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Dengue is up in the DR and the Caribbean in general. Dr. Amiro Pérez Mera, the former Minister of Public Health credited with ridding the country of polio, malaria and dengue in the early 80s, offers an easy solution to the problem. He says that popular Chinese medicine recommends putting soap in puddles of water …

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Tropical Storm Joyce today became Hurricane Joyce, the sixth hurricane to enter the Atlantic area this year. The hurricane is on a track that should spare the DR, but should be monitored closely to avoid surprises. It is still several days away from making landfall in the Caribbean and is on a due West course. …

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President Hipólito Mejía was in Andrés, Boca Chica yesterday to be present at the start of the construction of the first natural gas plant to be built in the DR. AES Corporation will build the plant that will have an electrical capacity of 300 megawatts using a combined cycle. The company is investing US$330 million. …

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News reports say that President Hipólito Mejía during his visit to the Boca Chica area gave the go ahead to start to businessmen Samuel Conde, Jaak Rannik, Manuel Enrique Taveras, promoters of the Zona Franca Multimodal Caucedo in nearby Punta Caucedo. The Zona Franca Multimodal Caucedo is a major trans-shipment terminal and port that seeks …

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Engineer Martin Concepción Múñoz, vice president of the Union Panamericana de Asociaciones de Ingenieros and former president of the Colegio Dominicano de Ingenieros y Arquitectos in an interview with El Siglo newspaper pointed to serious overpricing in the construction of the Nueva Isabela International Airport at El Higuero, in northern Santo Domingo. The airport was …

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Those driving in Santo Domingo need to be aware that the Ministry of Public Works will be closing the tunnels under the 27 de Febrero Boulevard and the Máximo Gómez/J. F. Kennedy overpass tonight. The tunnels will be closed as of Tuesday, at 10 pm through Friday, at 5 am for repairs and maintenance works. …

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The Department of Drug Control arrested two Colombians, a Dutch citizen and a Venezuelan at the Las Americas International Airport yesterday. They had attempted to import significant amounts of heroine and cocaine, according to the department. The Colombians arrived on a Copa flight from Cali, Colombia via Panama. As of yesterday they had expelled 670 …

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The political committee of the PLD said it is instructing former government officers to ignore the requests of Dr. Jesus Feliz, assistant of the Attorney General and in charge of the Corruption Prevention Department of the government that they visit that office for questioning. In a paid advertisement in local newspapers, the PLD says that …

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