2008 – Page 85

Businesses in Chinatown are not happy with a city ordinance that prohibits parking in that part of town. Business owners say that being open with no parking is the same thing as being closed. Businesses closed from 10am to noon yesterday to protest the ordinance. A large sign was displayed in Chinatown, reading, “Without parking …

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Officials at the Plaza de la Salud have announced that “Operation Walk” will provide patients with free hip and knee replacements, beginning in March 2009. Foreign and Dominican doctors will perform the operations. Doctors will begin evaluating patients on 7 October and those interested should call (809) 565 – 7477 ext. 3000. Thomas Thornhill, who …

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The bodies of four men killed in a plane crash last week have been returned to their families in Colombia. The bodies Rodolfo Sanchez Quintero, Jairo Jasin Chaica, Hector Ivan Osorio and Ricardo Losano Tangarice were all prepared at the Blandino funeral home. Listin Diario reports that powerful drug traffickers are actually behind the repatriation …

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Reggie Jackson may have to find a new nickname. Dominican slugger Manny Ramirez has become the new “Mr. October,” after hitting a home run in Los Angeles’ playoff opening win against the Chicago Cubs. The dinger was Ramirez’s 25th post-season swat, most all time, and gave him a whopping 11 homeruns in a divisional series, …

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Naturalizer shoes, up to 50% off. Plaza Fernandez. Tel 809 563-8990. Penny’s 2 x 1 shoe sale. Thursday, 2 Oct through Saturday, 4 October. Plaza Central, Diamond Mall, Centro Plaza Internacional (Santiago), Bella Vista Mall, Megacentro. Nacional supermarket has Pantene shampoo (375ml) for RD$109.95, Colgate 100ml 3 x 1, Colgate dental floss 2 x 1, …

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President Leonel Fernandez is traveling to Miami to speak at the Miami Herald-sponsored 12th Annual Americas Conference. This is his second trip to the United States this month. Last week he was in New York, Boston and Rhode Island to attend the UN General Assembly and hold meetings with academia. Leading business, government and academic …

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The Ministry of Education has signed an agreement with Harvard University’s Wide World educational online coaching program. Education Minister Melanio Paredes was in Boston to sign the agreement. The government will spend US$116,924 to participate in the program. The program is part of the Fernandez administration’s efforts to improve the quality of education in the …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) derives considerable revenue from correcting errors in civil documents, mostly made by their own staff. Today’s Listin Diario reports on the costly and time-consuming process that the law requires for correcting a misspelled name or date in a civil document. Most of the errors were committed by JCE staff when …

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The main opposition PRD party submitted a proposal to legislators yesterday to modify the Constitution via a special members assembly, known locally as “la constituyente.” When in opposition, President Leonel Fernandez strongly supported this body, a stance that has changed since he was elected President and holds a majority in Congress. President Leonel Fernandez presented …

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Remittances, tourism, investments and exports could be affected by the US financial crunch, according to deans of economics from the UASD, INTEC, UNIBE and PUCMM universities. They urged the government to reduce its spending and give priority to local production, as reported in Listin Diario. The deans said that the DR is vulnerable because of …

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