2008 – Page 331

Flomar is advertising clothing sales at its El Conde store. La Cadena supermarket is advertising sales in its meat and fish department. Superpola is advertising sales in its meat and seafood departments. Bravo Supermarket has 20% reductions in its fish and seafood department, 15% on pork products, and 10% off beef. La Nacional furniture store …

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The Tigres couldn’t even make a game out of it and outfielder Edwin Encarnacion made sure of that. The outfielder hit a three-run shot in the first inning, giving the Aguilas a lead they would not relinquish. The Aguilas continued punishing pitcher Randy Leek and any other Licey pitcher, and eventually put up five more …

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Although presidential and political campaigning is a constant in the DR, even outside an election year, some might be surprised to learn that yesterday the Central Electoral Board (JCE) officially opened the 2008 presidential campaign for the election that takes place on 16 May 2008. At the opening ceremonies JCE president Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman …

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Only one month and eight days are left before President Leonel Fernandez is scheduled to ride the Metro on its inaugural trip, yet the project is nowhere near completion. Hoy is even reporting that “La Feria” station, where Fernandez is supposed to make the “tour”, isn’t going to be ready for the 27 February inauguration …

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Officials and technicians from the Ministry of Agriculture of Haiti have been in the DR visiting chicken farms in the Cibao region and taking blood samples from chickens to determine whether there could be more cases of Avian flu in the country after government controls revealed the virus had affected cockfighting roosters in the municipality …

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The government has asked the International Monetary Fund for special dispensations because some important structural criteria the stand-by arrangement signed in 2005 haven’t been met. IMF directors are meeting on Friday to discuss on the matter and during the meeting a “waiver” for lack of fulfillment will be read. No details on the waiver were …

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The Ministry of Tourism has sent the Interior and Police Ministry a memo stating that the Hispaniola Hotel is not a five-star hotel as had been reported. This means that LED night club, located within the hotel, and which operates 24 hours a day, despite the time limits on alcohol sales currently in place, might …

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Dominican banana producers received the financing they were promised by President Leonel Fernandez, which will help the sector to recover on a large scale. The financing will be processed through Banco Agricola and is for an initial RD$400 million at a 6% annual interest rate. Fernandez made the promise to the sector after banana plantations …

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The Tax Department (DGII) has announced that as from the first week of February the Sworn Declarations for Wage-earners Retention Agents [Declaraciones Juradas Anuales del Agente de Retencion de Asalariados] (IR-13), and rectification options for the 2007 fiscal year will be reported online through the Social Security Treasury (TSS). This will be done once the …

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The PRD party took the opportunity yesterday to answer PLD accusations that presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado is a corrupt candidate by making counter-accusations. The PRD is claiming that President Leonel Fernandez has ignored the law, has avoided discussing it and has used his subordinates to try and defame the opposition party. During a press …

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