2007 – Page 38

Costa Rican officials will be heading to the DR in order to reach an accord aimed at reducing the number of Dominican prostitutes working in their country. Diario Libre writes that Dominican prostitutes have overtaken Colombian prostitutes as the majority in this illicit business sector. Diario Libre reports that last weekend, during raids carried out …

Read more…

Dominican boxer and the pride of Guachupita Joan Guzman kept up his swinging ways on Saturday night as he successfully defended his junior lightweight title against challenger Humberto Soto. Guzman now has record of 18-0 with 17 knockouts. Guzman has a few options for his next fight where the possibility exists of a match with …

Read more…

Alex Rodriguez, once again the richest man in baseball history, will be returning to the New York Yankees with his third AL MVP trophy. Rodriguez won his third MVP award after a tremendous season at the plate. The perennial all-star batted .314, with 54 homeruns, 156 RBI, 143 runs scored, 376 total bases and a …

Read more…

In last night’s action, Escogido ate up on the Azucareros 5-2 behind strong pitching from Jorge de Paula and clutch hitting from Raul Casanova. In other games, the Aguilas beat the Estrellas 8-1 behind five shut out innings from Robinson Tejada. Finally, the game between Licey and the Gigantes was canceled in San Francisco due …

Read more…

The Ministry of the Interior and of the Police has announced a temporary reprieve from the limits on selling alcoholic beverages over the 12 days of the Christmas and New Years holidays. According to the ministry, Decrees #308-06 and 316-06 establish the relaxation of restrictions on sales hours beginning Friday, 21 December and ending Saturday, …

Read more…

The government is proposing to shift RD$218 million in subsidies from LPG to diesel fuel in an attempt to keep the cost of cargo and passenger transportation at reasonable levels. The proposal is to create a temporary subsidy on diesel fuels for buses and trucks until the fleet can be switched to bio-diesel or natural …

Read more…

The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (INDOTEL) wants to implement a half billion-peso program to provide telecommunications services, including Internet, WIFI and telephone connections to one thousand communities in 16 provinces. Indotel head Jose Rafael Vargas told reporters from Hoy that the first phase of the program would cover half of the communities. According to Vargas …

Read more…

The Specialized Frontier Security Corps is facing more criticisms after only a few weeks since it was first deployed. Now, Father Regino Martinez and the Dajabon Defense and Development Committee have revealed that they possess videos showing many of the offenses that the mayor and other local officials have been criticizing. They say that the …

Read more…

After eight years of research, the Dominican Republic has finally developed two new strains of pigeon peas and beans whose nutritional values are 15% to 20% superior to current varieties. Commercial harvest began this year in San Juan de la Maguana. The new variety of red beans is now available in the local markets and …

Read more…

The National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) is not happy with the way the government has gone about with its austerity programs. In fact, according to the association, the government is spending more now than it was when it passed the Law of Austerity 497-06. ANJE president Joel Santos told Hoy reporter Evaristo Rubens that …

Read more…