Add Bookmark   Tell A Friend   Advertising Information   Contact Us   Daily News Archive: July to September 2007 To access older archived Daily News pages, click on the required year: 2008  2007  2006  2005  2004  2003  2002  2001  2000  1999  1998 Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec   Friday, 28 September 2007 Fernandez at UN Milk prices skyrocket DR formalizes relationships Chile interested in DR Border proves challenge for trade CNSS justifies exclusion Government threatens ARS Church vs. aggregate extractors Presidential loan scandal hots up Police explain death ADN wants debt paid; Bengoa says no Discovering through education Thursday, 27 September 2007 DR has place on ICAO DR promotes ties with Ethiopia Government breaks the law Mortgages down to 11.9% Six million could vote Transparency International ranks DR Anti-Corruption March DNCD takes on challenge AIDS patients excluded from SFS Another public transport tragedy Fire at Meteoro Alternative Social Forum warms up Convicted rapist denied entry Women dominate tourism sector Dominican music to Korea Wednesday, 26 September 2007 Fernandez lobbies for UN seat DR improves on business ranking A bill to limit "extras" Worries over who holds the CDs CONEP and the SFS Oil prices worry IPPs Election math Forty-four years ago yesterday Hearing on new US ambassador NASA astronaut visits UASD Teen tech thieves to Najayo EXPO Cibao 2007 opens today Tuesday, 25 September 2007 Drinking time to 1am? City to rescue mistreated horses Ministers agree on disaster fund DR presents credentials in Thailand The Pilgrim gets it done Ten "jeepetas" for the JCE Baseball and the pope Eduardo Estrella to be candidate Transfer those vehicles Pornography center in Palmar de Ocoa Official gets house arrest UASD students recovering Convicted rapist denied entrance Fake lawyers conning investors Puerto Plata Festival program Friday, 21 September 2007 DR1 breaks for long weekend DR-CAFTA Summit DR ready for agreement Foreign Ministry lowers taxes NY MTA could help SD Metro Expatriates urged to propel development Tax threatens cigar jobs Dominican products benefit with DR-CAFTA Mining continues to grow Church urges Fernandez to speak Drug busts Names in AILA case released UASD student still in coma Dominicans make strides in NY Thursday, 20 September 2007 Fernandez in NY Fernandez and constitutional reform Temporary workers get insurance Government signs for US$130M Coal plants would kill banana exports Studying renewable energies Trade with Russia on the rise Sup-prime a la Dominicana? CESFRONT to the border Traffickers winning the drug war Things get dicey at AILA Drivers could cause gas shortages Hotel Montana and politics Selimans leave PRSC Reckless driving injures two Wednesday, 19 September 2007 Fight for cigar and textile sectors A future for both Haiti & the DR The IMF and Minister Montas You can eat bread WB helps civil registration Matos asks for intervention Industrialists question 10% tax A.M. Speaking of regulations More dead fish in Sanchez Seven get to see Najayo Long time land sales approved Police and OTTT work together Money mule sent to Najayo PhotoImagen 2007 Tuesday, 18 September 2007 Fernandez in Miami US neglect behind increase in drugs Pharmacies want to eliminate Rx The man of the cross is at it again The other campaign Documenting the undocumented Haitian births in DR high Fallen soldier gets citizenship Geraldo de los Santos promotion Kidnapped lady rescued Customs finds money The Louvre in SD Monday, 17 September 2007 Fernandez in the States More troops to the border Central Bank places CDs Fewer Dominicans returning Ritz Carlton Cap Cana Car imports up 30% Fuel prices force changes Bread sales down by 30% Sugar harvest down Plan Sierra makes forest grow Ripples from Canadian drug bust Esso robber caught at AILA Supreme Court jails judge Fake travel agents get 20 years Shake off indifference Friday, 14 September 2007 Supplementary budget passed Debt still too high 300 Mercedes Benz buses Vehicle stickers on sale again Hotel Montana leased Businessmen demand law fulfillment DOWS panel on mortgages Dominicans in Puerto Rico UNICEF: Infant mortality down Alburquerque made RD$2 million Soto Jimenez airs dirty laundry Drug officials are threatened Radio interceptions at the Police Run a red light; spend 3 nights in jail Thursday, 13 September 2007 Fernandez makes pitching debut Clinics want out of SFS Available health plans ONAP regulating salaries Not working; no problem Supreme Court environment rhetoric Campaign reform approved Aura Celeste calls out the JCE Heliport in front of Metaldom? El Salvador Vice President visits Diversifying free zones Canadian drug cartel bust Dolphy gets justice Correction of Chayanne date Wednesday, 12 September 2007 Subero proposes changes to judiciary Puig warns of protected area breakup He lost count of his salary Millions for Central Bank concert ARS are not essential Senate gets a move on JCE internal differences Scotiabank gets bigger in DR Mejia says Soto "sold out" Pornography site principals deported Duarte Hwy shut down again Chayanne for Christmas Tuesday, 11 September 2007 Fernandez and Soto Jimenez Alliance to keep milk prices down School breakfast program begins Court rules on school for all Venezuelan doctors to operate Call for revoking freight increase Lower those airport charges Inflation in August was -0.6% Many perks at the Central Bank US new radar Felucho's project gets fined German to jail Ramon Baez defense closes today Gasoline station robbery Santo Domingo Festival Monday, 10 September 2007 IMF commends economic performance Toll plaza to prevent accidents Max Puig resigns cabinet post Sand and gravel worries Save Quita Espuela Long lines at airports Cargo increase onerous Call for electricity cost cuts Homs fast-tracked for electricity Bishops slam high salaries RD$152 million for the Church Nobody agrees on JCE regs Women's health is state issue Careful about plastic clones Police change tactics DR wins in children's baseball Friday, 07 September 2007 Leonel promises help US is big winner of DR-CAFTA Business wants say in electricity ruling Bengoa denies increase in spending Refunds begin Monday AILA getting radar It pays to give advice Let's party US donates boats JMMB in the DR Defendants blame Mejia Reckless driver goes to Najayo Thursday, 06 September 2007 Fernandez struggling? Sticker reduction cleared JCE approves reductions Fiscal reform wasn't necessary Pablo Amaury Espinal at DICOEX Taiwan donates money Bear Stearns: DR marketperform AmCham on El Salvador VP visit Remittances a big part of GDP Controversial Bayahibe port contract Human Rights want investigation Mattel recall affects DR Drug officials face challenges Reckless driver gives himself up Carrying sacks to running marathons Win in Pan Am master swimming Wednesday, 05 September 2007 Fernandez for President JCE wants to halt early moves IMF sees improvement S&P ups DR ratings Minister on SFS glitches US$35 million from USAID Educational gap = social gap AES launches a new bond issue Ines on transportation Metal exports double Solidarity with Haiti Baninter defense closing arguments Police haul in hundreds Soldiers held in Moca shootings US Coast Guard picks up 31 Tuesday, 04 September 2007 Fernandez in NYC Vietnam and the DR Pharmacies settle with SFS SD Metro usurps funds Plate tax reduction approved Women dominate the classrooms Fitch Ratings: Positive Outlook Exports to Haiti decrease Jorge Mera goes to OAS A daring political strategy Lawyers: billions in compensation Crime down Tragic bus accident Pedro wins; gets 3,000 K Monday, 03 September 2007 Start up woes for SFS President's daughter recovers US Navy trains counterparts A balance of payments alert DR-CAFTA treatment to Europe imports Trade with Central America Center studies Dominican courts Thousands of new businesses Light beer catches on An aging population Parties reject any coup 1,386 betting parlors move RD$6 billion Chinese toothpaste in motels Sadistic couple get 30 years Today marks 77th Anniversary of San Zenon Dominican is World Sunfish Champ Agatha Ruiz at Dominicana Moda Friday, 31 August 2007 Government revenues up in July Morales Troncoso in Vietnam Malecon section closed Bringing back Quisqueya Verde Felucho says he is an open book President's daughter in ICU Too much for three parties Who do Dominicans vote for? Windpower for Samana Haiti trade at US$160 million State lawyers re Baninter closing US increases penalties Sonia doesn't agree with Fritz Orchids as old as dinosaurs Thursday, 30 August 2007 Working together for better education Wiki hits the DR The education priorities Fernandez spends big on propaganda Transparency in government Cineas on Haitian migration DR-born Haitians are Haitians Illegal boat trips down Lower taxes for tourism industry 20 years for Baninter 10 Grammy nods for Dominicans Wednesday, 29 August 2007 Tech centers opened in VA and Santiago Private sector and education Dominican textiles most hurt SFS is OK-ed, sort of Changes in transport directors Bernardo Vega criticizes government War on corruption Political prostitution JCE tells generals to put up or shut up Codetel president interview Inexhaustible but not clicking Cigar tax case makes Chicago Tribune Closing arguments for Baninter Haitians hired for online prostitution Big drug bust in Higuey Tuesday, 28 August 2007 Fernandez makes more moves DGII refunding RD$40 million Cocco is after millions, not pennies UASD opens day care center Aquarium temporarily closed 1,600 MW in renewable energy Reducing public debt a challenge Business sector wants IMF The finals of the Baninter case Corruption as bad as drug trafficking "Quita Tenis" gets seven years Felix Sanchez wins silver Monday, 27 August 2007 DR to follow in Panama's footsteps? Trade deficit, capital surplus Difficult times for exporters Educator warns on priorities A second or third chance Poll reveals levels of inequality Abortion debates What did he say? Thousands flock to Monument New electric plans will cut off 16 Eight tons of drugs confiscated Archbishop gets lucky Dominican mountain climbers Friday, 24 August 2007 License plate hike dropped We're the reason for stability Not another Verizon Jose Tomas back in the mix Slow going for SFS Flour mill buyout proposed Sugar quota brief correction Richard Bernal bullish on EPA DR supports Taiwan DR enters FEALAC US honors military attache Fourth candidate is possible Dominicans really not happy DNCD tests itself Thursday, 23 August 2007 Severance for government workers Aggregate extraction ban maintained RD$30 million for the Malecon Is Bengoa over-confident? ANJE criticizes lack of austerity Exports up Half-year Central Bank report DR loses apparel market share It pays to be a legislator Political musical chairs pt. II Second round needed? The sad side of re-election Abortion stirs strong feelings Truck driver survives Fishermens' bodies recovered Censorship might be an option Wednesday, 22 August 2007 Back to school Political musical chairs New government posts created More reactions to the decrees Understanding political maneuvers Changes are scary Free hand for corruption? If elections were held today... Falconbridge profit sharing AES-Andres back on line New chief cop says it will be "easy" DNCD does not like reggaeton Drive by shooting injures seven Visual Arts Biennial Juan Luis wins Latin Grammy Tropical wave will bring rains Tuesday, 21 August 2007 The smell of politics Gallup poll on government Gallup poll gets responses Nice cop Santana is replaced Dean roundup US increases sugar quota Tobacco tax in violation of DR-CAFTA? The DR joins group Back to school INPOSDOM getting some help Marcos Diaz sets record in NY Friday, 17 August 2007 DR1 breaks for Monday holiday Forget the IMF Inflation at 4.65% so far this year Government progress and problems Economic boom not trickling down Average 12% wage increase Bernal visits for honing EPA list Citizens need to get involved Peruvian ambassador asks for help 5 dead in Monte Cristi accident Homicide rate down No baseball in Puerto Rico? Dominicans in Israel playoffs A Golden Globe for "Yuniol"? Long weekend for drinking Peter Pan and weekend shows Dean still south of DR Thursday, 16 August 2007 Restoration Day Fernandez faces new challenges Economists want IMF to stay Country's streets getting facelift Registering foreign-born children Alcohol sales extended Vargas speaks out A RD$450,000 pension Transporters refuse to pay license tax Airport authorities fight drugs Kudos to Kudo Diaz's feat intrigues the press Dean expected to pass well south Wednesday, 15 August 2007 Leonel returns and hits the stump Oops, clinics not on board Rock ash redux New license plates begin today Plans for old factory stir debate JCE objects late birth declarations JCE gets some work done More bureaucrats? Easier exports Focus on US-DR relations JetBlue flights from Boston Natural gas for cars Diabetes a major issue Hurricane/Tropical Storm Tracks Tuesday, 14 August 2007 President Fernandez in Mexico Inching one step closer to SFS Voting in jails Ban on riverside quarries Haiti and DR doctors work together Back to school Apartments for the Chocolate Factory? You can eat your beans if you want Ex-Panamanian president speaks tonight Back to normal at Bahia Principe Traffic chaos in La Otra Banda Another Dominican dies in Iraq Job openings at UN Monday, 13 August 2007 Leonel makes the most of trip Chavez offers gas refineries Industrialists for competitiveness Congress subordinate to President? No more sand from rivers Water usage changes needed Warning about building in the east More water issues: 1.5 million affected Rains prove Guajimia rebuild working Plastic reigns Footbridges need maintenance Highrises present challenges Going underground in Santiago Caetano Veloso at Altos de Chavon Tropical Depression 4 Friday, 10 August 2007 Labor Ministers promote dignified jobs The public debt Most Dominicans in low-income bracket 9.3 million in DR What's in the hat for transport? Tourism will break the mold Tourism affects environment Norovirus visits again Coal contract is bad deal It's getting harder to sell drugs Dominicans the toast of the town Thursday, 09 August 2007 Fernandez goes to Venezuela Renewable energies will bring investment Plate renewals begin next Wednesday RD$28 billion later and still NGOs need to get it right Opposition to lifting alcohol schedule 77 mothers breastfeed Food downs British tourists Mother blames Bush for son's death Payano honored in New Jersey China will help Dominican Olympic athletes The New York Post lists 'Dominican Dynamos' Wednesday, 08 August 2007 School starts the 21st, or else! Prepaid electric meters Bengoa and tourism Gonzalez Nicolas, honorary consul for India CONEP downplays meeting Agripino echoes Cardinal on drinking hours Beware of the beans! Bancredito case finally on docket DNCD ropes two mules and a fugitive Glaucoma research halted Low pressure to bring rains Tuesday, 07 August 2007 President makes energy law official Labor loophole closed No fun with toys AGs reduce fees Reinaldo urges 1 September start date Details on trade with Haiti The PLD gets mean Estrella still looking to be the star Dominicans for tests Dominican dead in Kuwait US Embassy passport procedures Caribbean golf tournament Monday, 06 August 2007 Doctors and businesses await the call Judges at JCE agree to keep quiet Schoolbooks will now last four years A billion for greenhouses Now bridges are news Aristy Castro proclaimed Fernandez gains PRSC points Study shows duplicate agencies Study looks at low earnings Haiti is third trading partner, maybe Local stores remove toys Armed Forces unit for copper theft Alex is youngest to hit 500 HR They learned the hard way Friday, 03 August 2007 Fernandez inaugurates works Fernandez supports Subero Ministry of Foreign Relations cuts fees No surprise: Deputies approve changes Sichuan credit approved Late birth declarations on the rise Concern over toys affects DR Where apparel stands AIDS doctor to be charged for deaths Brit mules now? US specialists operate on children Thursday, 02 August 2007 Montas highlights DR economy Rum and tobacco could lose market Students get scholarships Attorney General responds to Subero Lack of follow-through hurts system And if someone dared? Let the name-calling begin Business sector unhappy with SFS Election time inaugurations banned? Gun permit renewals Increased security at the UASD AIDS test lab closed Taiwan donates bicycles Dominican Scouts celebrate centenary Daddy Yankee and a pencil Dominican soprano hitting her notes Wednesday, 01 August 2007 Subero fires at Justice Department Chamber approves social security changes Court breaks monopoly JCE gets more, lots more. UASD applauds top cop Law might become a dead letter Venezuela could get paid with services Manzanillo falling apart Jose Leon optimistic Prosecutor shoots accused Illegal meds block quality control Twelve-car wreck on Duarte Hwy Tuesday, 31 July 2007 SFS on today's agenda Aura Celeste Fernandez stirs JCE Three months to go legit FTA with Mexico Plate renewal brings needed money Bonetti against a new IMF accord Understanding the paradox Move to abolish NGOs Central Bank pats its back; public starves RD$35 million suit Belize supports DR aspirations Deciding the Rio Group's Agenda Higher US immigration fees Embassy bans its employees from Loft Sans Souci expects many tourists AIDS drug suspended Manny AL POW; Martinez makes starts Monday, 30 July 2007 DR fulfills IMF goal IMF ready to sign new accord Fernandez promises funds for JCE JCE will consult with parties New prices for plates Smaller taxes removed It isn't working Canada FTA talks set for October Patronage blamed for the "petty cash boxes" Haitians can go to school Many meds nixed by FDA Street vendors doing well Arms inventory causes stir Forum announces another strike A look into AIDS "cure" Recycling plants at Rafey Historic US migration ruling Final days of Rio 2007 Friday, 27 July 2007 President calls special Congress session SFS will be more expensive SISALRIL and UNDP designate funds Montas calls for more reforms Electricity theft law speculations Senators want more cash CEI-RD heads to US to defend products Commerce with China up DPCA fighting corruption Training customs personnel Senate approves Indetur DR and Andalusia sign agreement Aerodom playing favorites? Price of passports going down New movie on Haitians in the DR MLB protecting its players? Pan Am updates Thursday, 26 July 2007 Fernandez discusses water situation DGII 10 year overview Off the books sales will be controlled Energy criminalization bill ARS and doctors reach agreement Japanese help two decades strong Codetel to make investments Spotlight on abortion Increasing security at airports Pan Am updates Wednesday, 25 July 2007 Fernandez cuts more ribbons Aura Celeste wants changes More, much more for the Metro Interest rates might go up Border attracting new attention "Buscones" still at work More street patrols The truth about Depreco Erosion threatens Boca Chica Taiwan donates US$9 million Informal workers are the norm A cure for AIDS? Pan Am Games Rio 2007 update Tuesday, 24 July 2007 Economy gets good marks No postponement for SFS DGII's fiscal intelligence unit Energy criminalization bill passed Chamber ratifies IDB loan Fadul on pension fund use Industrial competitiveness hurting Euromoney on Dominican banking South Korea loan for Customs Diplomatic ties with Vietnam Danilo a no show at meeting New drug hits Dominican market Funny, sad and true Pan Am updates Joan will fight in September Monday, 23 July 2007 Ex Im Bank again? More farmer's markets Health plan still in trouble Different opinions on "little boxes" Price of fuel goes down!! Non-regulated users on hold Deputies and the IMF Shell has a buyer CONATRA in trouble Barahona tourism could grow by 50% Bishop Felix Pepen Wendy Cruz wins in cycling Friday, 20 July 2007 Fernandez in Constanza Energy law changes on hold Big money in city government Health officials will monitor Chinese milk Deputies just as rich Transparency for congressional funds CMD and others threaten SFS Barrick Gold explores mine Eligio is cleared Colonial Zone patrols increased The DR is getting old Chinese man freed Pan Am update COE raises alerts to green Thursday, 19 July 2007 President signs municipalities bill Fernandez and Danilo meet Valdez Albizu wants the IMF to stay More English in schools German defends millionaire politicians SFS still faces challenges Alburquerque awards Dominicans in NY Bill change rejected CD approves legislation WTO agrees to extension DR exports to China increase Tourism real estate market looks promising Aerodom defends itself PLD giving out water Virtual pimp sent to jail Pan Am update Rain forecast for the weekend Wednesday, 18 July 2007 Fernandez turns a valve A big money list Aristy gains against Fernandez Clinton visit CONEP and the Congress Foreign investment climbs Municipal woes Police Chief unhappy with Justice Department Municipal woes Canada warns its travelers Hurricane supplement Tuesday, 17 July 2007 Las Placetas Hydroelectric Dam The foreign debt Explaining high prices Importers have 60 days Plate renewals set for August Clinton visiting the DR Malaria under control What are they hiding? Indotel virtual classrooms More Internet accounts Politicians challenge dismissals Cheaper beer Pan-Am Games update Diaz faces latest challenge July at Casa de Teatro Monday, 16 July 2007 LF blasts bureaucrats LMD cutbacks receive support Be careful with your plastic Up, up, up Energy issues still on top Tourism and health Prices have climbed Mangoes DEA looking at remittances AMET needs more troops Insiders in identity fraud A good start at Rio 2007 Friday, 13 July 2007 Preval's visit: "Exceptional" LMD now is mere advisor Advertising spree Inflation at 4.38% China defends itself by dirtying the DR DR competitive disadvantages AIDS programs shutting down CNN on drug trafficking problem Customs finds more money Six billion spent on "macuteo" Program helps cancer patients 14 years for Plutarco Gonzalez Peter Pan at the National Theater Thursday, 12 July 2007 Surplus funds allotted CD and UNDP sign agreement Canada and DR have FT meeting Economic impact of this week's strike Infant mortality still high Free buses? UNFPA and DR sign agreement Dominican population increases DR host literacy conference UN diplomats suspended Cuban global warming alert No excuse for sexual harassment Quirino should get 100 years Many children work in Southwest What are they hiding? Big worries for Big Papi Wednesday, 11 July 2007 Palamara-La Vega deal Senate oks quasi-fiscal funding Senate condemns bias campaign Military behind copper stealing Caribbean Biological Corridor DR has low index at World Bank Oligopoly behind high prices Codia vs. Osiris de Leon Falsely accused will sue DNCD Customs seizes US$738,585 on ferry Identity theft in the DR Bomb builder dies Tragic death in Italy Pan Am Games forecast Tuesday, 10 July 2007 Fernandez wants bills passed Preval visiting DR A peaceful strike DR, Cuba begin trade talks EPA with EU moving forward Unemployment high in the DR Sexual harrasment at universities Dominicans have lots of phones Vlad wins All Stars derby Five on Latin Legends team Horford signs for big cash Super Felix comes in 3rd Monday, 09 July 2007 Fernandez starts cutting ribbons Goodbye Victoria Segura defends Sichuan deal PYMES want at pension monies How to lower milk prices Cuba interested in Dominican markets Rogelio still working hard The Monday strike Bomb blast injures three Who are these guys? Mother and son reunited Thirty years later Dominican bishops invite Benedict XVI Friday, 06 July 2007 Lu continues her visit Documenting the anonymous Sichuan, Segura defend contract Mexican delegation coming to DR One-way trade with Central America Are prices really higher? Bishops meet with Pope Abducted child found in Haiti Thursday, 05 July 2007 VP Annette Hsiu-lien Lu visits 4,000 dwellings for capital city? A political project? SFS makes progress Rockash funds being used Korean loan for education ANJE wants another IMF agreement PRD makes accusation DR and PR sign agreement Tax collections up Women just as corrupt as men Crime down in the DR Bon announces eco friendly campaign Wednesday, 04 July 2007 Pension money for housing Conep makes a point Price hikes linked to costs JCE internal strife Causes for blackouts Barrio asks for promises to be kept Strikes and the Armed Forces Dajabun's economic revival Patriots receive proper burial Seized planes stripped for parts Depreco chief removes prosecutor Ambassador Nadal Rincon Most of sextuplets go home Tuesday, 03 July 2007 Mexican talks DR seeks African vote Taiwanese Vice President visits tomorrow Security paper for property titles CDEEE explains blackouts How to keep milk prices reasonable EPA and dairy import duties Category 1 for Dominican aviation Level 3 alert at airports Theft at AILA Stolen cell phone activation decreases Chinatown attracts investors Pope receives Dominican bishops DR delegation to Rio Pan Am Monday, 02 July 2007 From Hollywood to Domiwood? Dominican flag planes will fly to the US Calvo on toll roads JCE to control party finances High prices allow EDEs to make money FTA talks with Canada Food fair a success Basic foodstuffs up in price Rumors heat up milk markets No way to check milk Ethanol might not have enough land Betting parlor woes Police graduate 500 new patrolpersons Dell fined RD$116.5 million Dominican wins in kiteboard tour Ten go to All Star game Daily News Archive  |  Message Board Archive

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