2008News

Spanish citizenship

The Spanish Consulate will be holding an information meeting on Tuesday, 9 December at 7:30pm at the Casa de Espana for descendants of Spaniards in Santo Domingo who may qualify for Spanish nationality. Other meetings are scheduled for the Centro Espanol in Santiago on Wednesday, 17 December at 6pm, and the Centro Espanol in Constanza, …
2008News

Baseball updates

Escogido defeated Carolinas from Puerto Rico 4-3 and got closer to a play-off berth. Argenis Reyes got the hit that scored the winning run. Over in San Juan Puerto Rico, the Aguilas Cibenas divided honors with the Santurce Cangrejeros, 1-0 and 3-4 in their two inter-league games. During the second game, Victor Diaz hit his …
2008News

Clean-up in Haina

Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez and Blacksmith Institute president Richard Fuller were in attendance as the clean up work, in an area called ‘God’s Paradise’ in Haina, began. God’s Paradise is listed among the top ten most polluted places in the world. Fernandez and Fuller were accompanied by community representative Sandra Castillo and Environmental Management …
2008News

Government needs loan

The government is asking the Ministry of Hacienda to approve a RD$650 million loan from the government-owned BanReservas commercial bank in order to pay out the annual holiday bonuses for public employees. The bill, which was accompanied by a note from President Leonel Fernandez, states the loan will be paid off during the next 11 …