2010 – Page 217

Diario Libre comments that many television viewers in La Romana were not able to watch the Monday TV program that broadcast alleged irregularities in the distribution of appliances, toys, mattresses and other goods purchased with National Lottery funds. Serious technical interference affected Channel 7’s transmission in La Romana at the time of the program. The …

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Power distribution companies were penalized with RD$22.8 million worth of refunds for their clients in April. This is almost a million more than the previous record refund total of RD$21.9 million in June 2009. The Superintendence of Electricity (SIE) said that clients had submitted their complaints to the Consumer Protection Department (Protecom), which ruled in …

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The PRD candidate for senator for the National District, Milagros Ortiz Bosch says that the government’s decision to bankroll the PLD election campaign with government funds has led to a government budget deficit of RD$18 billion during the first trimester of the year, as reported in the Listin Diario. She says this could mean new …

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Tricom has announced that as of tomorrow its broadband Internet service clients would start receiving a free upgrade. During a press conference Tricom president Carlos Escobar said that the company would be investing RD$1.48 billion to improve its broadband Internet service.

The suspected drug trafficker who was personally brought back from Venezuela by Police chief Rafael Guzman Fermin, Ramon del Rosario Puente (Tono Lena) has been sent to one year’s preventive custody at Monte Plata jail while the case against him is being heard. He insists there is no evidence that can be used against him …

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Eric Musselman has confirmed he will coach the national basketball team in FIBA Centrobasket scheduled for July 2010 in Santo Domingo, according to El Caribe. The Dominican Basketball Federation has yet to make the announcement that they have found their head coach. A spokesman for Fedombal nevertheless told Diario Libre that the appointment would not …

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For collectors of coffee cups and other tableware, Casa Cuesta launches today its latest collection decorated by the art of Jorge Severino. Coffee cups, dessert plates, two large dishes, four serving dishes and a round plate are included in the 15-piece collection. Artist Jorge Severino described his black women as “ladies of society and high …

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Listin Diario journalist Esteban Delgado, who has just returned from China where he visited the Shanghai World Fair, reports that the DR is not making the most of its large stand area. China donated the space and equipped it for the DR. Delgado comments that better coordination between the Center for Export and Investments and …

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The US Embassy’s Franklin Center and the UNPHU University have announced a short course on Harmony, Composition and Arrangement for students and musicians. Dominican musician Sly de Moya is coordinating the program. Famous musician Corey Allen will be teaching piano and harmony at the course, which will take place from 1-26 June at the UNPHU. …

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Immigrants — an exhibition, opens this coming Saturday, 15 May at the Palacio de Bellas Artes’ National Gallery. “Immigrants”, an exhibition that charts the origins of Dominican people, is sponsored by the General Archives of the Nation. For more on upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar