2010 – Page 222

In an interesting note, when President Hugo Chavez arrived in the DR at 1:20am on Wednesday, he took the driver’s seat after arriving at Las Americas International Airport and drove himself to the Dominican Fiesta Hotel where he was staying. After the signing of the agreements on Wednesday, he did the same thing and took …

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President Leonel Fernandez was present at an event honoring businessman Jose Luis Corripio Estrada with the Industrialist of the Year Award. The award was presented by Manuel Cabrera, president of the Association of Industries of Herrera. Also present was Andres Van der Horst, executive director of the National Competitiveness Council. The award is in its …

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President Leonel Fernandez will be visiting Rome on 21 May for an audience with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso confirmed the news of the trip that had been leaked by Diario Libre. Prior to traveling to Rome, Fernandez will be attending a summit for Haiti in Madrid, Spain.

One of the hottest municipal races on right now is between Gilberto Serulle of the PRD and Jose Enrique Sued for the PRSC/PLD alliance. Interestingly, Serulle, a two-time deputy for the province, had challenged the PRSC’s Sued to run for mayor for Santiago on the PLD/PRSC alliance. The government voted in favor of supporting Sued’s …

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Vice President Rafael Alburquerque has attended the inauguration of a new alcohol distillery in San Pedro de Macoris, a RD$1 billion investment built with European Union co-funding. The company, Alcoholes Finos Dominicanos (AFD) has the capacity to produce 55,0000 liters of a day by fermenting sugar cane. The plant is said to be the most …

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The Dominican Republic receives more foreign direct investment than any other country in the Caribbean. The DR received US$9.15 billion over the past five years, compared to US$3.28 billion in Trinidad, in second place. Statistics from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) indicate that last year the DR received US$2.15 billion …

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The District Prosecutor Office has announced it has confiscated seven properties belonging to fugitive drug baron Jose David Figueroa Agosto, including two villas in Casa de Campo. A total of 12 properties have now been confiscated, including six homes in Santo Domingo. The latest confiscations are a 3,203 square meter lot in Casa de Campo, …

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In an op-ed piece in El Caribe, lawyer Leila Mejia wonders why, when there were “evident connections” between Spaniard Arturo del Tiempo Marques and cocaine trafficking prior to the inaugural of the Atiemar highrise, Del Tiempo was not arrested by the Police. She says the point is made in a news story published online in …

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The Denver Post reports that Dominican cooking has lots to do with Colorado Rockies ace pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez’s success. The newspaper gives its readers a taster of many of the recipes that Jimenez’s mom prepares for him with all her love. The newspaper reports that Ramona Garcia moves to the US to be with her …

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The Dominican Republic will match Panama, Jamaica, the British Virgin Islands and the US Virgin Islands as part of Group A in the upcoming 2010 Centrobasket Championship for Men from 4-11 July 2010 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Santo Domingo. Group B is made up of Puerto Rico, Belize, Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico …

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