2007 – Page 35

Ronald Bullen, the Trade Attache at the US Embassy in Santo Domingo, has called on the Dominican authorities to fulfill their commitments to DR-CAFTA so that the full transparency of the agreement could be reached. Bullen said that to have an efficient international trade system based on international trade laws, additional efforts were needed to …

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The US, through Southern Command, has donated 35,000 units of typhoid fever vaccine. The donation is valued at RD$25 million and will be handled by the Public Health Ministry. Ronald Bullen, director of the trade section at the US Embassy, said that these vaccines would save a lot of lives. Although no cases of typhoid …

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Qatar joins the list of countries that have donated funds to the DR in the wake of TS Noel. Qatar has donated US$2 million and a Qatari official will travel to the DR at the beginning of December to formalize the donation. Carlos Morales Troncoso, Foreign Relations Minister, thanked the Qatari public and government for …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has begun preventive evacuations in Nagua, Rio San Juan and Cabrera due to strong winds and high waves in the area. The COE has also maintained a red alert warning for Samana Bay and Montecristi. COE director Juan Manuel Mendez Garcia said that all ships that operate in Samana Bay …

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The increased weakness of the dollar and continued fears about oil reserves are pushing oil prices to record levels. Yesterday sweet crude reached US$99.29 per barrel on the New York Stock Exchange. At the same time the barrel of North Sea Brent crude reached US$96.53.

President Ernest Benach of the Spanish autonomous region Catalonian parliament has hosted 40 Dominican students who are studying in Barcelona. The Dominican Association of Professionals in Catalonia said that the event was a welcome ceremony for the students who will be studying in the city for 10 months. Benach encouraged the students to do their …

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Victor Diaz blasted a three-run shot in the top of the seventh inning to lead the Aguilas against the Toros. The win keeps the Aguilas 1.5 games behind Licey who won last night, 2-1, against Estrellas behind a homerun by Erick Aybar. In other baseball news, the Gigantes beat up on cellar dwellers Escogidos 3-1 …

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President Leonel Fernandez signed Law 389-07 that changes the name of Salcedo Province to Hermanas Mirabal Province at a ceremony in Ojo de Agua, the three sisters’ hometown. The legislation honors national heroines Maria Teresa, Patria and Minerva Mirabal, who were murdered for their political beliefs during the Trujillo dictatorship on 25 November 1960. Every …

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A commission of experts from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) began arriving yesterday to look at the current leptospirosis epidemic that is affecting hundreds of people and threatening thousands more. So far, 29 deaths and a total of nearly 300 cases have been reported. The specialists will reinforce local doctors who are tackling the …

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The Dominican Senate has approved a US$15 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The money will go towards establishing an emergency prevention program and for the shoring up of the national statistics system. In yesterday evening’s session, the Senate gave its approval after receiving a report from the Treasury Committee, headed by PLD …

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