2009 – Page 43

The team from the so-called Interior won the weekend battle with the golfers from the Capital in the XV Corrie Cup competition. This year’s tournament was dedicated to the memory of Marco Raul Midence, a former champion and one of the originators of the Cup championships, which this year were held in the Punta Cana …

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President Leonel Fernandez has ordered the redoubling of efforts to locate fugitives from justice Jose Figueroa Agosto and Sobeida Feliz Morel, who are being sought on drug-trafficking charges. Fernandez says that their disappearance is “a mockery of Dominican society”. Yesterday President Fernandez discussed the issue with Armed Forces Minister Pedro Rafael Pena Antonio, General Prosecutor …

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Senator Wilton Guerrero, who has become the de-facto voice of the anti-drug movement, is claiming that Sobeida Feliz, the alleged lover of drug trafficker Jose Figueroa Agosto, left the DR on a private jet, accompanied by Dominican military personnel in the pay of Figueroa. Guerrero also criticized judge Rosanna Vasquez, who granted Feliz’s bail request. …

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Mayor Roberto Salcedo and secretary general of the Santo Domingo City Council told Hoy newspaper that in two weeks a tender would be held for the implementation of the Malecon renovation project, a RD$300 million investment, as reported in Hoy. They were responding to a call by Hotels and Restaurants Association (Asonahores) president Haydee Kuret …

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The Chamber of Deputies has approved six commercial loans totaling US$339.4 million for the construction of public works projects. Of the funds, US$111.2 million and US$14.5 million will be allocated for the constructing, equipping and operating the eastern Santo Domingo Ciudad de la Salud pediatric, maternity and general specialties hospital center in eastern Santo Domingo, …

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If all the T’s are crossed and the I’s dotted, the DR may see the proposed yet controversial mega baseball complex become a reality before 2013. Its promoters say this would ensure that the 2013 World Baseball Classic could be played in the DR. Architect Joaquin Geronimo, general manager of the National Housing Bank (BNV) …

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The Inter-American Development Bank has announced the approval of a US$100 million credit for the DR to meet extraordinary expenditures that arise during emergencies caused by hurricanes and earthquakes. Funds will be managed under the IDB’s Contingent Credit Facility for Natural Disaster Emergencies. Resources from the contingency loan will be rapidly disbursed in the event …

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18 institutions that promote quality education for all have petitioned the Presidency, Congress and political parties to support increasing budgeted allotments for education. They request an increase in the allotment for education to RD$44.8 billion, up from RD$31.3 billion for 2009. They press the point government investment in education is at present one of the …

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Businesses belonging to the Retailers Federation (Fenacodep) are warning that they are on the verge of bankruptcy because they cannot bear the burden of the additional cost of running alternative power sources. Rene Japa, president of the retailers for the National District complained bitterly about their exorbitant energy costs. He complained that as well as …

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Power generation reportedly improved yesterday with the entry of AES Andres and Los Mina 5. The Superintendence of Electricity said that the deficit in generation has declined, after having been at 34% of demand. As of yesterday at peak time 8pm, demand was estimated at 2,070 MW, with a supply of 1,617MW, according to a …

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