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Reds Hall of Fame gala a blast for all

Jul 21, 2008

CINCINNATI -- As dozens of Cincinnati baseball legends took the stage at the 2008 Reds Hall of Fame Induction Gala on Sunday night, the more than 1,400 people in attendance probably had no idea who else was among them. More...

Dominican president launches economic measures

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez said he will reduce public spending and increase oil imports to ease economic woes. He expected to cut government expenses by $589 million...

OIL-CARIBBEAN: Petrocaribe Building ‘Anti-Crisis, Anti-Hunger Shield’

CARACAS, Jul 14 (IPS) - Seventeen countries in Central America and the Caribbean are to make down payments of only 40 percent on Venezuelan oil, while cooperating to expand their food supply, and calling on the North to take...

Dominican president: speculators to blame for soaring oil price

CARCAS, July 13 (Xinhua) - Speculation and oil contracts for the future are the major causes of the current oil price hike, Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez said Sunday at the 5th PetroCaribe summit. Fernandez said...

IMF to lessen role in Dominican economy

The International Monetary Fund plans to withdraw from its role in keeping the Dominican Republic's economy on track. Dominican officials sought the IMF's help after a 2003 bank collapse derailed the economy. The IMF responded...

Dominican Republic agrees monitoring deal with IMF (at Reuters)

By Manuel Jimenez SANTO DOMINGO, June 24 (Reuters) - The Dominican Republic will enter an economic monitoring arrangement with the International Monetary Fund in August but has no need for now for IMF financing or programs that...

Serene disengagement from Washington

published: Sunday | June 15, 2008 David Jessop THIS WEEK IN EUROPE A week or so ago a very interesting commentary appeared in the prominent Argentinean newspaper, La Nacion. Under the headline 'Goodbye to Washington', Professor...

Dominican Republic buys Shell's share of refinery (AP)

Thursday June 12, 4:03 pm ET Dominican Republic buys Shell's share of refinery for $110 million SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- The Dominican Republic has bought out Royal Dutch Shell PLC's share of a jointly owned...

Looking back at the year that was

As Commencement closes another chapter of the Harvard story, here is a brief backward glance at some highlights of the year that was. The Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences becomes the School of Engineering and...

Chavez says 'out of step' FARC should free hostages

CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Sunday urged the new leader of Colombia's Marxist FARC insurgency to free all its hostages, in unusually tough words for Latin America's oldest rebel force. Sunday, he...