2010 – Page 61

Aumi Guerra has become the Dominican Republic’s first bowling World Cup winner. Playing in Toulon, France, she won the gold medal at the 46th QubicaAMF World Cup competition at the Bowling de Provence. She was seeded No. 3, and upset No. 1 seed Gye Min-Young of Korea, 2-1 (203-226, 202-196, 240-196) in the women’s finals. …

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A clutch homerun in the eighth inning by Dominican Juan Uribe sent the San Francisco Giants to their first World Series since 2002. The Giants will host the Texas Rangers in a best-of-seven series on Tuesday. The Texas Rangers disposed of the reigning world champion New York Yankees on Friday, with Dominican Vladimir Guerrero providing …

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The Dominican Winter League got under way on Friday night with games in San Francisco de Macoris, Santo Domingo and San Pedro de Macoris. This year’s tournament is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Rio Verde Tragedy and to former major leaguer, Jose Lima. Lima passed away this summer after a heart …

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President Leonel Fernandez was in western Santo Domingo yesterday to inaugurate a new 16-classroom high school built at a cost of RD$46 million in Caballona, in the Province of Santo Domingo. The modern facility includes science lab, computer lab, multi-use hall, a library and sports facilities. It will serve 605 students in the afternoon. As …

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The World Bank has recognized the Dominican Republic for efforts made in the management of statistics. The DR was included among the finalists for the most innovative Latin America and Caribbean programs taking part in the Second Regional Statistical Innovation Competition. In the Caribbean sub-region, the DR won second place for its 2007 National Household …

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Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) vice president Celso Marranzini has announced that a three-year program for investing US$300-US$500 million in transmission lines will be launched in 2011. The aim is to reduce technical losses and fraud. He said the program starts with US$200 million in loans from international organizations, including the World Bank and Inter-American Development …

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Several commentators have spoken out against the statements by President Leonel Fernandez who downplayed the findings of the diagnostics commission made up of multilateral, international and civil society organizations. President Fernandez described cases of government corruption as individual and isolated, saying that there was no institutionalized corruption in his government. Foreign governments and multilateral institutions …

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The public school breakfast program is making headlines again, this time with a major food poisoning outbreak affecting 126 of 1,077 elementary students at a school in the southwestern province of Azua. Milk supplied by a farmers’ cooperative, Proyecto Isura in the region is blamed for the intoxication. Just two days ago the Ministry of …

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The Dominican peso is sliding against the US dollar. Reports are that on Monday, the peso closed at 37.50 to the US dollar, up from 37.35 the previous week. The decline comes at a time when economists are questioning the increasing borrowing by the Fernandez administration and the impact on fiscal sustainability. The Fernandez administration …

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Lisandro Macarrulla, the president of the Sans Souci Touristic Investment company (ITSS) currently conducting works in the Port of Santo Domingo area, has called for more government funding for infrastructure in Santo Domingo. He says the investments would stimulate tourism to the city and help it fulfill its full potential as a major tourism destination …

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