2008 – Page 86

During his recent trip to the US, President Leonel Fernandez told audiences that the Dominican economy is “shielded” from the present US crisis. In today’s Hoy newspaper Rosario Espinal of Temple University comments that the PetroCaribe oil agreement with Venezuela that enables the government to postpone payment of the oil bill for 25 years, remittances …

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The Department of Migration, now headed by Major General Jose Anibal Sanz Jiminian, has a 24-hour telephone hotline for complaints about inspectors or migration staff. The hotline number is 809 533-8466. Major General Sanz Jiminian said that any inspector, supervisor or staff member from the department could be penalized for extortion or seeking bribes, and …

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Investigative TV reporter Nuria Piera has received a RD$1 million award from the Fundacion Corripio, a leading business group. The award comes at a time when she is being sued by Ladom, after airing a report on the low quality of school breakfast drink distributed by Ladom, which at the time benefited from 40% of …

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In today’s Listin Diario news commentator Orlando Gil observes that the chief of the Navy recently announced he had dismissed three more officers for “visiting drug dealers.” These latest three bring the total fired in the Navy so far to eight. When journalists asked Vice Admiral Julio Cesar Ventura Bayonet for the consequences, the Navy …

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In early August, seven men were killed in a drug-related confrontation in Bani, Peravia unleashing a volley of verbal confrontations between provincial Senator Wilton Guerrero and former police commander General Hilario Gonzalez, provincial governor Bienvenido Montero and General Prosecutor Radhames Jimenez, points out El Caribe. The Senator accuses the latter of negligence and complicity with …

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La Vega senator Euclides Sanchez has added his voice to those who are making accusations of complicity between government authorities and drug dealers. As reported in El Caribe, Sanchez accused judges and state prosecutors in La Vega of complicity with well-known drug traffickers. He said that many have been arrested in possession of kilos of …

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Seventeen Dominicans are on the rosters of American and National League teams for the playoffs, ensuring local interest in the tournament is at a high. Tampa Bay: Carlos Pena and Willy Aybar White Sox: Juan Uribe, Octavio Dotel Anaheim: Ervin Santana, Jose Arredondo, Eric Aybar, Vladimir Guerrero Boston: David Ortiz, Manny del Carmen Cubs: Carlos …

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The Indian Council for Cultural Relations is sponsoring a visit by the 10-member Rajasthani Folk Dance group of “Living Arts” led by Shri Madan Lal on a tour of Spain and the Americas – Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. The event is also sponsored by the Embassy of India (Cuba) and the ministries of …

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President Leonel Fernandez met with US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez at the Presidential Palace yesterday. After a private meeting with Gutierrez, President Fernandez held discussions with the business mission that accompanied him, US Ambassador to the DR Robert Fannin and Dominican Labor Minister Jose Ramon Fadul. Gutierrez visited heading a business mission that included representatives …

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The DR is the leading US trading partner among the DR-CAFTA member nations and was the sixth largest in Latin America in 2007, according to US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez. According to Gutierrez, exports from DR-CAFTA nations increased by 18.5% and bilateral trade between the US and Central America towards the DR increased by US$10 …

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