2007 – Page 36

The main political parties have welcomed the Central Electoral Board (JCE) magistrates’ decision to postpone the application of the Rules for the Election Campaign that had been approved by the full JCE board. The president of the board, magistrate Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman, told reporters from El Caribe that the full board decided not to …

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The Defense Committee for the Development of Dajabon Province, together with local authorities and the Specialized Frontier Security Corps (Cesfront), have put an end to the conflict that generated a lot of newsprint over the past week. The centerpiece of the controversy was frontier controls and the regulation of commercial activities at the bi-national market …

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The Demographic Health Survey (ENDESA) for 2007 study shows a slight increase of 1% in the DR’s infant mortality rate, but on a more positive note, a decrease in post-partum death rates. The study, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Bank, was carried out by the Center for …

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The Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET), those much feared green-uniformed traffic cops, have handed out nearly 150,000 tickets to drivers in the National District and the province of Santo Domingo over the last three months. This is the result of the first three months under the leadership of General Latif Miguel Mahfoud Rodriguez. Of all those …

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Traders selling farm goods at the two largest open markets in Santo Domingo say that they are having to spend more to renew their stocks due to rising prices for the main Dominican food staples. Plantain, sweet potato (batata), cassava (yuca), lettuce and eggplant prices have gone up by as much as 100%. Reporters from …

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The National Meteorological office is warning of a frontal system over the south coast of the Dominican Republic, and another system located to the north of the country and moving in an east-southeasterly direction, combined with a low pressure system. According to a report in Listin Diario, this combination will lead to even more rainfall. …

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The French embassy and the Ministry of Culture officially opened the Images from the Louvre exhibition at the Grand Cibao Theater last night. High-quality photographic reproductions of some of the finest works of art from the Louvre Museum in Paris can be seen along the fence surrounding the frontal area of the theater. The exhibition …

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Last night the Aguilas Cibaena took their first win over the Azucareros del Este with the lopsided score of 10-1. The victory kept the Aguilas in second place, one and a half games behind the Tigres del Licey. Johnny Cueto improved his pitching record with an impressive five innings of six-hit, one run work. Cueto …

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The Huwer firm is estimating that in the next seven years the DR will create 250,000 new jobs in the area of telecommunications-based services (call centers). The government commissioned report indicates that the DR has the necessary tools to continue attracting a growing number of US as well as European businesses. According to Eddy Martinez, …

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The Dominican Free Trade Zone Association has announced that the company Hanesbrand Inc. would not be leaving Santiago’s free trade zone (FTZ). Hanes, a leading underwear manufacturer, had announced earlier this year that it was ceasing operations in the DR. ADOZONA president Fernando Capellan said that Hanes’ decision to stay was partly due to the …

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