Gov. Sanford to repay South Carolina for Argentina trip (Los Angeles Times)
Saying he used one leg of a state trade mission to visit his lover, he otherwise lies low as state leaders and voters consider his fate. A day after Gov. Mark Sanford tearfully confessed to an affair, he stayed out of sight Thursday — raising his head only to issue a statement that he’d repay South Carolina for the cost of one of his visits to his Argentine lover.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford sent risque e-mails to Argentian lover (New York Daily News)
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s affair with an Argentine hottie included graphic e-mails in which he professed his love for her body and her “tan lines.”.
Paraguay to Sell First Foreign Bonds Ever Next Year (Update1) (Bloomberg)
June 25 (Bloomberg) — Paraguay plans to sell its first international bonds ever next year, part of an effort to draw foreign investment to South America’s second-poorest country, Finance Minister Dionisio Borda said.
Mexico, Chile urge more access to swine flu vaccine (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Mexico and Chile’s leaders Thursday stressed an “urgent” need for developing countries to find a vaccine against swine flu that has killed over 200 people and infected tens of thousands worldwide.
Sanford’s trade mission to Argentina contradicted U.S. policy (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON — When South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford added a stop in Argentina to his trade mission to Brazil last June, the side trip should’ve raised eyebrows because he was undertaking a trade mission that the U.S. government was unwilling to make.
Gov. Sanford to Reimburse His State for Trip to Argentina (New York Times)
Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina acknowledged that he saw his mistress in Argentina while on a government-funded trip, raising new ethics concerns.
Mystery of Sanford’s mistress deepens in Argentina (AP via Yahoo! News)
It’s a wild scene outside the luxury apartment building where Gov. Mark Sanford’s mistress reportedly lives, where dozens of journalists have camped out, interviewing every passerby in hopes of finding Sanford’s elusive “Maria.”
Studies for Trasandino rail tunnel should be approved by year-end – Argentina, Chile (Business News Americas)
First-stage technical studies for the Trasandino Central rail tunnel project, led by Argentine firm Corporación América ( CASA ), should be approved by Chile’s public works ministry ( MOP ) in August or September this year, according to Eduardo Rodríguez Guarachi, Chile’s former ambassador in Argentina and current legal representative of CASA in Chile.
Argentina hand Maradona sky-high pay deal (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Argentina legend Diego Maradona has signed a bumper contract to continue as coach of the national football team.
Caribbean Casino and Gaming Corporation Launches a Newspaper in the North Coast of Dominican Republic (Marketwire)
MIAMI, FL–(Marketwire – June 22, 2009) – Caribbean Casino and Gaming Corporation ( PINKSHEETS : CGAQ ) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement today with businessman and former publisher and promoter Enrique A. Kogan to launch a newspaper in the north coast of Dominican Republic. The main focus of the newspaper will be the entertainment, lifestyle, nightlife, casinos, …
South Carolina Governor Sanford Says He’ll Repay Cost of 2008 Argentina Trip (Washington Post)
COLUMBIA, S.C., June 25 — The only signs remaining here of Gov. Mark Sanford’s riveting confession of infidelity were the television cameras staked out on the manicured lawns encircling the copper-domed state Capitol. Inside, the marble-floored rotunda, where Sanford tearfully bared his soul and…
Astros ink deal for Dominican complex (BizJournals)
The Houston Astros have signed a build-to-lease agreement for a new player development complex to be constructed in the Dominican Republic.
Celebrate Life’s Romantic Landmarks in the Dominican Republic (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
of-a-kind backdrops for couples
Immigrant Of The Day: Feniosky Peña-Mora of Dominican Republic (Immigration Portal)
Feniosky Peña-Mora currently is an Associate Provost, Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as well as a Center Affiliate at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and a Faculty Affiliate at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois.
