El Caribe newspaper reports that the Senate passed yesterday two loans signed by the state and international banks. One of these is for US$49 million for the construction of 10 hospitals in San Cristobal, Neyba and Hato Mayor, among other communities. A Spanish company, Jamco Medical will be responsible for this project. Another loan for US$41.7 million was subscribed with the Spanish division of the Deutsche Bank to finance the equipping of Armed Forces vocational schools by another Spanish firm, Riocersa.
