2009 – Page 319

Industrialist Celso Marranzini, the former president of the National Business Council (CONEP), has denounced the fact that the CDEEE receives “immense subsidies” from taxpayers, but pays salaries of RD$150,000 to consultants who sit on several boards of directors. Marranzini feels that the electricity corporation should handle itself as a company in bankruptcy, one that does …

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With the aim of getting police and military personnel out of their buildings and service centers, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) has decided to create its own security corps to guard its offices. Roberto Rosario, the chief magistrate of the JCE Administrative Chamber, announced that they were working on the design of the program in …

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The authorities have announced that the Santo Domingo Metro will be officially inaugurated on Sunday, 29th January. The sale of electronic tickets for use on the Santo Domingo Metro began yesterday morning at all of the stations along the route from Villa Mella to La Feria. The sub-director of the Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET), Leonel …

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Dozens of students given scholarships by the Ministry of Youth to study abroad have received warnings that they may not be able to continue next semester because of delays in the payments by the state for their scholarship programs. The young people, who are studying at academic institutions in Mexico, the United States, Argentina, Chile …

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Frank Rainieri, founder of the Punta Cana area, is calling for work to start towards a Strategic Development Plan for 2010-2020, to bring the city of Higuey into the 21st Century. The idea is to convert Higuey, at present a dormitory town for workers in the Punta Cana resorts into an attractive site in its …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has decided to keep its green alert in place for five provinces, even as the system starts to leave Dominican territory. The green alert is in place for Duarte province, especially the Lower Yuna Basin, as well as Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Samana, La Altagracia and Hato Mayor, because light rains …

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Over the last two weeks Republica Dominicana Virtual’s presence in the online world called Second Life has been recognized twice as a place “that we can all learn from and enjoy”. First, it was recognized by the SLED (SL Educators) on its blog www.sl-educationblog.org and later on, consequently, by LindenLabs’ Second Life blog http://blog.secondlife.com/2009/01/09/education-in-second-life-highlights-from-2008 The …

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The DR is no exception when it comes to the international enthusiasm that the inauguration of Barack Obama as US president has raised worldwide. The inaugural day ceremonies start at 11am (10am in Washington, D.C), local time. The ceremony traditionally lasts for about two hours. Obama will be sworn in by 1pm, Dominican time. Obama …

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The Gigantes del Cibao got important hits from Brayan Pena and Ramon Santiago that drove in two runs each in the third and sixth innings and the Gigantes scored a six-run rally in the seventh to defeat the Toros del Este in the lay off game held in the Julian Javier Stadium in San Francisco …

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Year Champion Manager Results: 2007-08 Aguilas F. Fermin Licey 5-2 2006-07 Aguilas F. Fermin Licey 5-2 2005-06 Licey R. Landestoy Aguilas 5-2 2004-05 Aguilas F. Fermin Licey 4-3 2003-04 Licey M. Acta Gigantes 4-1 2002-03 Aguilas F. Fermin Escogido 4-0 2001-02 Licey B. Geren Aguilas 4-3 2000-01 Aguilas F. Fermin Escogido 4-2 1999-00 Aguilas T. …

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