2008 – Page 119

The new president of the Association of Industries of the Northern Region (AIREN), Lina Garcia called for government actions to resolve the lack of reliability and high cost of power in the DR. “The energy crisis is a problem that threatens the competitiveness of our industries. We pay seven times more than industries in China …

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The United States Embassy donated RD$1.4 million to restore an altar within the Santo Domingo Cathedral, first in the Americas — Retablo de la Santa Reliquia de la Basilica. Ambassador Robert Fannin personally delivered the resources to Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez. The donation comes from the US Embassy’s cultural funds chapter.

The National Association of Vehicle Distributors (Anadive) is complaining that sales are down 80% this year. Nevertheless, as reported in Diario Libre, the group that represents vehicle resale importers, admits that so far this year they have imported 45,000 vehicles (including previously owned vehicles), or 13,000 more than last year. The decline is sales is …

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An editorial in Hoy newspaper today concludes that immigration is out of control in the DR, primarily illegal migration from neighboring Haiti. “Many immigrants from Haiti are indigents that come to beg on our streets. Others are informal vendors. “The problem is not that immigrants enter the country, but rather that we do not have …

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Junot Diaz, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, will be back in SAnto Domingo for the launching of the Spanish version of his The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.” Alfaguara has published the Spanish version. The author will be present at the launching of the book on Thursday, 28 August, at 8pm at the Gran Salon …

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The Las Americas Institute of Technology (ITLA) becomes the first Dominican university to have a Second Life virtual campus. The Dominican Global Foundation (Funglode) has backed local efforts to enter Second Life schemes. Jose Armando Tavarez, rector of ITLA made the announcement at an event that took place at Funglode. See http://www.itla.edu.do/

Felix Manuel Diaz Guzman, gold medallist in Beijing Olympics boxing, and Gabriel Mercedes, silver medal in taekwondo, returned yesterday to the salutes of family and thousands of Dominicans proud of their achievement. Minister of Tourism Felipe Payano, and the president of the Dominican Federation of Boxing, Bienvenido Solano received the heroes. They rode a caravan …

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Two Dominican players in the National Basketball Association league, Atlanta Hawks guard Al Horford and Sacramento Kings forward Francisco Garcia are on the Dominican team that seeks to win the Centrobasket taking place in Cheturnal and Cancun, Mexico. The DR competes in Group A against Mexico, El Salvador, and the US Virgin Islands. The winner …

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Crocs, Inc. announced the first-of-its-kind recycled footwear donation program, SolesUnitedSM, will be teaming with Dominican-American NBA Star Charlie Villanueva of the Milwaukee Bucks to bring 10,000 pairs of Crocs shoes to children in impoverished regions of the Dominican Republic. This marks the second SolesUnitedSM donation in the Dominican Republic and commences the first major effort …

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La Nacional has 50-70% discounts on appliances, furniture and mattresses at their Av. Duarte No. 172 and Hermanos Pinzon 57 stores in Santo Domingo. Rattan & Decoraciones at Av. Luperon corner Calle Ana Cecilia (in front of the old Herrera airport) is advertising sales on its rattan and wicker furniture. La Isla is advertising 60% …

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