2006 – Page 7

President Leonel Fernandez has announced that he will personally take part in the distribution of Christmas food boxes. The President said he would start the distribution in Elias Pina, San Cristobal and Bani on Wednesday, moving to Monte Cristi, Dajabon and Santiago Rodriguez provinces on Thursday. The official press release says he will end his …

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Dominican ambassador to Qatar Hugo Guiliani Cury has told Qatari media that the DR could become a transit point for Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) to reach the United States. An American company, AES already imports natural gas for its natural gas power plant located in Andres, Boca Chica, near the site of the proposed …

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The Intel Company, world leader in the manufacture of computer chips, has expressed interest in President Fernandez’s invitation to invest in the Dominican Republic. According to the Center for Exports and Investment (CEI), Intel is planning to invest as much as US$1 billion over the next ten years under the Intel World Ahead program. The …

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A beautiful pink Delta Boeing 757 landed at Las Americas International Airport yesterday as part of the campaign for breast cancer awareness carried out by the airline. The Delta Airlines Company has set aside part of this plane’s earnings for cancer research. Yesterday’s flight brought 174 passengers to Santo Domingo. This is Delta’s direct contribution …

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The Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET) has handed out an average of over 1,700 traffic violation tickets a day over the first eleven and a half months of the year. August was the peak month for tickets with more than 100,000 being handed out. May, which happened to be election month, was the month that saw …

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In spite of the headlines, the National Police records show a decrease in homicides for the January to November period. In fact, there were 602 fewer murders during that period in comparison to 2005. The chief of the Police, General Bernardo Santana Paez announced that during the first 11 months of the year, Police records …

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Colombian songstress and multi-Grammy award winner Shakira, truly “shook” the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium last night. Her concert, part of the Verizon Christmas package, was attended by an estimated 40,000 people. The crowd sung along with the star as she danced and belted out song after hit song. Her tour, called “Oral Fixation” came to …

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Last night, the Tigres del Licey put an end to their losing streak against the Aguilas Cibaenas with a dramatic ninth inning that left the Aguilas alone on the field. The game was tied when a sacrifice fly permitted the winning run to score from third base. This was the last game between these rivals, …

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The Central Electoral Board announced that as of 26 January documents issued by civil registrar offices will no longer expire. These documents, such as birth, marriage and death certificates will be valid, unless they are not legible. An extract of a birth certificate will now cost RD$180, and a civil marriage will cost RD$1,000 for …

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President Leonel Fernandez is appealing to Dominican women voters this Christmas. Fernandez, who is expected to seek reelection in 2008, has traditionally garnered the female vote. Now he has announced for Christmas the distribution of 800,000 boxes containing traditional Christmas dinner foodstuffs plus the government will pick up the beauty parlor tab for Dominican women …

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