2008 – Page 238

Masters swimmer Danilo Vicioso (45-49 age group) has won two bronze medals, in the100m butterfly (1:02.29) and the 200m backstroke races (2L25.13) representing the Dominican Republic in the XII FINA World Masters Championships in Perth, Australia. Teammate Mercedes Aybar (30-34 age group) also took a bronze in the 100m backstroke race (1:14.45). Swimming, diving, water …

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Hache hardware store is advertising 25% off from 6 to 10pm, and 50% off one item purchased between 9 to 10pm, by anyone who bought at least RD$1,000 worth of goods between 6 to 9pm. Pilar Boutique has up to 80% off its women’s apparel. Ave. Abraham Lincoln 998. The Adidas store is advertising up …

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President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated 15 water supply systems in Santo Domingo East, including the Barrera de Salinidad aqueduct, which is expected to benefit 800,000 people. The 15 public works projects by the Santo Domingo Water Works Corporation (CAASD) were built at a cost of RD$1.6 billion and will benefit 254 sectors and 1,654,000 citizens. Fernandez …

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Agriculture Minister Salvador Jimenez says that the government will take measures to protect plantain farmers in the Cibao region whose crops are being targeted by thieves. One leading farmer, Santiago Espaillat, said that plantains are easy to steal. Jimenez plans to meet with Chief of Police Rafael Guillermo Guzman to discuss a plan for protecting …

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Education Minister Alejandrina German says that in the light of the country’s economic difficulties, the idea of raising teacher wages to RD$20,000 per shift would be utopian. She commented that the present administration has already authorized wage increases of 76%, according to a report in the Listin Diario. However, the Minister also said that teachers …

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Businessman Jose Luis Corripio Estrada says today in the Listin Diario that the US$100 million that the Central Bank is injecting into the Dominican markets in order to counteract rising food prices won’t do much to ease the crunch. Corripio says that the problem needs to be tackled by increasing national production of basic foods. …

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Taiwanese Ambassador Isaac Tsai has expressed his interest in supporting the Dominican private sector as well as continuing work with the government to form strategic alliances. He mentioned that Taiwan companies can install themselves here in order to access the US market under the DR-CAFTA agreement. Tsai said that agriculture requires technological advances and Taiwanese …

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Three Taiwanese warships, with a crew of 739 on board, have arrived in the DR on a promotional tour as part of military cooperation between both countries. Taiwanese Rear Admiral Chen Shin-Fa says that the goal of this mission is for Taiwanese naval students to put classroom theories to practice. The warships arrived at Santo …

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Many claims are made during election times, but rarely is proof asked for, except for this time. The Central Electoral Board (JCE) is asking PRI presidential candidate Trajano Santana to back up his claim that the major political parties in the DR are funded by drug money. Santana made this statement during a special breakfast …

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During a speech at the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) PRD presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado stated that the DR needs more direct investment from the US private sector. Vargas said that the DR should make the most of the fact that it produces tomatoes and should increase exports to the US, which consumes 175 …

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