2008News

IRS visits PP

The United States Embassy in Santo Domingo and the American Chamber of Commerce is inviting US citizens residing abroad to attend a seminar by an IRS tax consultant. The seminar will take place at the Gran Ventana Hotel, located in the Playa Dorada complex, on 6 March 2008 from 8:30pm until 10:30pm. It will be …
2008News

MVM admits rumors

PRD presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado has confirmed the long-standing rumor that late businessman Pedro Rivera, founder of Industrias Veganas (Induveca), was his father. Vargas revealed the secret during an interview with Nuria Piera and Huchi Lora. Vargas said that he inherited his work ethic and confidence from his father and holds no grudges against …
2008News

Watch your phones

National Police are reporting that in 2007 6,474 people had their cellular phones stolen, 32 were killed and 228 were raped in incidents involving cellular phone theft. Of the total victims, 4,480 were men and 1,996 were women and of those killed 29 were men and 3 were women. According to statistics, most of these …
2008News

R.O.Y! R.O.Y!

The chants of Rookie of the Year keep ringing louder and louder for Dominican star rookie Al Horford. Horford, who was the highest drafted Dominican in the NBA draft, has had a tremendous year for the Atlanta Hawks who are in the midst of a resurgence and are challenging for a playoff spot. Horford has …
2008News

DR playing hard ball

The DR has announced that it will not compete in the 2009 World Baseball Classic if the country is not included as one of the host countries. Leonardo Matos Berrido, representing the Dominican Professional League, said that the DR was reconsidering its participation in the next WBC because WBC officials didn’t even have the courtesy …
2008News

UN racism charges denied

The 72nd Meeting of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has heard testimony from two special observers who visited the Dominican Republic last year. The observers, Doudou Diene and Gay McDougall visited the country at the invitation of the Dominican government. They reported finding persistent forms of racism, xenophobia and intolerance …