2008 – Page 131

The US Embassy in Santo Domingo said that allegations by Dominican officials that the US government is not sincere in its fight against the illegal drug trade are “worrisome and offensive,” as reported in Diario Libre. In recent days Dominican officials, including Luis Manuel Bonetti, have criticized US officials for a “lack” of help in …

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Featherweight Dominican boxer Winston Montero provided fans with a tremendous performance and is now one of the DR’s best hopes for a medal in the Beijing Olympics. Montero beat his Kenyan opponent Suleiman Bilali 9-3 in his opening round match. After the match Montero said that he is confident he can medal. “I want the …

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13 heads of state, two vice presidents and the Prince of Asturias (Spain) have confirmed they will attend President Leonel Fernandez’s 16 August second-term inaugural. Those who have confirmed are: Presidents Michelle Bachelet (Chile), Alvaro Uribe (Colombia), Hugo Chavez (Venezuela), Daniel Ortega (Nicaragua), Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales (Honduras), Elias Antonio Saca (El Salvador), Rene Preval …

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The Chamber of Deputies fast-tracked the approval for the supplementary budget in time for the 16 August inaugural ceremonies. Members of the opposition PRD party were not in the chamber and there was a vote against from the bloc of PRSC deputies, but their presence made the needed quorum to pass the bill. The approved …

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The President proposes, but legislators will have the last word, maybe. On his afternoon CDN talk show, journalist Huchi Lora says so far, the PLD-majority Congress has just served to stamp bills coming from the President. Yesterday, the PLD political committee recently agreed that President Leonel Fernandez would decide on whether the constitutional ban on …

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The Center for Tropical Diseases has issued an alert to watch for stagnant water that may become breeding ground for the dengue-spreading Aedes Aegipty mosquito. Summer is the high season for dengue fever. Dr. Jose Manuel Puello, the director of the National Center for Tropical Diseases (Cencet), under the Ministry for Public Health, also alerted …

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Central Bank reports inflation was 1.62% in July. July inflation is attributed to rising oil and food prices. Accumulated inflation for the first seven months of the year is at 9.31%. http://www.bancentral.gov.do/publicaciones_economicas/cipcm/cipcm2008-07.pdf

The best inheritance a parent can give to a child is education, according to an old saying, but the investment that is required to achieve this goal is getting larger every passing year. According to the El Caribe, this new school year means parents in the DR will need to spend RD$13,375 to RD$33,000 for …

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Three Health Service Insurers (ARS) — Humano, Colonial and Monumental — have gone before the Contentious and Administrative Court with an appeal designed to protect their clients that work in government. In a paid announcement in today’s El Caribe, and other papers, the three insurers explained that they are trying to preserve their clients’ right …

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The export of apparel manufactured or assembled in the Dominican Republic fell 12.7% in volume exported and 25.5% in the value of the exports for the first six months of the year. The fall in the sale of apparel also reflects some of the diversification that is taking place in the industrial free zones nationwide. …

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