2007 – Page 315

The European Union has agreed on an EUR40 million cooperation package for the DR. The first EUR10 million will be disbursed next week. The plan calls for the distribution of funds until 2008. EU ambassador Dino Sinigallia made the announcement. Sinigallia also announced that the EU would also be donating EUR5 million to the Apoyo …

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UASD Dean Roberto Reyna has announced that the UASD has registered a record number of 160,727 students for this semester. Of those registered 66% are female and 34% are male. Reyna also pointed out that 67.5% of the registered students would be studying at the UASD central campus while 32.5% will be based at the …

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The leaders of the country’s transport unions, which have set 30 January as the date for a general public transport strike, are to meet with Public Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) head Diandino Pena at 9:30 tomorrow. The meeting could avert the strike and will be held at Pena’s office. The drivers’ unions are asking for …

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In today’s “Que Se Dice” the writer points out that the government is making a mistake by trying to justify first-class trips by government officials to Europe to promote President Leonel Fernandez’s re-election bid, but continues by saying that the government makes an even bigger mistake when it tries to fool the critics who proved …

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PRD members will be able to vote for either Miguel Vargas Maldonado or Milagros Ortiz Bosch for PRD presidential candidate in the 16 May 2008 presidential election on Sunday, 28 January. 3,258 stations have been set up. The PLD party announced their primaries will take place on 6 May. The political committee will meet on …

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In a ceremony held in Santiago yesterday, the US Embassy and the Instituto Superior de Agricultura (ISA) celebrated USAID’s (United States Agency for International Development) 45th anniversary in the Dominican Republic. During the ceremonies USAID’s work in the country was highlighted and both the Embassy and ISA expressed their commitment to continue helping the DR’s …

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The William J. Clinton foundation has signed two agreements with Dominican government foundations in order to help in HIV/AIDS education and prevention. One agreement was signed with the National Drug Council and another agreement was signed with the Presidential HIV/AIDS Council. Both organizations and the foundation have promised to increase the number of children treated …

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Jose Armando de la Rosa Diaz, the man who bought young murder victim Vanessa Ramirez Fana’s cell phone, has been released from jail after eight months. De la Rosa was being held at the Palacio de Justicia in Santiago after it was discovered that he had bought the cell phone that Ramirez’s killers had stolen …

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The National Drug Department (DNCD) has seized 60 kilos of pure cocaine at Las Americas International Airport (AILA). The drugs were packed in 50 small bundles that were on their way to Italy via Spain. The traffickers had concealed the narcotics in medical equipment. Miguel Perez was arrested as the smuggler here in the DR …

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In 2006, 508 Dominican “diamonds in the rough” were harvested by the Major League Baseball academies in the DR, as reported in Diario Libre. This is 26% more than the 403 recruited in 2005. This year, MLB teams distributed US$25 million in bonds to the new players, compared to US$17 million in 2005. The average …

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