2008 – Page 321

Major League Baseball announces that the three newest members of the Caribbean Series Hall of Fame will be enshrined this weekend during the opening of the Caribbean Series in Santiago. Dominican Winston Llenas, Puerto Rican Dickie Thon and Venezuelan Ubaldo Heredia were voted in by journalists, radio and television broadcasters, as well as baseball historians …

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Aguilas Cibaenas manager Felix Fermin announced the roster for the team that will wear the Dominican Republic uniform in the Caribbean Series. So far, he is counting on catcher Bryan Pena, first baseman Mendy Lopez, Rafael Furcal in second base, Miguel Tejada in the shortstop, Edwin Encarnacion in third base, Luis Polonia in the left …

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The Superintendence of Health and Work Risks (SISALRIL) agreed to increase the Family Health Insurance Plan medical coverage for catastrophic illnesses. The new plan stipulates RD$500,000 in catastrophic illness coverage for all SFS affiliates registered as of 31 December 2007, including dependents, for health procedures established by the Health Services Plan. The agreement reduces the …

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Former District Attorney Guillermo Moreno is on the campaign trail promising to not be complacent with corruption in his proposed government. Moreno is the presidential candidate for the minority Movimiento Independencia Unidad y Cambio (MIUCA). Moreno, who was fired from his post precisely for not being complacent with corruption in government, said that corrupt government …

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The president of the Association of Industries of Herrera, Jesus Moreno warned that the DR ranking slipped to 96th place of 131 countries in the competitiveness index of the Global Competitiveness Report for 2007-2008. In 2006-2007, the DR ranked 93 among 122 countries. This is a decline of three points for 2007-2008. The Global Competitiveness …

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Almost two years have gone by and not even the officials in charge of the two proposed coal energy plants have explanations for the delays. The State Run Electric Companies (CDEEE) contracted the plants to produce 600 MW each of energy, arguing they would make the DR less dependent on petroleum-based fuels. Listin reports that …

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Dozens of UASD University students marched from the Central Library to the Aula Magna yesterday urging university officials to resolve the inefficiencies in the online registration process. Student Freedom Front (FELABEL) secretary Eduardo Gomez said that if officials don’t resolve the problems by next Tuesday, the students would rally. Independent Student Liberation Movement (MIEL), Flavio …

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The National Women’s Political Party Council is urging this year’s presidential candidates to choose a woman for their vice presidential candidacy. The group challenged the candidates to demonstrate with actions their support for women, a segment that makes up the majority of registered voters in the Dominican Republic. Emma Valois Vidal, president of the organization, …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has announced that it will rent 6 giant screen televisions to broadcast presidential election day results to the public. The TVs will be installed at JCE headquarters, on avenues 27 de Febrero, Abraham Lincoln and Ortega y Gasset. Two others will be installed at the electoral boards in Santiago and …

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A 15-year old Dominican 11th grade student from San Juan de la Maguana, Austria Ulloa has been hired by IMG Modeling agency. In August 2007, she moved to New York with her mother after winning a spot as one of the 2007 Ford Supermodels of the World. She was discovered here by Socrates McKinney Imagen …

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