2007 – Page 41

The HIV/AIDS vaccine that the Merck Pharmaceutical Company was testing on patients in the DR has been declared ineffective. The vaccine was being tested on thousands of patients who didn’t have the virus, and it didn’t reduce the viral count of HIV/AIDS in the bodies of those already infected. The information was provided by the …

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Santiago Attorney General Raul Martinez has released a list of the city’s 13 most wanted criminals. The names were published on the AG office’s website at www.fiscalia-santiago.gov.do. Topping the list is Jose Liriano Ulloa, alias Jose Anemia. Aristides Perez Clase, Hector Quezada Vicente, Richard Manuel Martinez Mercado, Nelso Antonio Fernandez Sanchez, Ramon Antonio Tavarez, Dario …

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The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) has seized 127 kilos of cocaine in a rural area of Higuey. This is the second drug haul found in the eastern province this week, making a total of 220 kilos of drugs. The drugs were seized with the help of the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

The Santo Domingo municipal authorities have announced the completion of the Chinatown stretch of Duarte Avenue for the first two months of next year, as reported in Hoy newspaper. The stretch, from Mella Avenue in the south to Mexico Avenue in the north, encompasses an area filled with ethnic Chinese shops and restaurants. Mayor Roberto …

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In last night’s only game the Gigantes beat the Aguilas 3-1. After the first inning the game was temporarily suspended due to rain but was began once again half an hour later. Licey is now in first place in the standings, a game in front of second place Aguilas. The Gigantes are 1.5 games behind …

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President Leonel Fernandez will once again address the nation from the Presidential Palace at 9pm tonight. Fernandez is expected to focus on the issue of rising petroleum prices, at US$90/barrel of crude for the first time in history. President Fernandez spoke to the nation last week to discuss government plans in the wake of Tropical …

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The administrator of the Banco Agricola (Bagricola), Paino Abreu Collado has announced that 10,000 of its 55,000 clients, who were affected by Tropical Storm Noel, will be exonerated from making interest payments on their loans. Abreu said that the loans add up to RD$370 million. Abreu explains that a six-month moratorium will be placed on …

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Treasury Minister Vicente Bengoa has announced that the government would use a RD$3 billion surplus to tackle the effects of Tropical Storm Noel. Speaking yesterday, Bengoa said that the funds come from a total surplus of RD$8.6 million and that the IMF has given permission for the funds to be used. The funds will be …

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A team from the International Monetary Fund recently met for the eighth and final review of its Stand-by Arrangement with the DR. The mission was also in the DR for the periodic discussion of economic policies and the medium-term macroeconomic outlook. The IMF says that following a series of meetings with senior government officials, they …

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Dr. Waldo Ariel Suero is the president-elect of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD). Forty percent of all votes have been counted. Dr. Plutarco Restituyo, who leads the electoral commission, said that full election details would be announced later today. This is Suero’s second time as CMD president, as he held the post during the 2002-2004 …

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