2007 – Page 76

The frontpage story in today’s Hoy shows empty seats at what is usually one of the nation’s busiest hospitals, the Salvador B. Gautier. According to the article, demand for services has fallen by 50-70% during the first month of the newly-installed Family Health Insurance Program (SFS). The newspaper reports that many clinics are refusing to …

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Over the past several days, private clinics in Santiago and Santo Domingo have been searched by police looking for the two million peso ventilator missing from the Regional University Hospital Cabral y Baez. This missing machinery cost the former hospital director his job. Previously, some 55,000 gallons of diesel fuel was reported missing, but, as …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations suspended Julio Ortega Tous from his post as ambassador in Colombia. The ministry says that Ortega cannot be an ambassador and at the same time a dissident of foreign relations policy of the ministry. A statement from the ministry points out that Ortega Tous has a history of being vocal …

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Dominican exports grew by 63% during the first eight months of the year, reaching US$1.57 billion, up from US$962 million for the same period in 2006. Diario Libre says that behind the increase are the much better prices for ferronickel on the world market. According to the Center for Exports and Investment (CEI-DR) the value …

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The president of the Association of Housing Promoters and Builders (Acoprovi), Jaime Gonzalez told reporters that foreign workers are displacing Dominicans on most worksites. According to the Hoy newspaper, the Acoprovi executive was answering a complaint voiced by the National Federation of Construction Workers that said that local workers were being replaced by foreigners. Gonzalez …

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Today’s A.M. column on Page Two of the Diario Libre deals with political basic instincts. According to editor Adriano Tejada, this election campaign will be one of basic instincts. On one side PRSC presidential candidate Amable Aristy Castro is expected to campaign handing out money and offering everything possible because he “is the candidate of …

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There appears to be no way to stop the continual voyages made in flimsy handmade wooden craft towards Puerto Rico. This is the headline in today’s El Caribe. A total of 2,357 persons have been taken into custody trying to land in Puerto Rico so far this year. This is already 109 more than all …

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The death of a Haitian outside the Haitian Embassy in Santo Domingo has caused indignation among Haitians present that day. As reported in the Listin Diario, Amelin Gufini died around 7am at the bus stop when accompanied by his wife Lorauta Fleuri. They were on their way to return to Haiti because of his health …

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The Quisqueya Ball Park is being remodeled to add 1,086 new seats to the city stadium, increasing the grand stand capacity to 7,530. Large sections of wooden seats are being replaced by plastic seats and restrooms are being revamped. The 2007-08 baseball season opens 17 October with a match between the Escogido Lions and the …

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The Dominican Republic is a sponsor of the widely celebrated Epcot International Food & Wine Festival with Dominican food and culture to be showcased from September 28 to November 11, 2007. As one of 11 countries taking part in this year’s festivities, the DR’s exhibit is captivating guests with its Caribbean ambiance, which includes elements …

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