2007 – Page 313

After weeks of sorting through the language and negotiations Sammy Sosa has officially signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers, the team he started his career with in 1989. Sosa last played in the Major Leagues in 2005 when he batted .221 with 14 homeruns and 45 RBIs in 102 games played. The …

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In what can be considered payback for last year’s championship debacle at the hands of Licey, the Aguilas returned the favor this post-season by displaying an offensive explosion rarely seen in the Dominican Winter League. The Aguilas scored 21 runs in their last two games and played near-perfect baseball as they defeated Licey five games …

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Duarte Day actually falls on Friday, 26 January, but Dominicans will honor the country’s forefather with a holiday on Monday, 29 January. Thus, Friday marks the start of a long weekend, a peak time for domestic travel. A compilation of breaking news over the weekend will be compiled for the Tuesday, 30 January issue. For …

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Today is the 194th anniversary of the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte, founding father of the Dominican Republic. Duarte was the founder of the underground society La Trinitaria and was also a member of the more public entity, La Filantropica, which used theater to spread separatist ideas. Through these societies Duarte and other Dominican patriots …

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The nationwide public transportation strike scheduled for next Tuesday, 30 January has been canceled by union leaders who announced they would be working with the government to begin the process of negotiating effective transport policies that will guarantee efficient, secure and organized transport for the Dominican citizenry. The decision to call off the strike came …

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The Ministry of Agriculture is to receive a sum of US$100,000 from the Inter-American Development Bank. The funds will be used to encourage more competition in the sector. An agreement was signed yesterday by the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Competitiveness Council and the Competitiveness Fund. Agriculture Minister Salvador Jimenez says that this agreement is …

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The president of the Dominican-American Roundtable, the leading Dominican advocacy group in the US, Wall Street broker Cid Wilson has been appointed one of 9 Latinos that sit on the Hispanic Advisory Board of PepsiCo. The board advises PepsiCo senior management on issues relating to Latinos. The Hispanic Advisory Board is very similar to a …

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Hoy newspaper is reporting that the DR could lose US$33 million in credit if the country continues dismissing specialist staff at the Presidential AIDS Council (COPRESIDA). The warning was included in a letter sent to Public Health Minister Dr. Bautista Rojas Gomez by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The letter refers …

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Juan Bancalari and Milagros Puello, president and vice president respectively of the Santo Domingo Chamber of Commerce and Production, are urging the government not to sign any new free trade agreements this year and say that any similar negotiations should cease. Both executives say that the country needs to wait and see how things develop …

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Political analysts speculate that there is no possible way that Amable Aristy Castro (PRSC) can lose his quest for re-election to head the Dominican Municipal League (LMD). This is because Aristy will be the only candidate for the position of Secretary General. The 154 municipal delegates will vote on Friday, 26 January at the Riu …

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