2007 – Page 7

Two young Dominicans and two Ecuadorians have saved the life of an abandoned newborn baby who has been named Christina Noel. The baby was found in the New York borough of Queens, and doctors say that the baby’s umbilical cord was still intact. The baby was saved by Dominicans Luis Cordero Boya, 19 and Gabriel …

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The Dominican women’s volleyball team has finished undefeated at the women’s pre-Olympic tournament being held in Monterrey, Mexico. The team’s winning streak will guarantee them a final first place in Group B of the tournament. The DR is considered the only team strong enough to beat out the Cuban team for the last remaining spot …

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Dominican ball player Placido Polanco was named Defensive Player of the Year for the Major Leagues by more than nine million fans. Polanco, who plays with the Detroit Tigers, didn’t commit a single error during the 2007 season and established a new record with 888 attempts without an error. His last error was recorded on …

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Escogido are making it interesting while making their final push for a playoff spot. Santo Domingo’s second team notched another victory last night after beating the Azucareros 5-1. The Leones rode the victory behind the bat of Juan Melo who drove in three runs. In other baseball news, the Estrellas kept their playoff dreams alive …

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Minister of the Hacienda Vicente Bengoa told reporters that the budget for 2008 would have to be studied and passed just as it was sent from the National Development Council. The minister dismissed the possibility of any changes to the budget during discussions with the heads of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies who …

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Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso says the agreement signed on 16 December with the European Union is the most modern ever negotiated, and the most innovative, as it covers goods, services, investments and people mobility. The new agreement will enter into effect on 1 January 2008 for Dominican exports to Europe. The papers won’t …

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A significant real estate boom is under way in the Dominican Republic. According to Wilson Gomez Ramirez, director of the land registry, real estate sales were at RD$71 billion in 2002. In 2003, they had increased to RD$93 billion, to RD$121 billion in 2005, and RD$175 billion in 2006. Gomez forecasts a major leap this …

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The Ministry of Labor has announced the Official Calendar for 2008, and only two of the many holidays are being shifted during the year. There are thirteen holidays, according to Law 139-97, and the first one to be changed is International Labor Day, May 1st, which falls on a Thursday and will be shifted to …

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The new ambassadors from the United States of America, Switzerland and Mexico presented their credentials in ceremonies at the Presidential Palace yesterday. The US ambassador, Robert Fannin, talked with Dominican President Leonel Fernandez for some 20 minutes, in spite of the time pressures normal in these ceremonies. The new Mexican ambassador, Enrique Manuel Loeza Tovar, …

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The National Young Entrepreneurs Association (ANJE) has declared that the increase in government subsidies for propane gas (LPG) and electricity contained in the 2008 budget “goes against what should be an effort to reduce the subsidies.” ANJE president Joel Santos told reporters from El Caribe that as well as the subsidy increases for LPG and …

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