2008 – Page 50

Dominican slugger Albert Pujols is continuing to collect the post-season hardware. This time he has been named the National league MVP by USA Today. Pujols, who also won the award in 2005, received 133 first place votes, and surpassed Phillies slugger Ryan Howard for the award. This year Pujols batted .357 with 37 homeruns and …

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Second year NBA player Al Horford is starting this year as he finished last year. The young Horford is leading the league among centers in assists, four per game, an added dimension to his arsenal for the 2008-2009 season. He is also averaging 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 block per game. Horford is shooting …

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President Leonel Fernandez finished his visit to the Gulf State of Qatar last night and announced the designation of a coordinating committee and the execution of several investment projects discussed with the Qatari governmental authorities and businessmen. Fernandez, his wife Margarita and the rest of the DR delegation left on a private flight to Dubai …

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The grace period for renewal of vehicle license plates ends on 28 November. Fines will be levied on those without renewal stickers. According to Diario Libre only 50% of vehicle owners have bought their stickers. According to the Tax Department (DGII) they have collected more than RD$300 million so far. According to spokesperson Germania Montas, …

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Congress is debating whether to approve the convening of the Constitution Revision Assembly to study and decide on proposed changes to the Constitution or to approve first the National Budget for 2009. As reported in Hoy, once the assembly is convened, Congress needs to focus exclusively on the reform. The approval of the budget would …

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The fact that the PLD’s Political Committee had instructed its deputies to ratify the loan agreement for US$93.6 million to buy eight Super Tucano airplanes from Brazil, a loan negotiated with the National Bank of Social and Economic Development and the Embraer Company of Brazil, and which had been approved by the Senate, did not …

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Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez has announced that next Tuesday the contract for a loan for US$80 million would be placed on the agenda. The loan would be used to pay part of the CDEEE’s debts. Pared Perez provided this information after a visit from CDEEE executive vice-president Radhames Segura to talk about the loan …

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Economist and historian Bernardo Vega says that the Dominican Republic could be subject to political pressure from the United States, once Barack Obama takes office, on the issue of the presence of Haitians in the DR. In this sense Vega pointed out that Obama has advisors who feel that the Dominican Republic has to do …

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Several Dominican politicians and sociologist Rosario Espinal share the view that the Obama victory in the United States elections represents a message of hope to the world. PRD secretary general Orlando Jorge Mera said that the election reflected the change that the US wanted in the face of the economic crisis. He hoped that Obama …

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Dominican doctor Alex Blanco was elected mayor of Passaic, New Jersey on US Election Day, and is the first Dominican to be elected mayor in US history. Cid Wilson, former president of the Dominican-American Round Table, called the election “a historic achievement.” Dr. Blanco, a podiatrist, won in a five-man race for the unexpired term …

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