2012 – Page 146

President elect Danilo Medina denied having a commitment to provide more jobs for PRSC politicians in government. The PRSC has been an ally of the PLD since the late President Joaquin Balaguer backed the candidacy of Leonel Fernandez of the PLD versus that of Jose Francisco Pena Gomez of the PRD in 1996. He said …

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Lawyer Julio Cury presented Copa Airline tickets as proof that then PRD presidential candidate Hipolito Mejia and his son Felipe Mejia and General Carlos Diaz Morfa traveled on Flight 6166D of Copa Airlines at 3:45pm on 14 February from Mexico City to Culiacan, Sinaloa and returned on 16 February at 7:50am on Aeromexico’s flight 289D. …

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Her physicians have recommended chemotherapy to treat her leukemia, but on the other hand she is nine weeks pregnant and this would seriously affect the fetus. In another country, an abortion would be recommended, but in the Dominican Republic abortions are legally prohibited, regardless of whether the life of the mother is in danger. Minister …

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Over the weekend, the Police arrested in San Francisco de Macoris a lead suspect in a Thursday, 19 July robbery by seven at the Asociacion Mocana de Ahorros y Prestamos branch located in Juan Lopez, El Caribe reports. Of these, 48-year old Arcadio Mercado Genao, also known as Luis Alberto Pena Hernandez (El Chino), was …

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A passing rainstorm made competing more trying for the young sailors participating in the 2012 IODA World Optimist Championship in Boca Chica last week. But by Sunday weather had improved considerably bringing blue skies and strong sun to the competition. Singapore, United States and Holland won the team trophies in the 52-country event. Italy will …

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Dominican Willy Mo Pena won the Japanese Home Run Derby last week. He plays locally with the Licey Tigers. In Japan he plays with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the Pacific Division of the Japanese Major Leagues. He received a check for 500,000 Yens.

The premiere of Batman, The Dark Night Rises, in the Dominican Republic is tonight and the film opens as of Wednesday in movie houses nationwide. Dominicans are still in awe over the senselessness of the tragedy at the Colorado movie complex when a gunman struck when viewers were engrossed in the midnight screening of the …

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Saltimbanco, the Cirque du Soleil show, is booked for presentations at the Palacio de los Deportes in Santo Domingo the weekend of 22-25 November, announces promoter Saymon Diaz of SD Concerts. He said that Saltimbanco is the oldest major touring show of Cirque du Soleil. Tickets are RD$6,000, RD$4,000, RD$3,000 and RD$1,500. They can be …

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The legendary duo that is best remembered for singing and composing “Por Amor” will take the stage of Casa de Teatro this coming Friday, 27 July at 9pm to celebrate the cultural center’s 38th anniversary. Tickets will go fast, so a pre-purchase is strongly recommended. For more on upcoming events, see http://dr1.com/calendar

Yesterday, Thursday 19 July, President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated five schools in Greater Santo Domingo, and a sports complex and a housing development in Sabana Perdida, public projects worth RD$294 million. The 108-apartment housing project is the INVI Villa Progreso-Sabana Perdida, at a cost of RD$108 million, with a loan from the Latin American development bank, …

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