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Dominican Week began yesterday in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The weeklong annual program of events is held in Puerto Rico and several US cities to promote an awareness of the positive aspects of Dominican society. Academic, cultural, business and political aspects are promoted. Highlights of this year are the presentations by Vice President Milagros Ortiz …

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Antonio Turbí, owner of gas stations in Santo Domingo, La Romana and Santiago is not giving up. Now that the government gave in to pressures from the association of gas station owners (Anadegas) and banned him from dropping the price on fuel, he has found away to continue to have the upper hand. He announced …

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News reports highlight the successful two-hand implant carried out at the Salvador Gautier Social Security Hospital yesterday. Taxi driver 37-year old Rafael Polanco suffered the loss of his two hands in a machete fight at around 11 pm on Wednesday. A friend adequately preserved his hands, and after visiting several clinics, he finally was interned …

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Carlos Johelin Santa finished sixth in his preliminary heat in the 400 meters. He clocked in at 46.40 failing to advance to the quarterfinals. Jose Augusto Geraldino lost to Australian Frenz Birkfellner in the 100 kilo division. Yovanny Lorenzo, who had made it to the second round, lost to German boxer Steve Kuchler, 17-2. Pending …

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The Mejía administration gave in to the demands made by gasoline station owners and eliminated a provision that permitted price competition. Gasoline and diesel will again have fixed prices in the DR. The Asociación Nacional de Detallistas de Gasolina (Anadegas) requested the elimination of the free market provision as a condition to accept a reduction …

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The Dominican government signed two loan agreements for 50 million German marks (RD$400 million pesos) with a German government cooperation agency. The loans will help build small hydroelectric plants in the impoverished Southwest and electricity transmission lines in Santo Domingo. The loans carry a 4.5% interest rate and 20-year payment plans. The Kreditanstait fur Wiederaufbau …

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Arturo Martínez Moya, a past president of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery, says that the DR urgently needs to begin a fuel savings program. He said that consumption of fuel in the DR is the highest in Central America and the Caribbean. This is primarily because the DR relies on petroleum fuel-consuming power plants for 80% …

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The Mejía government has announced it is continuing the computerized land ownership registration program started by the previous administration. The program will cost US$9.5 million and a pilot program is being implemented in Santo Domingo. Spanish companies Cinsa and Ingeniería AIE are assisting the Dirección General de Catastro in the registration of 150,000 property titles …

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