2011 – Page 53

Hurricane Katia, passing well to the north of the Dominican Republic, is nonetheless expected to cause high surf along the north coast, mainly Samana, Cabrera, Playa Grande and Puerto Plata as it makes it way north into the Atlantic. The storm is packing maximum winds of 160 kilometers per hour and stronger gusts as it …

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If anyone was wondering whether his 2010-11 campaign had been a fluke, there are no longer any doubts. Dominican ballplayer Jose Bautista, playing against the New York Yankees, batted his 40th homerun. Described as a “colossal run,” the homer, nevertheless was not enough to prevent the Toronto Blue Jays from another loss. Bautista joins Carlos …

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The Dominican Republic Men’s National Basketball Team has won its latest two games at the FIBA Americas Tournament. The DR team was the first surprise in the Mar de Plata, Argentina London Olympics Qualifier when it defeated Brazil, 79-74 on Friday, playing in Group A. The DR men’s basketball team had not had a win …

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The Dominican Republic defeated Panama 92-68 on Monday in the second round robin of the FIBA Tournament of the Americas continuing this week in Mar de Plata, Argentina. The tournament is a qualifier for the 2012 Olympics. The first and second place winners get a slot to play in the London Olympics. In the victory, …

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Funglode announces the celebration of the Funglode Film Festival from 7 to 11 September in movie houses in Santo Domingo and Santiago. 17 films from around the world focusing on the environment will be shown. The list of films includes: Bag It, Parque Nacional del Este: Refugio de la Naturaleza y Cuna de la Cultura, …

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President Leonel Fernandez was in the northwest yesterday to attend the inaugural of the water mains feeding from the San Ignacio de Sabaneta aqueduct in Santiago Rodriguez. 16 new communities will now source water from the aqueduct. The government says the works were carried out by the National Institute of Potable Water (INAPA) at a …

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President Leonel Fernandez appointed a new director of the Central Cibao Central Regional Police today, amidst complaints that crime is rising in Santiago province. Brigadier General Francisco Romer Lopez replaces General Juan Ramon de la Cruz Martinez. Fernandez sent General Ramon de la Cruz to the South Central Regional Police Office, based in Bani. Likewise, …

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Jose Antonio Najri Cesani of the Dominican Naval Auxiliary (AND) and James E. Evans from the US Coast Guard have signed a working agreement to improve safeguarding and security operations in Dominican waters. During a recent US Coast Guard meeting AND was recognized for having saved 75 lives from 2010 to 2011. The private coast …

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President Leonel Fernandez expressed his fear of the military in the DR, and his incapacity to fight corruption in 2004, as reported in a WikiLeaks file released on Alicia Ortega’s TV show yesterday. In the 2004 file, US Ambassador Hans Hertell wrote: “When the Ambassador raised the issue of the well-known military practice of skimming …

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Manuel Bonilla, president of Barrick Pueblo Viejo has announced that when the gold mine begins exports, the country will move from being a tourism-based and farm produce exporter to being a mining nation. He warned that conservation measures needed to be exercised in such a way that these activities could coexist with mining, as reported …

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