2010 – Page 289

Elio Rojas, the World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight (up to 126 lbs) champion from the Dominican Republic came home to celebrate his victory last Saturday over challenger Gustavo Espadas of Mexico. The fight took place in Merida, Mexico. Rojas said that he could defend the title in a fight in the DR if the Dominican …

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The Dominican team has got off to a good start at the Latin American Special Olympics. Swimmer Alejandro Batlle clocked in at 32.15 in the 50-meters freestyle to win his event at the II Latin American Special Olympics that took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Batlle, who is autistic, is the son of former …

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Santo Domingo will host an international film festival from 10 to 20 March. The festival enables Santo Domingo audiences to watch films that are not distributed through the usual channels. Event organizer Arturo Rodriguez said it would be held at the Palacio del Cine cinemas at the Bella Vista Mall. This year’s festival is dedicated …

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Mira Fine Art Gallery in Bavaro is launching its new exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures and Photographs, “12 Artists” this evening, Wednesday 24th February at 7:00pm, with works on show by artists Alexander Polanco, Daniel Infante, Jonathan Schmidt, Mark Lineweaver, Martin Cruz, Mauro Masi, Miguel Pumarejo, Nathalie Ramirez, Pablo Masi, Pedro Guzman, Pilar Londono, Solange Rodriguez …

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In a TV interview upon his arrival in Mexico to attend the Rio Summit, President Fernandez told Telesur that it was a source of shame for the region that a devastating earthquake had to happen in Haiti to raise awareness to the historic poverty that has always affected Haiti. Fernandez said that 80% of the …

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The Rio Summit agenda includes discussions about the creation of a regional organization separate from Canada and the United States. President Leonel Fernandez, however, believes the region is not mature enough and needs to bring together all the existing organizations. He said that Latin America and the Caribbean is the region that already has the …

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Former President Hipolito Mejia says that 20% of the candidates on the PRD ticket are not even fit to be mayors of small towns. He said there were many bad candidates on the PRD ticket. Mejia criticized the party’s handpicked candidates. Mejia made the statement during a visit to the Botanical Gardens to plant a …

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Disgraced PRD deputy Julio Romero has announced that his wife Sonya de Romero (Wendy) would be running for a deputy post on the PRD ticket. Neney Cabrera, spokesman for party leader and Presidential candidate Miguel Vargas, said that the PRD is testing the launch of the candidacy. The party argument is that this would serve …

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The president of AES Dominicana, Marcos de la Rosa said that this week 120 megawatts of electricity would be generated at a plant that has been converted to natural gas. He said that AES Dominicana is switching to the lower cost natural gas sources and coal-fired generation for producing electricity. He told El Caribe that …

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Angel investors are operating in the country to back new entrepreneurs with ideas that could potentially generate jobs and exports. Diario Libre reports that angel investors have already invested US$550,000 in several projects including a portal for Hispanics in the US, a renewable energy project and an electricity plant that does not consume fuel, a …

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