2008 – Page 260

Deputy Minister for Public Health Nelson Rodriguez Monegro claims that Health Minster Bautista Rojas Gomez has met with Dominican Medical Association (CMD) representatives in an attempt to negotiate a deal. But CMD president Waldo Ariel Suero denies these claims, saying that he hasn’t sent any representatives to meet with Public Health officials. Quoted in El …

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Once again Dominican pitcher Pedro Martinez is heading back to the disabled list after he suffered a minor injury to his hamstring. He has been placed on the 15 day DL and is expected to be out between four and six weeks. The New York Mets pitcher has suffered a series of injuries that have …

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Both Dominican table tennis teams have moved on to the next round of competition during the Latin American and Pre-Olympic Table Tennis Championships. The tournament includes the participation of 90 athletes from 18 countries. Male players Luis Lin Ju, Emil Santos and Juan Vila Junior helped the DR beat Peru, 3-0 while the women’s team …

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President Leonel Fernandez and First Lady Margarita Cedeno left for the US yesterday. Fernandez seeks to motivate more Dominican expatriates to vote for him. Fernandez, who traveled to the US by private plane, will be visiting Miami, New York and New Jersey. President Fernandez arrived in Miami in time to throw the inaugural pitch at …

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TV and radio journalist Nuria Piera and colleague Huchi Lora broadcast a report on the Panama press scandal (La Prensa) on their radio talk show yesterday evening, citing alleged links between PRD presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado and controversial business deals by President Martin Torrijos of Panama. Interviewed on the same show, Miguel Vargas’ aide …

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Political analyst Rosario Espinal criticizes the ruling PLD party for refusing to take part in a formal political debate. She says that with its refusal, PLD campaign strategists seek to maintain the President’s positioning “above other mortals, while their campaign ads stress that the PRD, their main opponent, was responsible for bad government”. She points …

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Stevens Institute of Technology International (SITI) is offering masters programs with scholarships available for qualified Dominicans. The New Jersey based university is offering a Master of Science in Information System and Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Technologies and Project Management programs in Santo Domingo. The programs are taught in the DR in English by faculty …

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There are 6.5 million telephones in operation in the DR, a country with an estimated 9.5 million inhabitants. Of these, 5.5 million are cell phones, of which 97% are digital, according to the president of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel). Jose Rafael Vargas said that there are 962,000 landlines in the DR. He said that …

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After weeks of straight sunny days, rain is finally falling across the country. The Meteorological Department is reporting some thunderstorms after weeks of drought. Forecasters are warning of high surf conditions for the northeast and eastern coastline, and recommended against small boating trips. Conditions are expected to continue through Thursday.

Popular bandleader Hector Acosta, a.k.a. “El Torito”, has recruited two other merengue greats Sergio Vargas and Fernandito Villalona for ‘Tres sentimientos’, a single performance featuring all three voices. The event is set for the Jaragua Fiesta Hall on Saturday, 31 May. Acosta says that the closing of the show will be a memorable trio performance …

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