1999 – Page 212

An all-day seminar was held yesterday at the Intercontinental Hotel to launch a three-year project to create a National Environment Strategy. The project is sponsored and funded by the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and will be coordinated by the Technical Secretariat of the Presidency (STP) and the National Planning Office …

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The Public Health Ministry (SESPAS) is launching a nationwide measles vaccination aimed at immunizing 500,000 children ages 5-14, considered susceptible to the disease because they were not covered by the last major measles immunization campaign. The action is being taken after measles cases have been reported in Hig?ey, La Romana, Saman? and Santo Domingo. So …

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Industry and Commerce Ministry spokesman Federico Quezada said yesterday that contrary to claims by the industry, his Ministry did not authorize any price hike in cement. He said that the 12-15% price hike in gray cement imposed on Monday was done "unilaterally" by the members of the Dominican Association of Cement Producers, that the Ministry …

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The Attorney-General’s Office released a report yesterday asserting that the death in jail of Dr. Mois?s Fernando Marchena Arredondo last Saturday was not due to negligence or any criminal act. Marchena died in his cell due to an untreated bleeding gastric ulcer. The report said that Marchena had refused medical treatment because he was depressed …

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The three leading Dominican parties will sit down to talks today at the National Palace at 6 pm. Leaders of the parties accepted an invitation made by President Leonel Fern?ndez during his state-of-the-nation speech before the National Assembly on Saturday. Attending for the PRSC will be Donald Reid Cabral, Federico Ant?n Batlle, Johnny Jones and …

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The List?n Diario/Sigma Dos poll shows that it is very likely that undecided voters will decide the upcoming presidential election of year 2000. The poll makes it apparent that a runoff electoral round will be needed, as it is unlikely any of the candidates will achieve the 50%+1 vote required to win in a first …

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The Senate passed the bill for the promotion of exports, a modification to the electoral law that would increase the electoral posts for women in the congressional and municipal elections of year 2002 from 25% to 40%, and a bill that creates the National Rice Institute.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduardo Latorre called for unity among Caribbean nations to impede the passing of ships loaded with radioactive wastes. He said there is a need to create an awareness among heads of government and the Caribbean population in general that alone there is not much that a nation can do to impede …

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The investment promotion agencies of the governments of Caribbean countries have been invited to attend a "Roundtable on Investment Promotion" that will be held in Santo Domingo following the Caribbean-US Trade & Investment Forum set for 16-18 March in Santo Domingo, also. The Roundtable is to be held at the Renaissance Jaragua Hotel, also the …

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The cost of the 100-lb. bag of cement went up RD$10 on Monday. A bag of cement now costs RD$74. Builders say this will represent an increase in building costs of 12%.