2008 – Page 269

The Dominican poultry sector is slowly getting back on its feet after 80% of a total 1,200,000 of breeding chickens were culled. This came as part of an agreement by poultry producers aimed at reducing egg and chicken production and restore some stability to the poultry sector. A pound of chicken was at RD$23 yesterday …

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The worrisome developments in the US economy could translate to increased concerns for Dominican consumers. The sharp increase in international petroleum prices coupled with the devaluation of the US dollar could lead to higher prices on a variety of products imported into the DR. According to Ricardo Rosario, director general of the National Business Federation …

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The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) has confirmed that its planned strike will go on as planned on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week. CMD president Waldo Ariel Suero asked doctors to ignore government attempts to discredit the doctors’ union. Hoy reports that with another strike on the horizon, tensions between the CMD and the government …

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Dominicans in Spain are sending back more than EUR200 million per year in remittances according to the “Analysis of Migratory Realities in Spain and DR: An opportunity for co-development” report. Although the level of remittances from Spain is still high, the study found that these have dropped by 6% in the last few years. This …

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National District Attorney General Jose Manuel Hernandez Peguero says that in the first three months of the year, 20,000 people have filed a variety of complaints at the fourteen prosecutors’ offices. Between January and February of this year 5,377 people filed claims at the prosecutors’ offices. Of the reported cases, 11.5% came from Villa Consuelo, …

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Two years after announcing the construction of two coal-fired electricity generation plants, not a peep has been heard from energy officials in that regard. The State-run Electricity Companies (CDEEE), which heavily promoted the project early on, have not commented on the project since and the Chinese government has also reserved comments. According to Listin Diario, …

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Although thousands of miles away, in a country most will never see, realities of the Iraq conflict are hitting home this week as the total of US casualties reached the 4,000 mark. The Iraq conflict, which has now lasted longer than World War II, has particular meaning for Dominicans in the US and at home, …

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After five months of waiting, Major League Baseball is finally here. Die-hard fans got their money’s worth during this year’s first game being played at the Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital. The match-up pitted the very popular and defending 2007 World Series Champs Boston Red Sox versus the Oakland Athletics. The game was tied …

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After much discussion and veiled threats that it would not take part, the Dominican Republic has announced that it will play in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. The DR, home to some of the world’s best baseball talent, was angered at not being chosen to host the WBC in 2009 and as a result threatened …

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CBS TV in Miami has aired the story of Burt Webber and the 128-foot Ocean Lady ship that he has decked with hi-tech devices to search for the lost treasure of the 16th century Spanish galleon Concepcion. A pirate ship captured the Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion in the Silver Bank, north of Puerto Plata, …

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