SANTIAGO. - President Leonel Fernandez yesterday headed in this city several activities including the inauguration of road works and a military parade to mark the 164th anniversary of the Battle of Marchthe 30, 1844. The chief executive cut the ribbon for the Metropolitan Hospital of Santiago (HOMS) and a church in Licey, works built at […]
Santo Domingo.– Everything is getting ready for the new airline Air Dominicana to begin operations in May with flights to the United States, Mexico and South America, to later expand to other destinations, in what government officials and business leaders say it’s vital for the growth of tourism.
The first airplane, a Boeing 737 with a […]
Dominicans make up 10.7% of the 750 baseball players on the Major League Baseball rosters, as Listin Diario points out today. A total of 79 Dominicans are on the rosters, but there are several on the injured list. This means that 90 Dominicans could be playing ball this season. Of the group, 39 are […]
The airport at Santiago is now safer to access. The government has inaugurated a new overpass that will allow people to arrive and depart the airport without having to cross the Duarte Turnpike. The overpass also provides safer, alternative access to Licey al Medio. Before the overpass was built, more than 60 accidents occurred […]
President Leonel Fernandez has announced a short tour of the United States as part of his election campaign. He will hit the campaign trail in Miami and then go on to New York City. The Chief Executive will be accompanied by his campaign manager, Francisco Javier Garcia, and campaign operations chief Felix Bautista, as […]
New York.– Pedro Martinez limited the Nationals to two runs on five hits while striking out four and walking none in five innings as the Mets ran their winning streak to six games with an 8-2 victory Friday.
Martinez, who regularly hit 87-88 mph with his fastball, felt so good after his 71-pitch outing that he […]
Dominican basketball player Francisco Garcia will soon be joining an exclusive group. The Sacramento Kings forward will soon become the sixth Latino player in NBA history to score more than 100 three-point shots in an NBA season. He will also become the first Dominican player to do so. At the moment Garcia has 97 […]