2008 – Page 167

Young star Al Horford has been chosen to practice with the US Olympic team that will head to Beijing in August in search of gold. Horford was one of ten players chosen for the US practice squad. Horford will play an important role in helping this version of the Dream Team. Horford is a rising …

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The President and the First Lady cut the ribbon and led the opening ceremony for the new Emergency Room at the famous Dario Contreras Hospital in Santo Domingo. Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez told reporters from Diario Libre that long waiting times for treatment and patients sitting on the floor were a thing of …

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President Leonel Fernandez will address the nation tomorrow evening. Fernandez will focus on forthcoming economic and social measures including energy and fuel saving initiatives and an increase in the minimum wage, according to Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa, the Minister of Hacienda. Yesterday, Fernandez held a two-hour meeting with Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, Industry and Commerce …

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More voices are calling for an increase in the minimum wage in both the public and private sectors. Gloria Henriquez, director of the National Salaries Committee (CNS), admitted that the current conditions required discussions about an increase in the minimum wage, but first the CNS has to be notified by either the management sector or …

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When the government announces the end to the subsidy provided to propane gas consumers, the price is expected to hit at least RD$100 per gallon, Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa said during a Channel 5 television interview. Bengoa said that President Fernandez would shortly be announcing the focusing of the propane subsidy through the Solidarity Program, …

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Following yesterday’s announcement by Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa about the agreement between the Dominican Refinery and the Venezuelan Petroleum Company (PDVSA) to “explore and exploit” the Orinoco Basin oil deposits, geologist Osiris de Leon, former head of the Dominican Republic Petroleum and Mining Chamber, said that Bengoa’s statements were no more than an expression of …

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The leaders of the two main opposition parties, the PRD and the PRSC, believe that the sale of the Dominican Refinery (Refidomsa) to the Venezuelan Petroleum Company (PDVSA) should be placed in the hands of Congress. Victor Gomez Casanova and Orlando Jorge Mera both said that the negotiations should be transparent and the funds used …

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During a visit to New York City, former presidential candidate Guillermo Moreno said that President Leonel Fernandez is the “governor of the excuses.” He said that Fernandez has spent this term blaming his problems in government on his predecessor Hipolito Mejia, and now, even before starting his third term he has a new culprit: “petroleum …

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The Santo Domingo municipality has chosen to replace cast-iron manhole covers from city streets with 1,000 high-resistance plastic ones. The new covers are manufactured in Mexico. “With the installation of the new model of cover, we will put an end to the practice of stealing them for selling for scrap,” said Santo Domingo Mayor Roberto …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) admitted yesterday that it will not have the capacity to control, totally, the fraud and fake documents issued by personnel attached to the Civil Registry Office (CRO) until the process of complete digitalization is completed. The process will include biomechanical data such as photographs and fingerprints in one document. The …

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