2008 – Page 340

If not for a mistake by the Estrellas Orientales, the Gigantes would have been out of this playoff race. The Gigantes won ugly yesterday as they beat the Estrellas 4-3 in the tenth inning. Fernando Tatis made the key error that allowed Kendry Morales to score and give the once-strong Gigantes only their fourth win …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has announced the official, yes, official, opening of this year’s presidential electoral campaign. There will be a formal ceremony at the JCE next Wednesday. Reality is that all the candidates have been on the campaign trail more or less non-stop for the last few months, and some political analysts say …

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The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Julio Cesar Valentin told reporters that the Chamber would look at the 2008 budget that came down from the Senate early this week. The Executive Branch has sent some minor modifications to the Senate and these changes need to be studied and confirmed by the Deputies before the …

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For the second straight month, the report from the Director of the Budget (DIGEPRES) shows that no money was assigned to the Metro project. Last November’s report, just like October’s, showed that the Metro did not get any money. From January to September the Metro averaged a disbursement of RD$400 million per month. With the …

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The State Sugar Council (CEA) has not been able to harvest for 14 months due to a dispute with the former leaseholders of several mills in San Pedro de Macoris province, Consuelo and Porvenir. Meanwhile the cane and mill workers are getting desperate. The Consuelo, Porvenir, Quesqueya and Santa Fe sugar mills were leased by …

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The multi-billion dollar business of sending remittances to the DR is better than ever. According to El Caribe, over the last ten years, the amount sent to the country has increased by UD$2 billion. In 2007 alone, Dominicans living overseas sent home a total of US$2.98 billion. With a population of about nine million and …

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The National Council of Urban Affairs (CONAU) reported that because of the dispersed nature of the required data and the lack of property titles, the council cannot resolve the problems associated with people living in dangerous areas. An addition problem is the inability to carry out urban planning and environmental management within the structure of …

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The PRD has filed a formal complaint against the director of the Office of Supervising Engineers for State Public Works, Felix Bautista. The complaint presented to the District Attorney of the National District, accused Bautista of abuse of confidence and violation of the Constitution and Law 6-06 on Public Credit. All this revolves around the …

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Former President Salvador Jorge Blanco’s health continues to improve after being put into the Plaza de la Salud Cedimat intensive care unit due to an infection in his left leg and an imbalance in his electrolytes. Dr. Ingrid Valdez, a cardiologist, told Hoy newspaper reporters that the imbalance appears to have been corrected and that …

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The “Angelita”, the four-mast tall ship bought by Rafael Trujillo in 1955, returned to Santo Domingo yesterday for a brief visit. It caused quite a stir. The ship, perhaps the largest private sailing yacht ever built, is now the Sea Cloud, and provides luxury sailing cruises around the world. For the incredible history of this …

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