2013 – Page 66

Dominican slugger David Ortiz has the record of the most post-series appearances for Boston, with 15. In the first playoffs game yesterday evening, Wednesday 23 October, in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1, he slammed a two-run homerun. http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=31172945&topic_id=6479266 www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/10/24/david-ortiz-left-doubt-seventh/USGrUjwzgnrOW3N5OKEt8I/story.html

In Santiago, the Leones del Escogido won their game with the Aguilas Cibaenas, 8-0, with the Aguilas suffering their first defeat of the season yesterday evening, Wednesday 23 October. The Leones used six pitchers that were supported by 4 for 4 hitting by rookie Gregory Polanco, including a homerun, a double and two RBIs. The …

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Several house of terror attractions or Halloween events have been set up at the leading Santo Domingo city malls. Sambil on John F. Kennedy and Acropolis on Winston Churchill avenues announce their house of terror attractions. Agora Mall has trick and treat deals on 26 October in their food court, and explanations on how to …

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Catch the thrill of mountain climbing by going to see the film, “La Montana.” The movie was inspired by Dominican climbers Karim Mella, Ivan Gomez and Federico Jovine’s ascent of Mount Everest in 2011. The movie is showing in Dominican theaters. It tells the story of teenagers Luis Alfredo Feliz, Claudio Encarnacion and Yefri Feliz, …

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President Danilo Medina is heading a meeting of the National Migration Council at the Presidential Palace today, Wednesday 23 October 2013. All of the ministries that deal with immigration will be discussing Constitutional Court ruling 168-13 that addresses Dominican nationality and immigration during the meeting. Minister of Interior and Police Ramon Fadul called the meeting …

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President Danilo Medina met with representatives of the main trade unions yesterday, Tuesday 22 October in order to discuss the proposed reform to the Labor Code and public sector salaries. Union leader Pepe Abreu rejected the requests made by the business sector to change parts of the Labor Code in regards to working hours, severance …

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The Dominican Republic placed US$500 million in sovereign bonds abroad, boosting issuance this year to a new record. The placement indicates the funds will be spent on infrastructure. The securities are due January 2024 and will yield 6.6%, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Citigroup Inc. arranged the transaction. Bloomberg reports that the country is …

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The government, via the Special Fund for Agricultural Development (FEDA), has announced the implementation of a program aimed to strengthen livestock breeding along the border area as part of a plan to fight poverty in that border province. The project began with a group of small and medium-sized producers from an agricultural cooperative in El …

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Minister of Environment Bautista Rojas Gomez told the Senate yesterday, Tuesday 22 October that the ministry is following up on the recommendations made by the United Nations team of experts that called for more in-depth hydrological and biodiversity studies of the area and the presentation of an environmental management plan by Xstrata Nickel that has …

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The Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) reported that they have 724,515 traffic notifications pending for payment from 2011 to the first six months of this year, as reported in Diario Libre. The Attorney General office announced that good conduct papers would not be issued to anyone with pending traffic fines. Diario Libre reports that despite the …

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