2007 – Page 25

Long weeks after Tropical Storm Noel damaged major aqueducts in the southern Dominican Republic, many people are still without drinking water. At first, the continuing rains enabled people to collect rain water to drink and wash, but after a week of clear skies, even this water is in short supply and people are getting very …

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Belgica de la Cruz Mirabal (Dede), the last surviving Mirabal sister, and mother of former Vice-President Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal, has been injured in a crash that left one person dead and another injured. The accident occurred on the highway between Nagua and Cabrera. Fernandez Mirabal was driving a vehicle that hit a small motorcycle …

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The Dominican Society of Plastic Surgery is urging parents to not allow their children to set off fireworks “of any kind.” Dr. Jean Paul Giudicelli, speaking for the organization, said they are “all dangerous.” Speaking at a press conference with the chiefs of plastic survery of the public hospitals Robert Reid Cabral, Salvador B. Gautier …

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In Friday night’s action, the Toros from La Romana were leading the Aguilas Cibaenas when rain started to fall, and in a last-gasp effort the Aguilas managed to tie the game 5-5 when the umpires called a halt. The game will be finished at a future date. Meanwhile, in Santo Domingo the Gigantes del Cibao …

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Last night President Leonel Fernandez announced a temporary subsidy of RD$31.79 per gallon of diesel fuel for unionized public transport and cargo vehicles. The subsidy is part of decree 677-07 and grants the subsidies to transport and cargo unions. The subsidy will last for three months. Industry and Commerce Minister Melanio Paredes explained that once …

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Young Entrepreneurs Association (ANJE) president Joel Santos feels that the government shouldn’t subsidize the fuel used by transporters because this just creates another distortion in the fuel market. Santos, quoted in Hoy, says he understands the current situation with international fuel prices, but says that the government is in no position to provide a subsidy. …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has inaugurated the first Specialized Late Registration Unit in Salcedo where 902 under-16s and 4,000 adults who were not previously registered will be able to secure their first birth certificates and cedulas. The mobile unit will be located on Doroteo Tapia street, opposite the Banco Agricola. The unit is equipped …

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The Ministry of Education has received RD$250 million as part of a special fund for rehabilitating schools affected by flooding and housing flood victims in the wake of Tropical Storm Noel. In December the Ministry will receive another RD$100 million which is to be used for the rehabilitation work. In January the Ministry will receive …

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The Dominican Republic is one of the Latin American countries that will fail to meet the Millennium Development goals in the area of education, according to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). UNESCO says that the DR is lagging behind in education quality, and that the adult literacy rate in the DR …

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Pharmaceutical businessman Hochi Vega is complaining that 90% of medicines bought by the government for its health plans are imported. He says that most of these pharmaceuticals come from Asian countries and details about their manufacture are unknown. Vega says that Dominican inspectors have not traveled to India or China to inspect the conditions in …

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