2009 – Page 64

Krispy Kreme, the popular American doughnut chain, is coming to the Dominican Republic, for all to enjoy. The brand, which gained its fame for their hot-out-of-the-oven glazed doughnut, will open 14 stores throughout the DR within five years. The announcement of the doughnut chain is a sign of the growing local purchasing power and the …

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The dream of any professional athlete is to go out on top. For many athletes this opportunity never comes. For others, they play beyond their skills and leave as shadows of their former greatness. Not this time. Not for Pedro. The beloved fireball, known locally as the Monstruo de Manoguayabo, has one final chance to …

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Baseball fans are astonished at the recent news that Albert Pujols, the hard-hitting first baseman of the St. Louis Cardinals, recently had surgery on his right elbow. The surgery proved that Pujols is in fact human, and not some extra-terrestrial with superhuman baseball powers. Pujols, who was suffering from pain in his elbow but refused …

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One week into the Dominican winter league season and already the teams are playing musical chairs in the standings. Unfortunately a second place start is not good enough for Licey fans, as they are already worried they aren’t playing well and won’t make the playoffs. Did we miss the season already and is the post-season …

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The judicial authorities have yet to distribute any of the money that has been seized from money laundering, reports Listin Diario. Law 72/02 sets out that laundered money must be given to local non-governmental organizations to help fund their activities, but high-profile cash hauls from well publicized cases like the US$4.6 million in the Sobeida …

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Senator Alejandro Williams says he will now run for re-election as an independent candidate, after his party the PLD’s Political Committee rejected his candidacy application. The announcement about William’s case came as no surprise after it was revealed that Williams rarely attends congressional meetings and has been notable for his absence from the constitutional reform …

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Celso Marranzini has a Mount Everest of problems at the State-owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE), but the businessman-turned-energy sector reformer has taken on the challenge and has set 2011 as the year when the DR’s energy debt will be paid off completely. The two-and-a-half-year goal may seem unrealistic, considering the problems in the sector and the …

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The Freedom of Information Act allows citizens to have access to information and records concerning public institutions, and serves as a way of maintaining transparency in government, but what happens when there isn’t even an office that can deliver this information to citizens? This is a problem with 40% of all public institutions in the …

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Thought taxes couldn’t get any higher? Think again. The National Revisory Assembly has agreed to include a clause in the new constitution that allows municipal authorities to tax their residents, on top of the national taxes citizens must pay. The stipulation with this new law is that the taxes imposed by the city governments cannot …

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Sugar, tobacco and products that aid in blood transfusions lead the list of the DR’s most exported products during the first seven months of 2010. Hand-made cigar exports grew by 0.94%, going from US$124.2 million to US$131.8 million. Products for blood transfusions grew by 3.21% going from US$233 million to US$258.9 million, with the product …

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