2008 – Page 264

Table tennis champions Wu Xue and Luis Lin Ju have clinched their right to represent the Dominican Republic at the Beijing Olympics. Emil Santos and Juan Vila Jr. still have a chance of making the team at a forthcoming qualifying event. Santos staged an excellent performance at the Santo Domingo Latin American Olympic Qualifier by …

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Dominicans make up 10.7% of the 750 baseball players on the Major League Baseball rosters, as Listin Diario points out today. A total of 79 Dominicans are on the rosters, but there are several on the injured list. This means that 90 Dominicans could be playing ball this season. Of the group, 39 are pitchers …

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The new Major League Baseball season got off to a fine start at the brand-new stadium in Washington, D.C. last night. Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman made it a perfect evening for local fans as he hit a game-winning homerun in the bottom half of the ninth inning to give the Washington Nationals a 3-2 victory …

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The Ministry of Environment says that it has awarded licenses for the construction of three wind parks that could produce up to 190MW of energy. The parks will be built in Bani, Oviedo and Montecristi. Environmental Minister Omar Ramirez, quoted in Listin Diario, said that the DR is the third country in the region and …

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Environment ministers from eight countries are meeting in the DR for the Central American Commission on the Environment and Development (CCAD) conference. The ministers will be evaluating regional strategies aimed at mitigating global climate change. Attending the summit are Carlos Guerrero from El Salvador, Omar Ramirez Tejada from the DR, Luis Ferrate from Guatemala, Elvin …

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During the IV Conference of First Ladies of the Americas, Deborah Landey from the UN Joint Program on HIV/AIDS said only two out of five people with HIV/AIDS currently receive treatment. Dominican First Lady Margarita Cedeno Fernandez expressed concern about the fact that HIV/AIDS cases are increasing among women and children. The First Lady challenged …

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Tax Department (DGII) government revenues as of 19 March equaled RD$52.96 billion, of which 63.3% came from taxes, according to a report in Listin Diario based on Ministry of Hacienda data. The Customs Department (DGA) also provided a large chunk of revenue with RD$12.3 billion, while the Treasury provided RD$7.144 million in revenues. Tax on …

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Tax Department director Juan Hernandez estimates that tax evasion in the DR is down from 46% in 2004 when he took office, to 26%. He said that the incorporation of the NCF invoice numbers resulted in 80,000 new people and companies registering as taxpayers. Hernandez is optimistic about the downward trend in tax evasion and …

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According to Luisa Fernandez, director of the National Free Trade Zone Council (CNZFE), the DR’s free trade zones (FTZ) have been able to recover over 40,000 jobs and more than 2,500 new jobs have been created. Fernandez says that investment in footwear has increased, as well as new ventures in some non-textile areas. Commenting on …

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Mike Todaro, director of the American Apparel Producers’ Network, is bullish on apparel manufacturing in the DR. In an interview with Hoy newspaper he highlights the country has a good communication network, seaports and airports, and that even though production costs are higher here than in many competing countries, these are compensated by other advantages. …

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