2008 – Page 16

The Higher Land Court in the Central Department has ordered the registration of property rights in favor of two people for a total of 3.4 million square meters of land in the parcel 6-004-10866 of the Cadastral District 10/1 of the city of Higuey that forms part of a portion of some 35 million square …

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The Ministry of Public Health says that polluted water was behind a recent Hepatitis A outbreak with 41 cases in the community of Jima, in Monsenor Nouel province. Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez told reporters from Listin Diario that studies had showed that fecal material in the community’s drinking water was the source of the …

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An internal electoral conflict caused major inconveniences to commuters and tourists yesterday from Bavaro to Higuey route. Bus drivers from the Sichotrature and Sichotraopa unions parked their buses on the highway to impede the normal flow of traffic. They were demanding the release of Benjamin Avila, who was detained for three days in Veron police …

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Just hours after the German Consulate in Santo Domingo requested the assistance of the Dominican immigration authorities in apprehending and extraditing German citizens wanted by the international police, National District prosecutor Alejandro Moscoso Segarra announced the capture of Roland Friedrich Hams, wanted for the alleged theft of 4 million of euros. German Consul Dirk Rahlenbech …

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Television and media personality Yaqui Nunez del Risco was given a favorable prognosis by neurologist Eduardo Yermenos yesterday. Del Risco was hospitalized at Cedimat after suffering a stroke and is being treated in the intensive care unit. Yermenos said that the prognosis is now very favorable in light of the progress that Nunez has made …

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The sale of ‘yaniqueques’ has proved to be one of the most profitable informal businesses over the last few years, according to a report in El Caribe. The market generates earnings of between RD$1,000 and RD$2,000 per day, depending of the location of the sales point. Street corners near private schools, public schools, markets and …

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Leticia Lizardo Santos, kidnapped in San Jose de Ocoa on her way to school last Monday, was left by her captors in La Cadena Supermarket parking lot on Sarasota Avenue in Santo Domingo yesterday afternoon. The National Police revealed that because of an operation by their anti-kidnapping unit, the kidnappers were forced to give up …

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The Chamber of Deputies approved the Small Business Act (Ley Pyme) that simplifies governmental requirements for small business yesterday. Issaachart Burgos, president of the Dominican Confederation for Small and Medium-scale Business (Codopyme) stressed the importance of the bill for job creation, especially at a time when large companies are cutting jobs. He is optimistic that …

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The National Business Council (CONEP) and the Industries Association called for prudence and caution in the proposal to pension funds, and that the priority should be to seek the highest possible yields for the workers. Pablo Piantini, of the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) joined those who are of the opinion that the funds, …

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Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas says that he will guarantee 600 new jobs for public hospital nurses nationwide. In response to questions about doctors’ salaries, Rojas said that the Dominican Medical Association (CMD) should continue talks with legislators now that the 2009 budget is being debated. Rojas said that benefits, which had been withheld, would …

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