2009 – Page 69

The 2009 Dominican Winter League kicks off with three games tonight. This year’s tournament is dedicated to the three Alou Brothers, Felipe, Mateo and Jesus, a very popular choice according to public opinion. The tournament, number 56 in the history of Dominican baseball, will begin with games in Santiago, La Romana and Santo Domingo, and …

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Jose Luis Perales, one of the most famous Spanish singer-songwriters of all times, will perform at the National Theater. With sales of more than 100 million, he will be on stage 30 and 31 October. He is best known for “Celos de mi guitarra,” “Ella y el”, “Amada mia” and “Por amor”. His greatest hits …

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The Constitutional Revisory Assembly has postponed its sessions until Monday, due to conflicts that arose after the PLD party defied the pact signed between President Leonel Fernandez and PRD president Miguel Vargas Maldonado. The agreement signed by the two men stipulated that the opposition PRD majority in Congress could choose the last member of the …

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Former naval officer Lt. Carlos E. Rosso Pena, dishonorably discharged from the Navy in 2008 for his involvement in a drug trafficking ring, has been captured by the Dominican police. Rosso was on the DR’s most wanted list for his role in the 2008 Paya drug massacres and is also wanted for extradition to the …

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Former director of the National Hydraulic Resources Institute (Indrhi) Hector Rodriguez Pimentel is insisting that the constriction costs for the Monte Grande dam were adjusted properly and that they fall in line with international standards. According to Rodriguez, the costs are not overvalued, as has been suggested by Lawyer Marino Vinicio “Vincho” Castillo, who heads …

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The tourism sector is angered PRD deputy Eugenio Cedeno’s proposal for a law making foreigners and Dominicans pay for using the country’s public beaches. Foreigners would be charged RD$35 per day and Dominicans RD$17.50 for beach use. The bill would also control the types of water sports allowed in beach areas, like buggies and jet …

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Of the 25,117 people registered as affected by HIV/AIDS, some 10,000 are not receiving their anti-viral medications or their CD4 laboratory exams. Dulce Almonte, executive director of the Dominican Network for People Working with HIV/AIDS says the shortage in supplies began on 30 May and the concern is that HIV/AIDS patients must take their medication …

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The Dominican ambassador in Costa Rica is challenging claims made by journalist Mario Ugalde that Dominicans living in Costa Rica are “lazy and shameless”. In an article in the Costa Rican newspaper Diario Extra, Ugalde wrote about a specific area in the capital San Jose known as “Tierra Dominicana,” and linked the Dominican presence to …

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The opportunity to change telephone companies while keeping the same phone number appears to be an attractive prospect for many Dominican customers. In the first 15 days since the introduction of numerical portability, an estimated 11,776 requests have been submitted. An average of 683 applications are being received daily. It is what most insiders expected, …

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Technical problems brought the Santo Domingo Metro to a halt for the second time this week. This is the third time this year that the mass transport system has experienced problems. Diario Libre says the fault occurred during the morning rush hour at 7:10am. Once again a blown fuse was blamed and service stopped for …

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