2009 – Page 65

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has donated US$1 million to the DR and will be designated to the OPRET for the design, implementation and construction of the Santo Domingo feeder lines. The lines, which were due to be built in conjunction with the Santo Domingo Metro have yet to materialize and has caused concerns that …

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Another kidnapping has been reported and this time it ended with positive results for the family. This is the story of 6-year old Angel Agustin Jimenez who was kidnapped on Monday. The boy, originally from Santiago, was taken to Mao, Valverde by his captors, where he was later set free. The National Police say they …

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Ever heard of an angel with an angel? Neither have we, but the Anaheim Angels are praying to the baseball gods that someone or something gives them some help. They will need it against this new Yankee team. Ferocious can only begin to describe the Yankees after they pummeled the Angels in Game 4 of …

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Rains will continue in the DR throughout the day. Santo Domingo is expected to experience light rains and a cloudy day, with a noticeable drop in temperature. Drivers in and around Santo Domingo, especially on the Autopista Duarte/JFK Avenue, should expect delays and long traffic jams. This was the case yesterday, when a sudden storm …

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The United Nations and Dominican endurance swimmer Marcos Diaz will join forces to raise awareness about the fight against poverty. Listin Diario is reporting that the UN will support Diaz’s project “Nado de los Continenetes” (Swim of the Continents) and Diaz has stated that his goal is to highlight the gap in resources between rich …

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Last night’s matchup between the Toros del Este and the Gigantes del Cibao was canceled and will be played on 22 October 2009. The game was canceled as a result of a two-day work stoppage in San Francisco de Macoris. In yesterday’s other games the Escogido beat up on the Estrellas Orientales 8-1 with a …

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After numerous discussions and the presentation of a report by the Verification and Auditing Commission, the stalemate between the PLD and PRD about the composition of the National Magistrates Council (CNM) has been broken. The stalemate had paralyzed the Constitutional Revisory Assembly’s work since last Tuesday, after the terms of the pact signed by President …

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Despite opposition from the PRSC, legislators have voted to create a Constitutional Tribunal to back up the Constitution. The voting for this change was a departure from last week’s schism between the PLD and PRD, in which the PLD rejected a proposal that was based on the terms agreed in the pact between Leonel Fernandez …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) may have been stating the obvious when it announced yesterday that anyone who is involved in drug trafficking or are drug traffickers themselves may not run for political office in 2010. JCE president Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman said that it was the Board’s responsibility to ensure that candidates for political …

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Minister of Labor Max Puig says that the DR’s unemployment rate is 15%, the same as in 2008. Puig released the figures and expressed optimism in the light of the fact that the Economic Council for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) had both predicted that the DR’s unemployment …

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