2008 – Page 312

Down because the NFL season is over? Need a football fix and can’t wait for the start of the NFL pre-season? Well, go down to Santo Domingo’s Estadio Olimpico Juan Pablo Duarte on 9 February 2008 to see the Dominican Raiders and the Dominican Football League (LDFA) host the Carolina Blitzz, from Carolina, Puerto Rico. …

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The Mexican team, the Yaquis de Ciudad de Obregon, finally got their offense through immigration last night, as they beat up on the previously undefeated Tigres del Licey 7-4. Nelson Figueroa pitched 1 1/3 innings to end the Licey threat and helped the Yaquis get their first win in this year’s tournament. The Tigres were …

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The Ministry of Culture is finalizing preparations for the Santo Domingo’s 2008 International Book Fair that will begin on 21 April and go on until 4 May. The spotlight this year will be on the 28 Caribbean countries. The organizers of the large-scale cultural celebration have invited the Caribbean through the Association of Caribbean States …

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President Leonel Fernandez has instructed his Minister of Planning, Economy and Development, Temistocles Montas to initiate discussions with the IMF about such an agreement. Montas, meanwhile, told reporters from Hoy newspaper that the government has confirmed its promise to obtain a fiscal surplus of 1.3% of Gross Domestic Product this year, which would imply the …

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Business sectors rejected yesterday, during a press conference, a proposal from the IMF for the government to carry out a new tax revision. Tax reform in the DR has equaled increased taxes, primarily affecting the middle class. In the press release on occasion of the IMF completing the 8th review of the three-year stand by …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has announced that most of the logistical issues are settled and the overseas voting stations have been identified. The only details that need to be finished are the ballots themselves, the final voting rolls and the results. The material needed for the election itself is ready. The director of elections, …

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The chief magistrate of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman, has told reporters that the board had invited 40 international organizations to observe the elections of 16 May. According to Listin Diario, the JCE sent the letters out during the last week of January, and now the board just has to send …

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Diario Libre editor Adriano Miguel Tejada writes today about a reality that is being rubbed into Dominican taxpayers on a daily basis. “The quickest way to climb the social and economic ladder is to get involved in politics,” he writes, explaining that this reality has created a new social class: politicians. He writes: “Politicians have …

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Poultry producers from the Cibao region have told legislators that they have lost RD$600 million since the Haitian import ban on Dominican poultry and eggs went into effect. According to sector representatives, if the government does not stimulate local consumption (one supermarket chain has announced 30-pack eggs for RD$29.95, down from RD$99.99 a few weeks …

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Brugal & Co., the leading rum brand in the DR, has sold a majority share of its stock to the Edrington Group of the United Kingdom. By itself, Brugal is one of the world’s larger rum exporters, with sales of five million cases and a Top 20 ranking of Impact’s Top 100 growth premium spirit …

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