2009 – Page 321

An unlikely voice is coming out of the shadows urging the government for more protection and security for foreign investment. Baseball player Julio Lugo is asking the government to provide better safety nets for foreign investment. The cause is close to Lugo’s heart as he is currently fighting a RD$50 million real estate fraud case …

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In one of the most exciting post-season finishes in recent history, the Toros and Gigantes will play a tie-breaker game to determine who will play for the league championship. The last two weeks of the winter league Dominican baseball classic have been one for the ages as the once mighty Aguilas had their wings clipped …

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The Santo Domingo Metro could be up and running by the end of January, according to Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) director Diandino Pena. After a successful trial run during the holiday season when an estimated two million people rode the subway for free, it seems the Metro could finally be ready for its inaugural. Pena …

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Radhames Segura, executive vice president of the Dominican Corporation of State Electricity Enterprises (CDEEE) will head a commission that travels today to the United Arabian Emirates to follow up on the possibility of securing funds that would contribute to alleviate the ongoing electricity problems, as reported in Hoy. Segura, in his third term as head …

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During a first reading, Senators have approved a bill to reform articles 1 through 122 of the Constitution and called a special assembly to revise the Constitution. The bill received 22 out of 27 votes with four abstentions. Voting on the second reading of the bill will take place during Monday’s Senate session. PRD Senator …

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Though no concrete connections have been established George Washington University, in Washington, D.C., is looking to establish cooperation and exchanges with some Dominican educational institutions in the area of health, economics and business. Listin Diario reports that during a recent visit to the country Steven Knapp took the time to explore different possibilities of establishing …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) estimates that 30,000 foreigners have obtained cedulas without proving they have entered, or are residing, in the DR legally. The JCE is constantly investigating cedula emissions. Yesterday, the board requested the cancellations of cedulas belonging to 65 foreigners after determining that they had been obtained fraudulently. The JCE has also …

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Senator Alejandro Williams (PLD-San Pedro de Macoris) is denying media reports that the US authorities are investigating him for Medicaid fraud and tax evasion. Williams, who also works as a dentist in the Bronx, New York, says that his office has paid all of its taxes. Hoy writes that the Senator made a “surprise” visit …

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Police Chief Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin is once again expressing support for his officers in the wake of Sergio Sarita Valdez coroner’s report that says that five men shot and killed last week in the Mirador Sur Park area could have been executed by police officers. The coroner based his conclusions on the gunshot wounds. …

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The chief of the Air Force Major General Carlos Altuna Tezanos says that comments by Eric Christopher, the son of murdered officer at the Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC), Angel Christopher Martinez, that two Air Force officers could have been involved in the murder of his father are just rumors. Eric Christopher had stated that two …

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