Add Bookmark   Advertising Information   Contact Us   Daily News Archive: April to June 2008 To access older archived Daily News pages, click on the required year: 2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2004  2003  2002  2001  2000  1999  1998 Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec   Monday, 30 June 2008 I&C suspends diesel subsidy Civil Registry earns millions for JCE Fdez Zucco calls for service Grullon blasts Central Bank Foodstuffs go up again Millions of gallons of good water lost Twelve products for export Las Americas is lit up again Industrialists say new law far from perfect More increases in fuel prices Taiwan to re-equip Azua hospital A.M. Chamber of Accounts trial Thousands of Dominicans could leave Spain Cost of living increases missed payments GREEN ALERT Friday, 27 June 2008 Fernandez positive New council created CA members quit Councilors in trouble US$140 and rising Reform on the way? Deputies do well Southwest could fly to the DR Nestle exits DR ice cream market Arrest now; ask later Office for victims Almeyda doing well Dominicans dominate in Cabarete Thursday, 26 June 2008 Duarte highway closing Parents take note ISPRI initiated EU donates funds Fernandez receives ambassadors IMF agreement welcomed DR could be fined Auditors go on trial Colmados don't get food Where's the change? Murderers sentenced Best tips for summer Wednesday, 25 June 2008 IMF to monitor DR AIRD says oil not the only problem Blackouts not 'financial' says Segura Bishop and business urge dam completion Trial for accountants Supreme Court approves ranks for judges Billions in tourist projects AMCHAM and corruption Cibao Airport for private aviation Jobs for disabled people Good man works hard to survive Three years for embezzler Lightning kills one, injures another COE issues warnings for 24 provinces Tuesday, 24 June 2008 IMF official voices concern Blackouts are back School more expensive Wages will stay the same Haitians in DR embassy protest Unions still owe Telefonica coming to DR Trash becomes an issue Claro loses money Rains will continue OMD Dominicana wins at Cannes Lions Museum honors Sixto Dominican entrepreneurs in Philly Kiteboard championship begins Monday, 23 June 2008 IMF to meet with Fernandez DR signs loans for US$75 million Ag Bank to sell headquarters The real price of diesel is closer to RD$200 Black beans for black gold Poor showing for DR education Dominican heads hotel association Dominican Jesuit wins science prize Medicines and milk go up Electricity kills hundreds Weather and chaos Friday, 20 June 2008 Losing the fight against corruption Please, eliminate bureaucracy US continues help UNDP on Metro British media keeps mum New free trade companies Americans want mangos DR will receive money Hubieres keeps threatening Doctors fight; no one listens Almeyda recovering Placido is here Miss DR in Vietnam Thursday, 19 June 2008 Government revenues up Fuel prices impact poverty More details from CC Too many taxes Eliminating "ghost NGOs" Cigar news Fares go up; passengers angered Subsidy removed DR joins coalition US travel warning was old Drugs associated with crime Medicare fraud connected to DR Vigilantes kill fugitive Wednesday, 18 June 2008 Fernandez asks UN for fund Melanio orders diesel audit Millions for greenhouses Debt climbed 3.3% in first quarter Promipyme loans millions We pay a lot of fuel taxes Free Zone bill goes to committee Chamber of Accounts under fire State Department memo causes stir Untold millions taken from official Inflation hits construction hard French aid vessel in port Ecuador without visas Mangoes in Bani DR-Korean trade grows Tuesday, 17 June 2008 The Catch-22 of fuel taxes Time to pay for PetroCaribe Consumers and retailers feel crunch Housing slows rhythm Agreement with Spain continues Fake pill market is big Minister defends school drink Deputies question auditors Politur defends the DR Mercer ups Santo Domingo ranking A look at the trade deficit Cid Wilson to NCLR Board Future stars in the making Horford sets example From California to El Limon Tuesday Sales Monday, 16 June 2008 Government wont eliminate fuel taxes 150,233 more vehicles Three bookmobiles for the DR Lights out in Santo Domingo Inflation hits 5% Government to protect basic foodstuffs Chicken prices up again US vets don't find bird flu Chamber's mea culpa Transporters on fare increases A.M.: They don't get it New jail for Macoris Police nab 200 in Santiago Red Alert continues Go get that second passport In the Heights musical wins Tony Friday, 13 June 2008 Fernandez tackles rising prices OMSA buses in trouble Doctors' strike not successful Domestic airlines feel the crunch Tourism on the up Asia gobbles up metal scraps Banks up rates DN mortality rate high Importing beggars DNCD plays waiting game Wrong medicine case Friday sales Thursday, 12 June 2008 Tourism action plan Air Dominicana to start 16 June Subsidy to stay "Water + sugar" for breakfast Cranes aren't regulated Tragedy at Dario Contreras DNCD keeps at it Mana fights for environment Big Papi is a big citizen 18 tons of baseball equipment Wednesday, 11 June 2008 President on high cost of oil Longer drinking hours for some Bye-bye propane subsidy Subero doesn't want the job On corruption in government ANJE calls for spending cuts Robberies at civil registry offices Agriculture needs RD$31 billion Airlines ask for tax-free fuel Samana Expressway: nice but dear Yet another small docs' strike Lighter beer popular Trade deficit with US grows Struggle over control of security Chief supports Santiago cops Wednesday sales Tuesday, 10 June 2008 Fernandez is back ECLAC calls for change 911 Emergency Disarming the population Reorganizing the work of doctors Reviving the Haitian trade topic Trade with South Korea DR/Guatemala trade issues Jeepetas not as popular DR could help air travelers Mejia denies revival Name-calling leads to murder Dominican doctor defended Million dollar ballplayers Tuesday sales Monday, 09 June 2008 Leonel in Barcelona Consumer Protection Law Low protein drink for breakfast IMF boots DR rep ECLAC meets in Santo Domingo US aid exceeds US$45.2million Fewer flights = lower income JAD looks for an airplane Hipolito revives team Police chief moves to Santiago Marranzini : higher paid cops Quirino mate turns tail Rains to continue, alerts still on Pan Am Volleyball Cup: gold & bronze Cincinnati honors Geronimo Friday, 06 June 2008 Fernandez attends mass in Rome Renewable Energy Ruling passed Free zone industry bill to Congress Using Mexican fabrics Free zones alive and kicking DR and relations with China Airline cuts hurt travel and cargo Aviation taxes Ferry will have own port Church on Environment Day Doctors' strike cause strife What relocation project? It wasn't me Venezuelans arrested for bank robbery Dominican gets drafted Friday sales Thursday, 05 June 2008 Fernandez at World Food Summit Spotlight on rural communities Media linked for emergencies DR, Cuba work towards agreement Doctors strike - again Ozama for the rich? Edward Osborne Wilson in Punta Cana MAP angry about rockash Ship with toxic cargo ordered out AA cuts start in September Persons Trafficking report Loft shooter out on bail DR volleyball on a roll Wednesday, 04 June 2008 Fernandez on ethanol in Rome Government to meet on IMF issue Frontier Corps gets new chief Las Placetas dam loan approved ECLAC to meet in Santo Domingo Bigger government Proposal to cut financing to politics Drivers put fare hikes on hold Sediment fills reservoirs Government creates a dam committee School tuition fees climb steeply The best athletes of the year Wednesday sales GREEN ALERT for much of the DR Tuesday, 03 June 2008 Leonel is Food Summit VP Free trade with South America? DR Stock Exchange: 607% growth Public transport update Customs seizes lots of money Responsible dam management Shelter for a million Delta cancels JFK-SDQ BPD Bank in Santo Domingo Illiteracy rates Electrocution kills more than dengue BAT goes to bat On to 600 DR volleyball keeps going Tuesday sales Monday, 02 June 2008 Fernandez off to Europe Shell agrees to sell for US$110 million European Bank loans RD$1.1 billion Greater Caribbean export opportunities Caribbean airline alert Local authorities monitor airline situation Business backs UNDP report Drivers put fare hikes on hold Experts question dam conditions Good coffee sells well Dangerous accident Vigilante justice in Constanza More contraband money Lenient sentences favor drug dealing Contraband grows and sales slip Manny bats his 500th Friday, 30 May 2008 Leaders take Fernandez's advice Customs signs agreement 1:30hr to Samana Country prepares for hurricanes Deputies approve IDB loans Pared passes the buck OAS on constant campaigning Dominicans need to keep calm Flight cancellations hurt Santiago Better Internet in the east Hubieres jailed; freed Impromptu strike causes problems Remembering history Friday sales Thursday, 29 May 2008 Fernandez receives certificate Barrick Gold meeting at Palace Ending child labor Doctors strike yet again UN Report: Empower the People Endesa: DR social snapshot Women want rights ECLAC to meet in DR Haiti still big partner Man kidnapped in Cabrera to pay loan Dominicans lead All-Star voting Ramirez hits 499 US vs DR in boxing Thursday sales! Wednesday, 28 May 2008 Leonel off to C.A. and Europe Colored rice Uneasiness over livestock feed Unions call for lower fuel prices Fares going up 4 June? PetroCaribe alert Petrol funds invested in highways CONEP calls for changes High taxes hurt local airlines American Eagle cancels Samana New women's clinic at Cedimat 80% are living dangerously More rains Omega goes free Lopez races to the poles Wednesday sales Tuesday, 27 May 2008 Official offer to Shell Pushing for hybrids Fare increase announced Subsidy to go if fares are raised Subsidies for 3 more months Natural gas not the answer CMD back at it Trade not balanced EPA to force Caribbean integration 2012 already? 46 random kilos of cocaine Sextuplets are a year old Placido Domingo at Chavon Tuesday sales Monday, 26 May 2008 OMSA buses run on biofuel Ministry of Energy next? Spike in fuel prices Unions to discuss fair hikes Subsidy could be removed Opposition to focusing LPG subsidy Electricity subsidy: US$134 million Dengue campaign shows results Different stories on subsidized foods Possible changes in Supreme Court Opposition to constitutional reform New style prisons The ministers and their worth Orange explains blackout ITLA offers scholarships Friday, 23 May 2008 Fernandez to Rome Diandino: Metro to run for Xmas GLP subsidy to poor households Example starts at top Tax increase not the answer Avocados a big hit RIP Luis Augusto Caminero Woman gets 15 years "La Piedra" kills a man Internet porn causing problems Mother's Day shopping Mother's Day Concert Update on American football in DR Wednesday, 21 May 2008 No tax reform looming Montas: rigid austerity Vega sees troubled future US$42 million for electricity Shell sale ready to sail Senators vs. Deputies on reforms Subero and Sun Land PRD won 88 municipalities "Motoconchistas" raise fares FBI investigates player signings Dominican valedictorian Ramon Mateo: chess grandmaster Felipe Alou ready for final win Wednesday sales DR1 breaks for Corpus Christi Tuesday, 20 May 2008 Revisiting the doctor issue Subsidies maintained for now CPI at 1.88% for April Subsidies maintained for now The increase in food prices took years More austerity, fewer subsidies Organic exports prevail "Dominicans" sold in Japan WTO reasserts EU banana ruling Constitutional reform again JCE did well JCE post-election agenda The end of the PRSC? PRD grows, PLD grows less DNCD continues the fight Sales Monday, 19 May 2008 President Fernandez reelected PLD sweeps in Santo Domingo 29% abstention rate Parties lose official standing Guillermo Moreno's first try OAS praises process Hospitals see holiday increase PC exit polls were right on Voting overseas Fernandez allies add 9% Clientelism in the 2008 election Swap short for long-term politics Montas calls for "adjustments" Three strategic areas Cardinal calls for unity Friday, 16 May 2008 Live electoral commentary Electoral facts & figures The provinces to watch Many don't bother to vote The candidates Explaining the effect of clientilism The most recent polls Expatriate vote Election rules The arbiters Election No. 13 Thursday, 15 May 2008 Fernandez going for four? PRD closes campaign Political publicity in the millions International eyes on elections Three more campaign victims Loud campaigning shuts down Court rules on Sun Land complaint Metro more important than court Scrap metal makes money One vehicle for every four residents Plaza de la Salud foot clinic Helicopter falls from sky Smuggling US$520,000 Thursday sales Wednesday, 14 May 2008 Tomorrow work off after 12 Political parties take over radio JCE sets rules for elections Plenty of cops for elections OMSA to give free rides A.M. on Droit de Seigneur Foreign firms to do exit polls AIRD reject post-election tax reform Possible IMF agreement looms Non-traditional exports: US$277 million Rescued baby now with grandma Cops catch S&L killer Lucky guy! "In the Heights" leads Tony Awards Wednesday sales Tuesday, 13 May 2008 Greenberg poll: Fernandez 55% PLD ends campaign You'll just have to wait Schools used for voting Topics fall by the wayside Need to control government spending Tourism still doing well Foreign investment a constant Small business bill More call centers in DR Manny inches closer Dominican track runs well Tuesday sales Monday, 12 May 2008 JCE tests scanners Enthusiasm for voting abroad Freeze on gasoline prices Government halts audits Central Bank audit Need for constitutional procedures Codetel in the countryside IIBI suggests substitutes for flour Chicken prices climb again Trade deficit with the US Housing sales are way down CNN's Palacios looks at the DR Deaths on campaign trail Traffic toll is 40 deaths in two months Workers demand pay in Santiago Rescued baby doing well Friday, 09 May 2008 Fernandez in Puerto Plata US$10 million for protected areas Bautista welcomes doctors' decision The JCE scanners are here After the elections Time to foster exports Edes feel fuel pinch More policemen to jail Bank robbed Friday sales Thursday, 08 May 2008 Fernandez leads polls Scanners will be tested Sunday Politics very costly in DR PRSC strikes back DR can be food self-sufficient Morales on DR food supply plan No strikes for now Government gives out rice Labels cause export issues Killer cops could get 30 The Luciano Corominas plane A star in the making Thursday sales Wednesday, 07 May 2008 No exit polls on 16 May Top ten electoral provinces Breadbasket of the Caribbean Spain grabs low-skilled workers Energy issues in tourism sector Protected park areas INESPRE outlives usefulness Ikea in Santo Domingo Farm costs ever higher Bus stop businesses Meat exports still on hold Sun Land not on the agenda Policemen fired for brutality Red Alert Wednesday sales Tuesday, 06 May 2008 The JCE's new scanners Young could decide elections Voter stats Book Fair extended to 9 May The Metro power controversy Renewable energies ruling on hold 'Popular' taxis will be popular Energy deficit balloons Asthma concerns Fire at Mercado Nuevo Ovalles and the US$569,000 case No one guilty in passport scandal Horford and Hawks out Tuesday sales Friday, 02 May 2008 DR1 takes a break New industrial parks US$80M for disaster rehab We don't know Housing feels crunch Air Dominicana grounded Saturating voters? US$569,000 in undeclared cash Colonel dead Awarding the Dumas Legislators recognize Junot Diaz Can he do it? Aguayo jumps in the rankings Friday sales Thursday, 01 May 2008 Fernandez makes promises Subsidy for chicken Pakistan investing in the DR Germany/Spain will donate Education Plan criticized Health Minster talks tough DR's beef with Guatemala Minier of the Congos honored Junot Diaz speaks at CMS Padres inaugurate complex DR boxers qualify for Beijing Horford doubles; Hawks lose Thursday sales Wednesday, 30 April 2008 IKEA in Santo Domingo Fernandez on corruption New 10-Year Education Plan Generic meds will cost less Chinese medicine at HOMS Small business needs simplicity Basic foods are "assembled" Porvenir produces sweet millions The EU has millions for bananas FTA needs revisions Tragic accident near Azua A.M. A cop once more Derek Walcott speaks tonight COE issues YELLOW ALERT Wednesday sales Tuesday, 29 April 2008 FTZ get renovated ILO says DR doing better Paredes defends subsidies Taiwan donates more Derek Walcott here Current accounts deficit balloons Central American advantage Life after the election Energy subsidy not sustainable PLD challenges colleges Pepe Goico acquitted Zayayines back in the fold Weather report Horford, Hawks even series Tuesday sales Monday, 28 April 2008 National debt hits US$14 billion CODETEL guarantees transmissions Metro trials extended Wheat subsidy triples Rice wholesalers cry foul UP up up A.M. A time of lean cows Bani suffers water shortage Forty-eight hours without crime Aid mission to Haiti attacked Accidents cause blackouts Assailants get thirty years South wins student games More rains today Monday sales Friday, 25 April 2008 Expatriate voting times Resurrecting the CB Tourism Dept clashes Dominican economic outlook Fifth time won't be lucky Rains cause damage Venezuela to revisit PetroCaribe Cheaper rice shipped to Haiti DR exporting yuca Linking Haiti, PR and DR? Dominicans earn more DR spared new US baggage rules Ortiz jersey nets big cash DR wins 3 bronze in FINA masters Friday sales Thursday, 24 April 2008 Fernandez inaugurates works Plantain theft clampdown Earning peanuts is utopian CB money not enough Taiwan on DR ties Taiwanese warships here JCE says prove it Vargas at AmCham Women doctors march DR 4th for overseas prostitution Florian still in jail Remembering history Horford good; not a magician Thursday sales! Wednesday, 23 April 2008 Thousands flock to Book Fair Metro: major attraction at Book Fair Government sends foods to small shops Heliport under construction Small business DR-CAFTA workshop Penalties for collecting without working Privatization = jobs for politicians Paying for luggage Loto money divides family His freedom lasted seven hours Bomb factory in Bonao Stealing plantains! COE issues red and green alerts Wednesday sales Tuesday, 22 April 2008 Fernandez at Feria del Libro Money laundering common Central Bank injects US$100M Why imports don't cost less New business magazine UASD students get funds Car buyers prefer pre-owned Veganos begin rebuilding Tornados are not so rare Hillary loves the DR Call centers catch on Florida is Presidente territory Papi woke up Horford does well in debut Tuesday sales Monday, 21 April 2008 Fernandez leads in Gallup poll Book Fair opens today Metro to offer free rides to fair KEPCO in the DR Maternity hospital deaths Flea Market overflows Tourism not reaching the poor Ten-year plan for agriculture Diesel behind hikes in food Euro adds to medicine bills Alert system for Tavera Tornadoes hit three provinces Green Alert for much of the DR Car falls three floors Cyber-criminals jailed Friday, 18 April 2008 Fernandez reaches deal Chinatown opens DR should be OK Anyone can be general Strike IV and do it again Customs getting stronger Workers raises Animal Welfare Conference Appeal denied Figueroa to jail On his way to 500 "I'm thirty uh..." Wednesday, 16 April 2008 Elections on schedule Campaign closings Poultry farmers start getting paid Commission to look at prices Cost of living and jobs are main issues ANJE looks at government spending Banreservas: RD$9.5 billion earnings Cardinal calls for aid for Haiti ER doctors call for bike lanes Teachers march today Doctors reject government proposal Armed Forces on alert on frontier Goal: zero corruption at DNCD Rain on the way Wednesday sales Tuesday, 15 April 2008 CID poll: PLD 40.6% Fernandez speaks Vargas proposes cutting taxes JB bridge getting makeover NG plays down effects of recession We have food Trying to keep prices down Prices up, consumption up Taking on more foreign debt IDB is big lender DR urges Haitian stability Coke galore Killer cops go free Manny's the man Jersey brings curse? Tuesday sales Monday, 14 April 2008 1000 jobs at Metro Presses roll on May ballots Hamilton-El Dia: Fernandez 48% Jewish leaders in Sosua Food dependency is a worry A week of protests IAD director dies in crash Haitian violence disrupts market days Armed Forces has evac plan in place Old rocks, new tourism Huge increases in air fares DR attends Lakeland Air Show El Caribe: 60th Anniversary Fugitives from justice Monday sales Friday, 11 April 2008 Clave-Noxa poll: Fernandez 54% Fernandez the Pharaoh Amable says Fernandez insults all Moreno proposals at ANJE Metro costs DR behind in DR-CAFTA CMD back at it US funds OAS mission Remittances are convenient Americana announces new mall Haitian conflict affects DR Guerra wraps up Latin Billboards Beach basketball Friday sales Thursday, 10 April 2008 Fernandez makes promises Fernandez on "crisis of thought" Brager: High tolerance of corruption RD$1 billion for politics Politics holds back key bills Fanjul-Vicini sticks to sugar DR IT challenges Stores open, lull in shopping Villanueva steps up Wednesday sales Wednesday, 09 April 2008 IDB to invest US$100 million in DR The IDB and the Caribbean Legal advisor questions Indetur ANJE supports bankers on law World Bank report on remittances Koreans win bidding on Customs job Santiago landfill is now open Forum maintains its strike call Haina bridge repairs get funding Food prices go up Haiti is buying poultry Bank robbers hit Popular Biodiesel plant in Azua DR occupies third place in TB Wednesday sales Tuesday, 08 April 2008 Fernandez back after tour IDB funds tax office 53%, 37%, 6% in poll Indetur back to commission Food prices rising Energy sucks money What's with Sun Land? UASD suspends classes FSA calls for strike JCE removes government ads Taiwan looking for more cooperation Pioneer cardiologist dies The dead ain't cheap Junot Diaz wins Pulitzer Best in Japan volleyball Tuesday sales! Monday, 07 April 2008 Ventura to campaign for PLD Hipolito campaigns for Miguel Public debt is 26% GDP Mega powers for Minister of Tourism Car park fire hazard Bad smell of justice in Santiago Campaign against teen pregnancies Mark Wiebe wins PGA Latin American table tennis Monday sales Friday, 04 April 2008 PGA tees off in Cap Cana Where your money goes PLD wants its payroll Opposition still at it This happened in the DR? Nuria explains Young people speak out Hipolito on the campaign trail The downside of technology Human rights going to charge First food now this No rice for the beans Fire chief give warning Chickens in Haiti Shower in the rain Thursday, 03 April 2008 Castanos speaks on realities All FTAs bad? UASD runs on deficit Time's run out for Alejandrina Pinocchio press Unfinished buildings Colmados going hi-tech Operation Walk a success Education law changed Fighting for funds I said, you said Is this the end? DR moves on in TT Wednesday, 02 April 2008 President Fernandez on US tour The Panama scandal Debates are important Stevens scholarships 6.5 million telephones It's raining Sergio, Villalona and El Torito Wednesday sales DR table tennis update Alou to manage DR team to WBC US$337.5 million in MLB Tuesday, 01 April 2008 Officials must ask permission Customs removes tax DR trying to buy WH US protectionism restricts FTZs Solenodon at the Zoo You are right; but so am I Crime in 2007 Punishing political military Santo Domingo East has fun Dominican flag more expensive Macadamia nuts become popular Tuesday sales MLB honors Dominicans Daily News Archive  |  Message Board Archive

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