told El Caribe newspaper that Council members would also be present at the workshops where they will present the advancements that …

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