2011 – Page 24

The president of the Dominican Chamber for Construction (CADOCON), engineer Diego de Moya Canaan, said on Wednesday that for this country to reach the level of development of South Korea it would have to invest in highways, bridges, ports, aqueducts, rural roadways, electricity, housing, communications as well as other needed projects. He estimated that the …

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The Chamber of Deputies has decided to honor two great Dominicans, the television commentator, producer and personality, Yaqui Nunez del Risco and Dr. Rafael Cantisano Arias. Nunez del Risco is one of the most respected commentators and a pioneer in the early years of television broadcasting in the Dominican Republic, with his program “Cultura con …

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The PRD has formally requested that the president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), Roberto Rosario, and the other judges, hold a meeting to explain the situation affecting the JCE computer department and the steps that they plan to take in order to bring things back to normal. The document was delivered to the secretary …

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In what will certainly be seen as a consequence of the election of a student who has spent 20 years studying medicine at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), the rector announced the renewal of the Student Performance Regulations. The rector of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), Mateo Aquino Febrillet, announced yesterday …

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All today’s newspapers list the streets that will be closed for the Abbas visit on Friday, 7 October. Diario Libre reports that the official visit by the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, will begin tomorrow, forcing the closure of several streets and avenues around the Presidential Palace from 10am until 3:30pm and from …

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HanesBrands in the Dominican Republic announced their Green for Good program to provide volunteer assistance and financing for community improvement projects and disaster relief in the country. According to El Nuevo Diario the Green for Good will help communities take care of their basic needs, financed through the recycling of the byproducts and scraps from …

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Dominicans joined the sophisticated world in mourning the untimely death of Steve Jobs, the iconic leader of Apple computers, and reading up on his important legacy. Macs, Ipods, Iphones & Ipads have a very strong following in the DR. Front page headlines and features recognized the man who has changed so many lives and the …

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Dominican music is going full tilt in the entertainment field according to Billboard magazine. Over the last few months “bachateros” and “merengueros” have taken over the music charts, and if something is being heard outside of the Dominican Republic, a look at Billboard will confirm it. Names such as Prince Royce, Romeo, Omega and Miriam …

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The Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival held its annual awards ceremony at the Little Carib Theatre in Woodbrook on 2 October. Jean Gentil, a quiet film on one man’s quest for the meaning of life, won the big prize, as reported in the Trinidad Guardian. The top awards went to Jean Gentil, directed by Israel …

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President Leonel Fernandez visited the northeastern Cibao town of Pimentel yesterday, for the formal inaugural ceremony of the expansion of the La Electricidad de Santiago (Laesa) power generation plant. The expansion, which cost US$53 million and was financed by the governmental BanReservas, adds 51 megawatts to the plant’s generation capacity, for a total 111 megawatts. …

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