Labor Minister Milton Ray Guevara announced that the new Social Security fund has surpassed the RD$1-billion mark, and that the government has honored its budgetary commitment to the fund, along with private employers and employees’ contributions. Guevara described the fund as the best way to ensure the improvement of public health. The new Social Security building, named for former President Antonio Guzman Fernandez, was launched on Thursday and is located on Ave. Tiradentes in central Santo Domingo. President Hipolito Mejia attended the ceremony, along with the late President’s widow, Renee Klang de Guzman, and daughter Sonia Guzman, who is the current Industry and Commerce Minister.