2009 – Page 289

More news is emerging from the Alex Rodriguez drug scandal as ESPN reports that Yuri Sucart is the anonymous cousin who injected Rodriguez with drugs during the 2001-2003 baseball seasons. Though Sucart has remained out of the spotlight and not granted any interviews, ESPN reports that the man lives in Miami, Florida and has been …

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Al Horford and Francisco Garcia have continued to shine as they represent the newest generation of Dominican basketball stars making headlines on the international scene, and last night was no exception. Horford and Garcia became the first pair of Dominicans to score at least 15 points in the same game. Horford, playing for the Atlanta …

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The National District municipal authorities have heeded requests by the Catholic Church to hold the Santo Domingo Carnival parades on Sunday 22 February. The Church’s request was due to the fact that Carnival celebrations would coincide with Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Luis Taveras, director of Urban Animation for the National District, explains …

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The actions that should take place and the changes that are supposed to happen as a result of the “Summit” promoted by President Leonel Fernandez will start to see the light of day beginning tomorrow when the nation’s leader goes to Santiago where he will receive the outlines of the proposals that were agreed upon …

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Construction was begun yesterday at the Dominican Fine Alcohol Distillery (AFD), a joint effort of the Hazim Frappier and Santoni Vivone families together with Barcelo Export Import, C.x A. in Consuelo, San Pedro de Macoris province. President Leonel was at the ceremonies. The factory will produce alcohol from sugar cane and provide 2,500 jobs within …

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Pope Benedict XVI has confirmed that he will visit the Dominican Republic in 2011. Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso said that the Pope confirmed the visit during a private audience at the Holy See. This will be the first visit to the country for the head of the Catholic Church who was elected Pontiff in …

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Where to find the funds for the salary increase for the nation’s public hospital doctors and other medical personnel was a dead issue but yesterday the presidents of the two legislative chambers at Congress announced separately that plans were ongoing and that due to the opposition in vogue it was possible that the legislators would …

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Las Americas International Airport yesterday was awarded the acclaimed Routes-OAG Airport Marketing Award for best airport in the Caribbean. The trophy was received by Aerodom commercial director Ken Hassard at the prestigious gala dinner of the 2nd Routes Americas in Cancun, Mexico. Winners were chosen from three categories: North America, South America and the Caribbean. …

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After a combined operation by police and military units closed several pharmacies accused of selling illegal, adulterated or counterfeit medicines in Moca, the store owners defied the Public Health and Customs authorities and re-opened their doors yesterday. According to the Listin Diario, some of the stores opened with nearly empty shelves, while people arrived early …

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In Mal Paso, Jimani, in the “Deep South” along the Haitian border, the Azuei Lake has reclaimed some of its former lakebed, flooding homes, farms and nearly trapping the bi-national marketplace. According to reports, the body of water, once part of the Enriquillo Lake and now mostly in Haiti, holds the waters from heavy rains …

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