2009 – Page 296

Senators are supporting the decision to rescind the sanctions against Senator Alejandro WIlliams. Senator Rene Canaan said that there was no reason to uphold the sanctions considering that US authorities have not provided any proof that the Senator was being investigated for Medicaid fraud. Senator Noe Sterling Vasquez (PRSC) says that the Senate Ethics Committee …

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Dominicans take Valentine’s Day very serious. It is a big night for restaurants, and to tell by the traffic jams, everyone seems to be out shopping for a Valentine’s Day gift. Many times Grammy award winner, Juan Luis Guerra will be on stage for a Valentine’s Day concert at the Olympic Stadium. Guerra is recognized …

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A Spanish woman who was killed by her Dominican lover had met him on the Internet. According to a report in Hoy, Monica Rubio met Freddy Valdez de los Santos online and fell in love. She moved to the DR with her daughter to pursue her interest, but the relationship did not last. The woman …

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An incident that marred the reputation of former big leaguer and current Licey manager Jose Offerman is coming back to haunt him. Offerman is being sued, in a Bridgeport, Connecticut court, by John Nathans for US$4.8 million for injuries sustained during a game that allegedly ended the catcher’s baseball career. Offerman was playing with the …

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Despite the DR having what is arguably the best baseball talent on the planet, whether the country will be able to put together the best baseball team come March is another story, as reported in Hoy. With only a month left before the 2009 World Baseball Classic, the final squad for the tournament is still …

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The Las Americas International Airport (AILA) inaugurated a new runway yesterday, one able to handle the new Airbus 380, the world’s largest passenger plane. According to Aerodom, the concessionaire of the airport, the new runway cost US$19 million and is one of the few that can receive the giant aircraft. President Leonel Fernandez was there …

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Frank Rainieri, president of the Punta Cana Group, has been recruited to oversee the Los Haitises National Park, located north of the Punta Cana area. Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal swore him in yesterday. Fernandez has been recruiting high profile Dominican businessmen and involving them in taking an active role in safeguarding the protected …

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President Fernandez will fly to the central Cibao area today to inspect the damage caused by nine days of heavy rains. Yesterday the bad weather kept his aircraft grounded. He is expected to land in Tamboril and then visit other affected areas in the Lower Yuna River Basin. The authorities from the Ministry of Public …

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Some 200,000 ‘tareas’, the equivalent of about 12,600 hectares of different crops were affected by the floods resulting from 9 days of rain in the Cibao Valley and north of the country, according to reports from the Ministry of Agriculture. Salvador, “Chio” Jimenez said that there was also severe infrastructure damage and nearly 3,000 homes …

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The Senate approved the presidential appointments of Octavio Lister to Guatemala, Fernando Perez Memen to Mexico, Victor Grimaldi to the Holy See and Hector Dionisio Perez to Brazil. It was also announced that Roberto Saladin would be again be appointed ambassador to the United States, Cesar Medina would be the new ambassador in Spain and …

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