2006 – Page 36

Centennial Communications has announced the sale of its Dominican subsidiary All America Cables and Radio (Centennial Dominicana) to the American phone company Trilogy International Partners, according to Hoy newspaper. The sale, estimated at US$80 million, still needs to be approved by the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) and although details of the deal are still being …

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Santo Domingo Port Director Rodolfo Rijo says that 35,000 tourists will enter the country on 40 cruise ships this year and estimates that number to rise to about one million in 2007. Rijo’s optimistic estimates come as a result of the US$400 million investment in the Sans Souci terminal, which is due to be finished …

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Junior Wander Ortega Rodriguez, Alexander Rojas Duran and Victor Manuel Herrera Disla were all arrested and charged for the 11 November robbery of the George jewelry store robbery located in the Piantini neighborhood of Santo Domingo. During the robbery the thieves entered the business in broad daylight dressed in military gear and managed to get …

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A group of armed thieves grabbed an estimated RD$10 million from an armored car at Vimenca, a wire transfer service, which was about to distribute the money to different Western Union outlets. The robbery occurred at Vimenca’s San Vicente de Paul branch at 10am yesterday. Diario Libre reports that the driver and two watchmen have …

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The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) has called for a code green emergency alert for most of the country as a result of the flooding caused by the heavy rain that has fallen over the last few days, and informs that the rains will continue for another 48 hours. The COE said that the rains …

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The Listin Diario reports that the morning-after-pill is becoming a regular contraceptive, instead of an emergency pill. Gynecologist Lilliam Fondeur says that young people are over-using the readily-available pill that sells for as low as RD$100, and for which no prescription is required. The pill is known to be fairly effective at preventing pregnancy when …

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International pop star Shakira will finish the last leg of her 2006 international tour with a stop right here in Santo Domingo, at the Olympic Stadium. Shakira, fresh from her triumph at the American Music Awards, will be performing her show on 19 December, and Verizon, which is the show’s official sponsor, has announced that …

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Listin Diario reports that the Central American and Caribbean Sporting Organization (ODECABE) has announced that the Dominican Republic’s men’s volleyball team will be awarded the bronze medal that was originally won by Cuba in the Central American and Caribbean Games at Cartegena, because of a doping violation by Cuban player Osmani Juantorrena, who tested positive …

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Things are really heating up in the Dominican Winter Baseball League as the improbable late surge by the Gigantes makes things interesting at the top. Last night the Gigantes won their seventh game in a row beating the Leones del Escogido 7-2 and fans of the lowly Azucareros got some good news as they beat …

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President Leonel Fernandez met with the chief of the United Nations Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in Santo Domingo yesterday. According to Hoy newspaper, they talked about Dominican plans to increase patrols along the very porous border. According to the paper, the UN mission chief, Edmond Mulet, flew directly from Port-au-Prince to Santo Domingo for the …

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