2009 – Page 183

National District DA Alejandro Moscoso Segarra has announced that the Central Electoral Board (JCE) will be responsible for reprimanding and punishing seven employees accused of issuing fake documents to foreigners. The DA also recommended that Lorenzo Liranzo and Angela del Rosario Espejo should be charged for their role in the document mafia. Del Rosario is …

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According to the 2007 National Survey on Income and Spending (ENIGH 2007) 1,195,512 households have at least one car. The study reveals that 23.7% of the population has motorcycles while 11.7% have cars, 3.9% have a pick-up truck and 3.3% have an SUV. The remaining 4.4% use some other form of transport. But on the …

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Statistics from the 2007 National Survey on Income and Spending (Enigh 2007) reveal that the flu, hypertension, respiratory infections and diabetes are among the most common sicknesses affecting Dominicans. ENIGH, citing statistics from the National Statistics Office (ONE), reports that in 2007 413,683 people suffered from hypertension while the number of people with diabetes jumped …

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The trade deficit between the US and the DR is US$628.8 million in the “red” into the first four months of the year. According to statistics from the US Commerce Department, the US exported US$1.69 billion in goods to the DR, while the DR exported US$1.06 billion to the US. The Dominican trade deficit with …

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Two men are dead and another two are in jail after a movie-like ending to a surveillance sting at a house in Juan Dolio. Listin Diario reports that Drug Enforcement (DNCD) agents went to the house to complete drug surveillance and were waiting for the local DA to show up in order to carry out …

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The DR is one of the countries on the US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report 2009. Although the DR has made advances in curbing the levels of human trafficking, it has been put on the Tier 2 Watch List meaning that the government, while not fully complying with the minimum standards, is making significant …

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In baseball, it looks like David “Big Papi” Ortiz is back, sort of. Ortiz, who has slowly been creeping out of a much-publicized slump, hit a one-run homerun in yesterday’s 8-2 crushing of the Florida Marlins. Ortiz also had a two-run single in the game. Ortiz now has 5 homeruns for the season, which doesn’t …

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Baseball has been dealt yet another blow, and this time from one its most beloved figures. A report in the New York Times reveals that Sammy Sosa tested positive for performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) in 2003. The news was verified by lawyers with knowledge of the drug testing results from that year, but who will …

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Bowling gets new courts that will be open to the general public starting this Thursday, 18 June. The new lanes are at the Sebelen Bowling Center’s new third floor at Plaza Bolera on Abraham Lincoln at the intersection with Roberto Pastoriza Avenue. Twenty-two new automated lanes ensure that the bowling center remains the most modern …

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Motorcycle stunts at their most daring will be on stage at the Olympic Stadium this coming 27 June when the Extreme Air Freestyle Motocross show comes to town. Acrobats, fireworks and the incredible skills of the motorcycle riders are sure to delight audiences. Coming for the show are Mike Meztgler, who jumped the fountains of …

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