2007 – Page 33

It’s been two days, and another death as a result of leptospirosis has yet to be reported. Also, the number of new patients hospitalized for the disease has also decreased. Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez said that the leptospirosis outbreak is now getting under control, but explained that although numbers are dropping, the Public …

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Cuban Ambassador in the DR Juan Astiasaran has announced that the Fourth PetroCaribe summit will take place in Cienfuegos, Cuba on 20 and 21 December 2007. President Leonel Fernandez is expected to take part in the summit, according to Diario Libre. Astiasaran said that Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso and DR Ambassador in Cuba …

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Administrative Minister to the Presidency Luis Manuel Bonetti says that to date the government has received RD$166 million and US$355,136 in aid for tackling the effects of Tropical Storm Noel. Bonetti says that aid is still pending from some friendly nations and said that the funds received have been deposited in a BanReservas bank account …

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The government has approved an RD$180 million loan for tobacco growers in Santiago and surrounding provinces whose main crop was damaged or destroyed by Tropical Storm Noel. This information was released by Agriculture Minister Salvador Jimenez. Jimenez said that the storm damaged more than 25% of the tobacco crop. Of the total RD$180 million, a …

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The Ministry of Environment has changed its tune once again, this time deciding to enforce law 16-07, which prohibits the extraction of sand and gravel from riverbeds in the DR. The resolution had originally been passed by President Leonel Fernandez, but was ignored for the most part. The resolution was back in the news recently, …

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Community organizations in Nizao and San Cristobal are urging the Ministry of the Environment to order a halt to sand and gravel extraction from riverbeds in the area no later than Monday, or face being charged with violating law 123-71 and 64-00, which prohibits the extraction of materials. Enovirna Done, representing the San Cristobal National …

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The Ministry of Environment and the National Council of Urban Affairs (Conau) have delivered a report to President Leonel Fernandez recommending that 7,000 families need to be relocated from vulnerable areas, as reported in Diario Libre. The government departments have identified 20 high-risk areas considered unsuitable for human habitation. These include areas alongside the Ozama …

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The Chief of Police Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin has announced the Police’s plan for increased security and safety during this year’s Christmas holiday season. Guzman is quoted in Hoy as saying that during the holiday season police will be patrolling the streets and anyone who puts his hand on a police officer is putting their …

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The country’s political parties will receive RD$1.1 billion during the last two months of presidential campaigning in the run-up to the 16 May 2008 elections, as reported in Diario Libre. The Central Electoral Board (JCE) will distribute the money. Article 49 of electoral law 275-97 rules that the political parties will receive the equivalent of …

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President Leonel Fernandez has appointed Dr. Pedro Blandino as Dominican ambassador to Nicaragua through decree 646-07 issued yesterday. In addition, Jose Manuel Lopez Balaguer was appointed as Dominican Goodwill ambassador through decree 648-07.