2008 – Page 51

This is a reminder that there will be no news update on Monday, 10 November. The national holiday that celebrates Constitution Day (6 November) fell on a Thursday this year. The DR1 daily news digest will be compiled for the Tuesday, 11 November issue. For breaking news and discussions, please see the dr1.com/forums that are …

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On the first day of his four-day visit to the United Arab Emirates, President Leonel Fernandez and First Lady Margarita Cedeno met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. At the meeting President Fernandez addressed the possibility of UAE investments in power generation in the DR, including hydroelectric projects. The …

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At the start of his visit to Dubai, President Fernandez also held meetings with top management and senior officials of Dubai World, a division of the UAE government. At the Dubai World headquarters, President Fernandez was received by Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, vice chairman. He also met Mohammed Sharaf, CEO of DP World, and Salma …

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Codetel and the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL) have announced that 71 rural communities in the remote border province of Elias Pina now have broadband Internet access as part of the Broadband Rural Connectivity Project. The project aims to install broadband in 508 communities throughout the DR. According to Jose Rafael Vargas, director of INDOTEL, one …

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Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez says that the government will pay RD$11 million to families that were moved out of the Los Haitises National Park in 1992. However, Fernandez reiterated that Los Haitises is an issue of national security and will not allow people to go back and settle there. Fernandez says the park is …

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State-run Electricity Companies vice president Radhames Segura says the government will give the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (REFIDOMSA) US$38 million to purchase fuel to relieve the financial difficulties that have caused the recent prolonged blackouts. Segura also said that an estimated 250MW of power will enter the system within the next few days, hopefully alleviating the …

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Dr. Maria Quevedo Cortejon says that young women as young as 11 should be vaccinated against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) that can lead to cervical cancer in women. According to statistics, three women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in the DR each day, making the vaccine a top priority for women. Quevedo says that 86 …

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A total of 32,827 high school students, or 16%, failed the national exams in 2007, which forced them to repeat eighth grade. This is compounded by the fact that 15,000 students failed to finish the eighth grade because they dropped out or were unable to reach the minimum 65% score needed in order to take …

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