2008 – Page 76

Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso announced the signing of the European Partnership Agreement with the European Union today at the Sherbourne Conference Centre in Bridgetown, Barbados. He stressed that the agreement would enhance the DR’s relationship with 27 countries in the European Union and 15 Cariforum countries (Caribbean Community and the Dominican Republic). Morales …

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A center for water research in the Caribbean and Central America has been inaugurated in Santo Domingo during the commemorative week marking the 20th anniversary of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) National Committee in the DR. The Center for Sustainable Water Resource Management in the Caribbean Island Centers is sponsored by the IHP and UNESCO. …

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Dr. Clavel Sanchez, coordinator of the National Breastfeeding Commission, complains that clinics and baby formula companies are discouraging successful breastfeeding by making their products freely available to mothers shortly after they give birth. She says this practice violates Breastfeeding Law 8-95. As reported in Listin Diario, she complained that in most cases babies are fed …

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Speaking to the press after a meeting with General Prosecutor Radhames Jimenez and Peravia Governor Bienvenido Montero at the Presidential Palace, Peravia Senator Wilton Guerrero maintained his claims that the presidential commission that investigated the massacre of seven men in Peravia on 6 August did not get to the bottom of the killing. As reported …

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The increasing number of military and Police officers involved in crime is a major concern for society, reports Hoy. The newspaper says that since 1991 the press has reported 45 cases of military personnel involved in drug dealing. Hoy highlights the recent case of pilot Harold Manzano Garcia who used to fly the presidential helicopter …

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The Dominican government seems to be keeping more than its share of taxes on oil prices in the DR. Diario Libre points out today that a year ago, on 13 October 2007, the price of the oil in the Texas market used as reference to set prices in the DR was US$83.08 the barrel. At …

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Nurses’ unions at public hospitals went on strike yesterday in demand for increased wages. The National Nurses’ Union (Unased) announced the strike in public hospitals nationwide. Jose Rodriguez Aybar, deputy administrative and finance minister at the Ministry of Public Health, told Diario Libre that nurses’ wages have improved considerably during Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez’s term …

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Students and professors from Baylor University in Texas visited Cabarete earlier this month to collect preliminary data for a study focusing on the mix and characteristics of high-rise residential development and hotels. Marlene Mints Reed, of the Hankamer School of Business Management & Entrepreneurship program headed the group on its first visit. The Federation for …

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For the first time 15 Dominican tennis players have made the rankings of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the Association of Tennis Professional (ATP). Dominican Tennis Federation president Persio Maldonado said that seven new players were added after the celebration of the Mangu Cup, a youth tournament that was held here in September. The …

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The Dominican Winter Baseball League Championship, now in its 55th year, opens today with games at three Dominican stadiums: the Julian Javier Stadium in San Francisco de Macoris (Gigantes vs. Aguilas), the Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo (Licey vs. Escogido) and the Tetelo Vargas (Toros vs. Estrellas) in San Pedro de Macoris. The Licey and …

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