2009 – Page 176

Tricom telecom has invested more than RD$230 million so far this year on developing its broadband Internet service. To improve its service, the company installed the underground submarine cable Antillas I linking the DR with Puerto Rico. Tricom has an offer on the market, offering a Triple Play combo with broadband Internet service, cable TV …

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It was a swelteringly hot day in Santo Domingo on Wednesday, but the Weather Department (Onamet) is forecasting rains and thunderstorms with some strong winds for the northeast, north, northwest, southeast, Cibao Valley, the central mountains and along the border. A tropical wave located east of Puerto Rico is moving west at 25 kilometers per …

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The Dominican women’s volleyball team, ranked 13th by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) will be competing in the Eighth Women’s Pan American Cup in Miami from 26 June to 4 July, says Cristobal Marte, director of women’s volleyball. The DR is the defending champion in the event. The DR’s top volleyball players will be competing …

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Dominican slugger David Ortiz, despite his slow year, reached the 1,000 runs batted in milestone in a game against the Washington Nationals yesterday. He batted a three-home run that moved the Boston Red Sox from losing 1-0 to a 6-4 win of the game. Ortiz is now only four runs short of reaching home run …

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Cinema Cafe in Plaza de la Cultura is presenting a Great Concert Tribute to Eric Clapton on Thursday, 25 June as of 10pm. Andres Aybar Master and the legendary Rock and Blues group “Masters & Friends” gets together to play the music of Eric Clapton. Remember the tunes of Sunshine of Your Love, Badge, Cocaine, …

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The Constitutional Revisory Assembly has passed Arts 9, 10, 11 and 56 related to the environment in a first reading. The new provisions are that protected areas can only be reduced by law, with the approval of two thirds of the members of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. They also declare of national …

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Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa has traveled to Brazil to sign a series of financing agreements for overpasses and underpasses to improve north-south traffic in Santo Domingo with the Brazilian government export-financing agency, BNDES. Odebrecht of Brazil and Ingenieria Estrella have been entrusted with the construction of the Duarte Corridor that will be implemented with Brazilian …

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The president of the National Confederation of Unions (CNUS) Rafael Abreu said that the 12% increase in minimum wages proposed by employer representatives is not acceptable, even if this is extended to employees earning up to RD$30,000. The CNUS has requested an across the board increase of 25%. As reported in Listin Diario, yesterday the …

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The more Dominican people gamble, the better for the Dominican government. Diario Libre reports today that stats from the Tax Department (DGII) indicate that last year RD$389.66 million was collected in taxes on the more than 11,000 slot machines the government has authorized for installation nationwide. The government also collected RD$146.35 million in levies on …

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National District prosecutor, Alejandro Moscoso Segarra says his department will order the closure of more “colmadones” (corner grocery stores-turned-bars) whose loud music and lingering crowds create major disruptions to life in neighborhoods. Colmadones are being shut down in Villa Juana, Cristo Rey, Villa Francisca, and Ensanche La Paz among others. The prosecutor says that the …

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