2008 – Page 117

Could this year’s performance at the Beijing Olympics mark a new beginning for the DR in international competition? President Leonel Fernandez believes so. During a ceremony held yesterday to present medal winners Gabriel Mercedes (silver in taekwondo) and Felix Diaz (gold in boxing) with multi-million peso checks, Fernandez said he was honored to recognize the …

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It didn’t take the Dominican squad much time to get back on track, after a disappointing opening round loss to the US Virgin Islands. Yesterday, the DR team defeated El Salvador 106-41. The Dominican team dominated since the start. The next hurdle for the DR is Mexico, a much stronger and more experienced squad. http://www.fibaamericas.com/noticiasread_us.asp?r=FLUBWMTXHS …

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The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) is maintaining red alerts for 19 provinces (Barahona, Pedernales, Independencia, Elias Pina, Baoruco, Peravia, Azua, San Cristobal, Santo Domingo, the National District, San Jose de Ocoa, San Juan, San Pedro de Macoris, Duarte, Monte Plata, Sanchez Ramirez, La Vega and Monsenor Nouel), yellow warnings for nine provinces (Montecristi, La …

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Last night at 11 pm, OMSA buses were sent to the slums along the Ozama riverside to evacuate residents. The Center for Emergency Operations says water levels had begun to rise and the relocation of residents was to avoid another tragedy such as that of a landslide that killed eight in the wake of Hurricane …

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The Ministry of Public Health has sent out brigades to fumigate and vaccinate in areas hit by Hurricane Gustav rainstorms in prevention. Public Health hopes to minimize the aftereffects that Gustav could bring. Dr. Zacarias Garib, in charge of the Immunization Program (PAI) at the Ministry of Health, said that close to 900,000 people would …

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Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia, in his “debut” in the industry on occasion of the opening of the 22nd Asonahores Trade Show at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel, promised to be a “true player” in the industry. “Tourism is not something that is born, it is made,” he told those attending the ceremony. He highlighted that …

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Yesterday, Deputies approved a 14th salary or “school bonus” that will be given to public employees every 30 July. Public employees at centralized and decentralized offices, as well as city hall employees and those on government pension plans qualify for the extra salary if they have a child regularly attending school. Those earning minimum wage …

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The Central Electoral Board announced it will open an office in Port-au-Prince. JCE Administrative Chamber president Roberto Rosario said that the estimated 20,000 Dominicans living in Haiti will be able to apply or renew their identification and voting cards (cedulas) there, as well as obtain documentation such as birth certificates. The JCE has other offices …

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Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa says its normal that the dollar has appreciated to the peso recently. Bengoa says that importers are replacing inventory in time for the Christmas shopping season. Bengoa added that the National Budget was prepared using a peso at RD$36 to the US$1. He says that he doesn’t expect the peso to …

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Dominican media practically ignored yesterday’s march by public hospital doctors. Today the doctor’s again say they will only care for extreme cases and the emergency halls. This is the 10th strike so far this year as the physicians continue to pressure the government to accept an over-the-board increase in their wages. The Ministry of Public …

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