2011 – Page 25

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Matthew Rooney, who is in Santo Domingo attending the Pathways to Prosperity 4th Ministerial Meeting, called for governments to make more funding available for small business. He stressed that they create most jobs and make the greatest contribution to the social …

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The Coalicion Educacion Digna, a civil society movement that is lobbying for the government to increase funding for improvements in public education, organized a series of visits yesterday to 30 embassies and consulates in the country to deliver a document outlining the reasons for their campaigning. The campaigners paid visits to the embassies of Brazil, …

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Academics and businesses are invited to a two-day conference on the best practices for internship management. The event will take place at the headquarters of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development in Santo Domingo, 12-13 October. Christian Garcia, director of the Toppel Career Center at the University of Miami will lead the initial discussions …

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The National Pork Production Council (Conaprope) has good news for the upcoming festive season. Council president Radhames Silverio says that there will be an abundance of pork products available in time for Christmas. Production for December is forecast to reach 110,000 pigs weighing between 30 and 100 kilos each, for roasting and the meat processing …

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Franklin Leon, president of Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana, the Presidente beer brewery, has announced the start of production of Presidente beer in Campden Park, St. Vincent at the St. Vincent Brewery Ltd, with a capacity to produce 100,000 hectoliters of beer and forecast sales of US$14 million a year. The brewery is the market leader with …

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The consular section of the German Embassy in the Dominican Republic has announced the start of a new German Appointments System of the German Foreign Office offering online Schengen visa appointments. The service is in effect as of 4 October. The online appointment reservations are now a pre-requisite for being considered for a visa. The …

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The president of Hogares Crea, a non-profit organization that runs drug rehabilitation centers nationwide, has warned that the influence of drug trafficking has reached the point where 10% of the addicts they treat are minors, including the case of a six-year old child, as reported in Listin Diario. Leopoldo Diaz said the child is receiving …

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Texas Rangers newcomer, Dominican Adrian Beltre became the hero for the Texas team when he hit three homeruns in the game against the Tampa Bay Rays that decided the defending American League champions may advance again in the run for the pennant. Beltre’s runs were decisive for the Texas Rangers to take the best-of-five series. …

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After losing to Cuba on day one, the Dominican Republic amateur baseball team defeated Germany 13-2 yesterday in the 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup taking place in Panama. 16 teams are competing in the event organized by the International Baseball Federation. The Dominican Republic keeps cruising and got rid of Team Germany in a seven-inning, …

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Car racing fans are invited to the Mobil 1 Autodrome at Las Americas Expressway for the final phase of the Grand Prix Caribe. The event is booked for Sunday, 9 October at 10:30am and promises the closest wins of competitions held this year. The most contested races will be in the maximum category, the Dominican …

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