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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos turned himself in on Tuesday, a week after police say he was involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed two women. Authorities were interviewing him, prosecutor Raul ...

Coming off their best-ever season and being ranked in the preseason polls for the first time in their history, it wouldn’t have surprised anyone if the No. 12 Rutgers Scarlet Knights came out a little overconfident versus lowly University of ...

Jose F. Peña Guaba, of the Lottery, might have competition. Zoom Picture SANTO DOMINGO.- No one in the National Lottery knows the address of the new gaming company; nobody involved in the business of betting parlors, vendors and even in the very ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - In a land where the roots of desolate poverty run deeper than the sugar cane and boys become the blood diamonds of baseball, Pablo Lantigua was renowned as a risk-taker. He explored the lawless barrios and back ...

When Jose Rijo, Dominican baseball eminence and MVP of the 1990 World Series, invited me to join him at his cigar bar in Santo Domingo, I quickly agreed. Here was a chance to witness a retired baseball player living in the afterglow of his career and ...

Santo Domingo.- The game Sajama is one of two new electronic lotteries slated to start at yearend, and allows placing bets with immediate results in an interactive system. The other is Loto Real del Cibao, of Real betting parlors, with a 20-year ...

It seems fitting in 2007 to follow in the footsteps of 007. In Casino Royale, a lot of the action is set in Montenegro - although actually filmed in the Czech Republic. The Montenegrins don't mind: they have seen a surge of interest in their country ...

The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) honored Craig Banikowski, a member of the LABTA, at its 40th Annual International Convention & Exposition, with its President’s Award, given in recognition of outstanding contributions of an NBTA ...

The Rocky Mountain BTA has named Pamela McTeer its Direct member of the year, and Lynelle Lahey its Allied member of the year. McTeer, who is travel manager at the Coors Brewing Company, was cited for her outstanding work as chair of the philanthropy ...