2007 – Page 301

The ruling political party, the PLD, approved Leonel Fernandez, Danilo Medina and Jose Tomas Perez’s pre-presidential candidacies for the 2008 elections yesterday. Also, during yesterday’s the PLD political committee meeting it was decided that the party would use its own voting list, rejecting Perez’s proposal to use the list provided by the Central Electoral Board …

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The Santo Domingo National District prosecutor’s office has announced that three clinics (Dr. Perez Molina, Dr. McKinney and San Ramon) have been closed and 16 people, including three doctors and four nurses, were detained for carrying out abortions. Numas Perez Molina, Ramon Antonio Nunez Cruz and Luis Antonio McKinney Soriano are the three doctors who …

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Dominican officials have decided to place Puerto Plata on red alert and send resources after several drug-related crimes were reported there. Attorney General Radhames Jimenez says that initiatives will be put in place to combat crime, especially the drug trade. Jimenez says that all parts of the National Security Council should be focused on normalizing …

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World Champion, Gold Glove winner, MVP, and you can now add US citizen to the long list of accomplishments in the young life of Albert Pujols. Pujols, who left the Dominican Republic when he was 16, was sworn in as an American citizen yesterday after passing his citizenship exam with a perfect score. The ceremony …

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The Dominican tennis squad will face off against El Salvador for the eliminatory round of this year’s Davis Cup. The DR and El Salvador are part of Group II in the American region. The first match for qualifications will be at the Parque del Este at 9am and the matches will run through Sunday. Dominican …

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Scherezade, the Arabian nights classic, is on stage at the Sala Manuel Rueda of the National Music Conservatory. Nashla Bogaert stars as Scherazade; Mario Lebron is Abel Hazim; Raymond Jaquez is sultan Shariar and Maria Angelica Urena is Dinarzade. The presentations are staged on Friday 9, Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 February at 8 pm. …

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The Professor Juan Bosch International Airport in El Catey, Samana, built at a cost of US$80 million, was inaugurated yesterday at a ceremony attended by President Leonel Fernandez, as reported in the Listin Diario. The airport has been receiving flights since November 2006. President Fernandez announced that an additional US$115 million would be invested to …

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The Dominican and US governments signed an agreement yesterday for the implementation of a system aimed at helping to identify criminals, illegal travelers, terrorists and deportees. The system also involves the creation of an information database that could lead to the eventual capture of wanted fugitives. The “Biometric Initiative” system costs US$350,000 and will track …

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Radhames Segura, in charge of the State Run Electric Companies (CDEEE), says that Trust Capital of the West lawyers have yet to formally sue the government for the US$700 million they claim for operations of the EdeEste power distributor. Segura told the press, as reported in Hoy, that together with Power Superintendent Francisco Mendez and …

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Since 31 December sixty public institutions owe the Dominican Social Security System (SDSS) more than RD$1 billion. This debt is in breach of law 87-01 and could jeopardize the Family Health Insurance (SFS) and other programs like pensions. Topping the list is the Ministry of Education which owes RD$510,090,123 followed by the National Institute of …

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