2012 – Page 41

Speaking in Nassau during a press conference on Wednesday 7 November upon their return from the Dominican Republic, Bahaman officials said that the bilateral talks between the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Dominican Republic on the issue of poaching had been successful. “The visit can be described as generally successful. The purpose of the …

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The Dominican Republic will host a conference in 2013 to analyze the challenges for women in Latin America and Caribbean. The 12th session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 14 to 18 October 2013, and its key theme will be …

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Many Dominicans have a personal relationship with one of the winners in the November US election. Joseph Patrick Kennedy III, who spent two years in the Dominican Republic as a Peace Corps volunteer working on the successful Damajagua Falls sustainable community tourism project, was elected to represent Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives. A …

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News reports today, Friday 9 November indicate that the Dominican obese population has trebled in the past 15 years, from 16% to 60%, as reported in Hoy. Altagracia Guzman Marcelino, director of the government state insurance plan Senasa made the announcement yesterday, Thursday 8 November. She was accompanied by the president of the Dominican Society …

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A 21-year old medicine student at the UASD public university was killed yesterday, Thursday 8 November during a violent confrontation between the police and protesters against the tax reform. The student, who was shot by Police agents in their attempts to control the protestors, was identified as Willy Warden Florian Ramirez from San Juan de …

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Part of the nation’s Spanish heritage but with some variations, cooking with codfish has been an element of the Dominican culinary tradition for centuries. Famous Norwegian chef and food writer and TV show star Arne Brimi was in Santo Domingo this week to take part in this year’s Codfish Festival organized by importers of the …

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Boca Chica is getting a US$7 million Seattle Mariners baseball complex. Facilities and equipment to host two full teams and their developmental staff will be included in the new Latin American Academy. It will also feature residential area where the prospects can live, work out and go to school. There will be dorms for up …

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The Tigres del Licey had to go to 12 innings to sneak a victory against the Gigantes del Cibao in Santo Domingo, ending their dry run. To the delight of fans at the Quisqueya Ball Park the marathon four-hour game resulted in 23 runs and 27 hits. The teams needed 17 pitchers before the game …

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Without even reading or reviewing it, this morning, Thursday 8 November the Chamber of Deputies fast-tracked the Tax Reform Bill that had been received from the Senate. The bill was drafted to increase government revenues by RD$46 billion and compensate for 2012 when the Leonel Fernandez administration ran up a RD$187 billion fiscal deficit. The …

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Vice President Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez inaugurated a pre-school facility, which cost over RD$7 million to build and equip, in Andres in Boca Chica yesterday, Wednesday 7 November. The pre-school, for children between the ages of one to five, is designed for the children of mothers who are doing courses in the Training and Progressive …

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