2009 – Page 88

Two powerful tornadoes, accompanied by hail and heavy rains, caused major crop damage and destroyed several houses in several areas of the northwestern province of Valverde. One of the tornadoes razed banana plantations, trees and signs in the communities of Palo Amarillo, Yerba de Guinea as well as in Barrio Los Restauradores in the city …

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The DR women’s volleyball team had a good day in Puerto Rico yesterday. It scored an important victory against the host country ( 25-21, 30-28, 25-16 and 25-22). The DR won Pool A of the North, Central America and Caribbean Women’s Continental Championship. Annerys Vargas and Priscilla Rivera each scored 15 points and Lisvel Eve …

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Great entertainment is booked for Santiago’s TeTe Club Bar this Saturday, 26 September. Tete Restaurant of Calle El Sol presents Victor Victor & Fernando Echavarria as of 10pm in an evening of outstanding boleros, and Afro-Caribbean music. They have named their performance, “Tour haciendo punto en otro son.” Not to be missed. For more on …

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Tomorrow Dominicans commemorate the “Dia de las Mercedes”, a day dedicated to honoring the Virgin of the Mercedes, patron of the Dominican Republic. The tradition dates back to the days of the island’s colonization by Spanish conquistadors. Historic records describe how the Virgin saved the Spanish conquistadors from an attack by native Indians in 1495. …

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President Leonel Fernandez is expected to speak at the United Nations General Assembly today, as well as participating in a series of UN-related events. He will be holding a private meeting with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, followed by a meeting with Finnish President Tarja Halonen. Fernandez is expected to deliver his speech at 3pm …

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Climate change expert Rajendra Pachauri from India has accepted an invitation by President Leonel Fernandez to visit and work together with the Ministry of Environment. Pachauri chairs the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose report has served as a guidepost for UN climate change talks. He is recognized as a leading global thinker and …

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In response to general media uproar, the Constitutional Revisory Assembly deleted the word “truthful” that legislator Pelegrin Castillo had inserted in a text on freedom of speech. Castillo had defended the use of the word, saying that it was part of the Spanish Constitution. But media and freedom of the press defenders in the DR …

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Live with someone and be prepared to face responsibilities. The Constitutional Revisory Assembly is including informal unions or “concubinage or common law marriages” in the Constitution. These unions will have the same rights and duties when it comes to personal and patrimony obligations as those of formally married couples. The Constitution establishes that the exclusive …

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It’s like a visual blight on the outer limits of the city’s largest university campus. The Police had evicted the food vendors from the sidewalks surrounding the UASD, but now they are back. Hoy reports that UASD officials, security chief Leonardo Percel and Urban Planning director Angel Sosa authorized their return on condition that they …

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The United Nations and banana farmers from Azua, Montecristi and Valverde have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening banana production in their areas. This is a 3-year, US$4.7 million agreement in coordination with the National Development Strategy. The cooperation agreement seeks to increase producer competitiveness by introducing new technologies. Economy, Planning and Development Minister …

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