2008 – Page 230

Air Dominicana has been grounded on the basis of technical problems. Director general Ignacio Sanguino explained that the inaugural flight did not take place as planned because the 18-year old Boeing 737 plane had to make a technical stop in Spain when it was on its way to the DR. The plan was for the …

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Adriano Miguel Tejada of Diario Libre comments on the fine line between attracting voters and saturating the market. “I have the impression that at this moment the excess of advertising of the purple-colored party is doing more damage than good, ” writes Tejada. He explains that when the campaign started out, the idea was to …

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Rafael Alberto Luciano Corominas was arrested on Wednesday evening at Las Americas International Airport after US$569,000 in undeclared cash was discovered on board a small airplane of his property that had flown in from Aguadillas, Puerto Rico. Also arrested were Juan Jose Martin Gomez Guichardo and pilot Luis Manuel Ovalles. A civil register officer for …

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Four men and a Lieutenant Colonel in the National Police are dead after a brutal attack in La Caleta section, near Boca Chica. Though details are still being collected, Listin Diario reports that Lt. Colonel Galis Manuel Cordero arrived at La Caleta, dressed as a civilian, investigating an ongoing case. A group of local gang …

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What are the Dumas, you ask? The Dumas are the Dominican Urban Music Awards and will highlight artistry in genres such as mambo (merengue de calle), electronic, rock, Dominican rap, reggaeton and R&B, as reported in El Caribe. Though no specific date was given, the award ceremonies will be in either in June or July …

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Dominican American author Junot Diaz received yet another recognition. The Pulitzer Prize winning author was honored by the Chamber of Deputies as the Literary Ambassador of the Dominican Republic. Diaz met with Chamber President Julio Cesar Valentin who recognized Diaz’s talent and community efforts. Valentin said that it was important to recognize the best qualities …

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Think the Boston Marathon is tough? Try running from Santiago to Santo Domingo, a total of 160 kilometers. Tomorrow Pedro Guzman Almanzar will try to accomplish this. He starts at the Monumento in Santiago at 11pm and will head towards the capital city. Guzman says he expects to make it to the Parque Independencia Santo …

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Dominican sailor Raul Aguayo has jumped in the International Sailing Federation’s world rankings and is now 74th out of 851 sailors in the men’s laser category. The 27-year old electrical engineer took the spot after his most recent performance in Italy. Aguayo, the first Dominican to qualify for the Olympics in sailing, is currently in …

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La Sirena has frozen chickens for RD$19.95lb, Brunswick tuna flakes for RD$19.95/170g can, Cranberry Langers juice for RD$79.9/64oz, Brugal Anejo for RD$249.95/lt, Presidente 6-pack for RD$199.95/12oz bottles. La Cadena is advertising Dewar’s White Label 8 years for RD$454.95/750ml, J&B Whisky + bottle Perrier Water for RD$434.95, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes for RD$89.95/500g. Plaza Lama has chicken …

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Speaking during his turn at the ‘meet the candidates’ luncheon organized by the American Chamber of Commerce, President Leonel Fernandez said that upon his re-election on 16 May he would turn the current international crisis into opportunities for producers in the DR. He stressed that despite the adversities, the IMF is forecasting that the Dominican …

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