2009 – Page 50

The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed that the three deaths reported this week in the province of Bahoruco were caused by leptospirosis. There has been a great deal of concern in Bahoruco since 22 other people have since been confirmed as suffering from leptospirosis. Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez said that although the situation …

Read more…

Rapper Jean Luis Valdez has been sent to jail for one year’s preventive custody for the brutal motel murder of media personality Miky Breton. Earlier this week Valdez admitted to Breton’s killing after a sexual encounter on Sunday did not go as planned. In an interesting twist of self promotion, as Valdez was being hauled …

Read more…

The perception that Dominican men are unfaithful to their wives might be the elephant in the room, but a study by Omnicom Media Group is proving some initial figures into how big the elephant really is. According to the survey of 2,400 people, 73% of men admitted cheating on their partners, while only 26% of …

Read more…

The hype was bigger than the man and his myth. Pedro Martinez walked into the shadows of his legacy with a wave to the New York Yankee crowd, in what can only be deemed a disappointing end to his season, and maybe his career. Martinez came with his moxie, but Hideki Matsui, the anti-Pedro, equalized …

Read more…

Continuing with their presence and support for youth in the DR, yesterday, Major League Baseball, through their local offices donated US$200,000 worth of shoes and baseball equipment. The items will be donated to local institutions that support baseball and softball teams. Ronaldo Peralta, MLB office director in the DR, will help distribute the equipment to …

Read more…

There were no shifts in the standings last night except for a minor change at the bottom with the Gigantes, Aguilas and Estrellas all moving in to a tie for last place. They are all 4 games behind the surprising leaders, the Azucareros. The Aguilas are trying to get on a hot streak and beat …

Read more…

Minister of Hacienda Vicente Bengoa says that the money from the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (Refidomsa) deal will be paid out to the DR in cash, at some point between 22 November 2009 and 18 January 2010. There had been rumors and some published reports that the government would receive US$131.5 million, the value of the …

Read more…

Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez says that the new Dominican constitution will be proclaimed on 10 December 2009. Pared announced that the proclamation would take place before the National Revisory Assembly, whose members will hear a full reading of the new Constitution. The proclamation was originally scheduled for next Friday, 6 November, Constitution Day, when …

Read more…

The First Lady’s Office has received US$2 million in funds from Taiwan. The funds will be used to construct two learning and production centers for the “Progresando” program, in the Santo Domingo neighborhood of Sabana Perdida and the municipality of Boca Chica. See http://beta.primeradama.gob.do/node/1 First Lady Margarita Cedeno and Taiwanese ambassador Isaac Tsai signed the …

Read more…

Higher Education Minister Ligia Amada Melo expressed her opposition to the opening of more branches of the state university, UASD. In an interview with El Caribe she said that research has shown that there is an inverse relationship between the opening of new branches and the quality of the graduates. The Fernandez government has built …

Read more…