2007 – Page 44

The administrator of the Banco Agricola (Bagricola), Paino Abreu Collado has announced that 10,000 of its 55,000 clients, who were affected by Tropical Storm Noel, will be exonerated from making interest payments on their loans. Abreu said that the loans add up to RD$370 million. Abreu explains that a six-month moratorium will be placed on …

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Treasury Minister Vicente Bengoa has announced that the government would use a RD$3 billion surplus to tackle the effects of Tropical Storm Noel. Speaking yesterday, Bengoa said that the funds come from a total surplus of RD$8.6 million and that the IMF has given permission for the funds to be used. The funds will be …

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A team from the International Monetary Fund recently met for the eighth and final review of its Stand-by Arrangement with the DR. The mission was also in the DR for the periodic discussion of economic policies and the medium-term macroeconomic outlook. The IMF says that following a series of meetings with senior government officials, they …

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Dr. Waldo Ariel Suero is the president-elect of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD). Forty percent of all votes have been counted. Dr. Plutarco Restituyo, who leads the electoral commission, said that full election details would be announced later today. This is Suero’s second time as CMD president, as he held the post during the 2002-2004 …

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Hoy is reporting that in the last week four people have died of leptospirosis at the capital’s Luis A. Aybar hospital and 23 others are still being treated for the disease. Luisa Lafontaine, director of the hospital, issued a warning to people who live near flooded areas. Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease transmitted by the …

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Doctors and epidemiologists with ties to the Dominican community in New York City have offered their services to the Ministry of Public Works to fight health ailments caused by sanitation problems in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Noel. NY Assembly member Adriano Espaillat made the offer on behalf of the doctors, who offered their help …

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Schools in Santo Domingo and the National District, which had been used as shelters during the last 18 days, were cleared out by the authorities yesterday. 200 families were each given RD$15,000 towards renting a home for three months, while the government works out a long-term solution. Deputy Education Minister Mery Valeria handed out the …

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Speaking at a press conference at the Presidential Palace, Dajabon mayor Sonia Mateo declared that the new Specialized Border Security Corps (CESFRONT) is corrupt and accused its members of charging each Haitian who wants to cross the border RD$100, up from the RD$20 “fee” that their military predecessors used to charge. Mateo says that Cesfront …

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John Giuliani is petitioning the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to penalize fellow judge Eddy Olivares for his public opposition to a decision by the JCE judges. The spat between Olivares and Giuliani began when the JCE judges voted in favor of ceasing all political ad campaigns and forcing the political parties to remove all ads …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board, Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman says that the organization of the 2008 presidential elections is moving ahead satisfactorily. This week, election director Joel Lantigua presented the timetable for the event. He received reports on information technology, logistics, transport and other aspects of preparations for the 16 May 2008 presidential …

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