2012 – Page 130

The Dominican volleyball team lost its quarterfinals game to the United States at the Olympic Games in London yesterday, Tuesday 7 August. The US team won the first set 25-14, the second 25-21 and the last 24-22 in a closely fought match where the British audience was very supportive of the Dominican team. “We played …

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Whilst all eyes are currently on the Olympic Games in London, the new world football rankings have been issued. At the top of the table, world and European champions Spain are still comfortably out in front, followed by Germany and England. In addition to England, a further six teams are currently in their best-ever ranking …

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Machepa Teatro presents A.D.I.O.S. (GOODBYE), a drama disguised as a romantic comedy, but laden with black humor. It focuses on how little people communicate in this ultra-communicated age. From 10 August at Libelula, Espacio Cultural in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City. Starring Wendy Alba and Hamlet Bodden. Costumes Renata Cruz, Music by Louis Andriessen and Phillip …

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It is the Dominican Republic’s third gold medal in an Olympic Games. Felix Sanchez, a 34-year old athlete who was born to Dominican parents in New York City and lived most of his life in California, chose to represent the Dominican Republic at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, but failed to qualify for the 400m …

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President Leonel Fernandez cut the symbolic ribbon for the opening of the renovated National Library Pedro Henriquez Urena in the grounds of the Plaza de la Cultura cultural center yesterday, Monday 6 August. He was accompanied by First Lady and Vice President-elect Margarita Cedeno, Minister of Culture Jose Rafael Lantigua and Library director Diomedes Nunez …

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The director of the Customs Department (DGA) says that used clothing imports are not banned in the Dominican Republic. The business has boomed in recent years, increasing from 9,574 metric tons in 2005 to 43,287 metric tons in 2011. DGA director Rafael Camilo says that the business is controlled by six leading importers: DM Group …

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During their session today, Tuesday 7 August, the Chamber of Deputies is hurrying to listen to and vote on a legislative proposal that will regulate salaries for state employees, an initiative that the Senate passed in an urgent vote last Thursday, 2 August. The legislative proposal, which has generated widespread debate regarding its constitutionality, will …

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The Ministry of Education has issued the second call for the National Tests for high school graduates. The tests will take place today, Tuesday 7 and end on Friday 10 August. Some 77,398 students are expected to take these tests, with 8,034 of them at the technical level. The tests will begin at 2pm, and …

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A legislative bill that seeks to convert the Cienfuegos barrio into West Santiago was widely rejected yesterday, Monday 6 August by business, legislative, community and other sectors representing the city. The negative answer to the proposal that was presented in the Chamber of Deputies last October was a consistent feature from the start of the …

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Investigative television journalist Nuria Piera recently commissioned tests on local salami products from two local laboratories and what they found was pretty much in line with what ProConsumidor, the consumer protection agency found at the beginning of the year. According to El Caribe, Nuria contracted the Seralle and the Agroempresarial laboratories to look at products …

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