During a meeting held yesterday in the Presidential Palace, the Executive Branch decided to allocate RD$37.42 billion to public investment in provinces around the country in 2006. Resources will be used in infrastructures, aqueducts, educational centers, sanitary facilities, street paving, sidewalks, sports and community centers. Diario Libre reports the meeting was attended by President Leonel Fernandez, Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, the Presidential Minister Danilo Medina, Interior and Police Minister Franklin Almeyda, Presidential Technical Secretary Temistocles Montas, as well as provincial governors and presidents of Provincial Development Councils. Some of the amounts assigned to provinces were: Samana RD$384 million; Salcedo RD$293 million; Sanchez Ramirez RD$508 million; Monsenor Nouel RD$488 million; La Vega RD$2.903 billion; Montecristi RD$700 million; National District RD$5.132 billion; Santo Domingo RD$2.0 billion; Duarte RD$1.,0 billion; El Seibo RD$356 million, and La Altagracia RD$1.8 billion.