2007 – Page 61

President Leonel Fernandez will attend the XVII Ibero-American Conference in the Chilean capital Santiago on November 10. The conference will include heads of state, and government leaders from Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America and Spain. The major issues on the agenda are the theme of social cohesion and the possibilities for reducing social inequalities in …

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With no apparent warning Tropical Storm Noel formed yesterday, and the Weather Department has extended its Red Alert for large areas across the Dominican Republic. Continuous rains and stiff winds with some strong gusts are expected throughout the day, today. According to the weather office, rainfall will be heaviest in the southeast, the southwest, north, …

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Everyone in the DR seems to be caught off alert regarding Noel that surprisingly developed on Sunday into a strong storm. Anyway, this morning’s Diario Libre A.M. page two column written by editor Adriano Miguel Tejada blasts the Weather Department (ONAMET) for not sound the alarm to the public about the onslaught of TS Noel. …

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Participating entities in the Family Health Insurance System (SFS) that violate Law 87-01 are subject to fines of up to one million pesos, according to the recently approved Regulations on Infractions and Punishments in the SFS. The fines can go from 50 minimum wages (RD$5,635) all the way up to 200 minimum wages. Thus, a …

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Fuel prices were reduced slightly over the weekend. Gasoline was allowed to go down RD$2.00 and RD$2.50 for Premium and Regular, and diesel fuel also got a little respite with a RD$0.70 cent drop in price. However, the nation’s housewives and publico drivers were hit with yet another increase in the cost of propane gas …

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Both the National Council for Private Business (CONEP) and Inter-American Development Bank economist Santiago Levy Algazi have urged prudence in the face of the recent spike in oil prices. Conep called on industry and the general population to realize that the era of cheap energy is past. Conep mentioned the energy subsidy paid by the …

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