2009 – Page 167

A total of six Dominican taekwondo athletes have made the latest ranking by the World Taekwondo Federation. The group includes Olympic gold medalist Gabriel Mercedes, as well as Luis Casado, Richard Alcantara and Yahaira Peguero. Mercedes received the #2 ranking in the world, in the 58kg weight class. Jairo Rijo was ranked #7 in the …

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The DR women’s national volleyball team has lost to Olympic champions Brazil in the finals of the Women’s Pan American Cup held in Miami. The DR lost 25-18, 25-20, 25-14 in the gold medal match at the University of Miami on Saturday. The DR had defeated Brazil in the first round. The Brazilians’ serves and …

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The National Meteorological Office (ONAMET) is warning of an active tropical storm over the eastern part of the island moving west at 37 kilometers per hour. Thunder and lighting are expected throughout the day. ONAMET has issued flood warnings for the south, northeast and eastern DR.  

Francesc Antich, president of Spain’s leading tourism destination, the Balearic Islands autonomous region, with 13 million annual visitors, arrived on Tuesday for meetings with President Leonel Fernandez and other Dominican government and tourism business representatives. During a presentation at the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (Funglode) last night, he spoke of the errors the …

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Ramesh Chaitoo, Services Trade Specialist with the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) says the DR is not taking full advantage of the European Partnership Agreement. In an interview with Listin Diario, Chaitoo called for educating the business sector in the DR to understand the opportunities provided by the EPA. Chaitoo was accompanied by Jonathan Pitts, …

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Leading lights of cinematography from Latin America, Spain and Portugal will be in Santo Domingo for two important conferences with presentations by government institutions that back the film industry in the region. The Ministry of Culture is organizing the events. President Leonel Fernandez has spearheaded local efforts to turn the DR into a major filmmaking …

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Listening to government and business sector representatives one would think that a wage raise agreement would have been finalized by Thursday, but the standstill continues, despite several meetings with Labor Minister Max Puig. The business sector has upped its offer from 12 to 15% of the minimum wage. The current labor law only obliges a …

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Two leading civic groups, the Foundation for Institutionalism and Justice (Finjus) and Participacion Ciudadana (PC) are asking the government to do something about the recently exposed nepotism scandals at the State-run Electricity Companies (CDEEE) and INDHRI. Government officials have said nothing in response to the accusations and CDEEE VP Radhames Segura, accused of nepotism, has …

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The DR is attending the Caricom’s 30th Conference of Heads of State and Government. While the DR is partnered with Caricom in Cariforum, the DR has failed to become a full member of Caricom for a raft of reasons. However, discussions at the conference, being held in Guyana between 2 and 5 July, could forge …

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Aristides Fernandez Zucco, president of the National Energy Council, has announced that the DR and the United Arab Emirates will continue developing their recently forged friendship in the area of renewable energy projects. Relations with the UAE were made official last year during a visit by President Leonel Fernandez to the UAE. Zucco made his …

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