2008 – Page 191

The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) says that in the next few days it will reveal what it describes as “important cases of drug trafficking and money laundering involving politicians, armed forces members and civilians, and are probably greater than the case of former military official Quirino Paulino”, who is standing trial on drug trafficking …

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The two children who survived being given the wrong medicine at the Dario Contreras Hospital earlier this week are recovering. Three nurses and two pharmacy employees were suspended after dispensing potassium chloride instead of distilled water to dissolve another pharmaceutical, leading to the death of a two-year old and complications in two other children who …

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Plaza Lama is offering smoked pork chops for RD$68.95lb, carrots for RD$5.95lb, rice for RD$14.99lb, and fresh chicken for RD$34.95lb. La Sirena and Super Pola are advertising Norwegian codfish for RD$69.95lb, rice for RD$149.95/10lbs., La Yogurt yoghurt for RD$19.95/6oz, Caserio ham for RD$119.95lb, Sosua Danish cheese for RD$109.95lb, Welch’s juices for RD$89.95/64oz, Niagara starch for …

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Minister of Tourism Felix Jimenez met with representatives of hotel, travel agent, airport and tour operator companies in Boca Chica yesterday to present his plan to keep the industry going in response to recent announcements of major airline flight cuts. The plan will be presented to President Leonel Fernandez. Among the points covered, as reported …

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Air Dominicana (AD) has announced the start of daily flights to Caracas, Venezuela as of 16 June. This is the second Dominican airline to start international operations this year. The first was PAWA that began service to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico on 2 June 2008. AD president, Juan Jose Hidalgo Arena said that the new airline …

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Industry and Commerce Minister Melanio Paredes says that the LPG (propane) subsidy would not be phased out by August, but that it would be “targeted at taxis and households.” Paredes said that the government would continue to seek ways of compensating middle class families that also use LPG in their vehicles. He mentioned that natural …

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The Dominican Pediatrics Society (SDP) is calling for the Ministry of Education to discontinue the purchase of a breakfast drink that a TV investigative journalist Nuria Piera determined fails to meet its own established minimum standards of nutrition. Dr. Tharsis Hernandez, president of the SDP said that what the Ministry is serving is “whey” or …

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Large construction projects have become part of the landscape in Santo Domingo, and with this comes the need for large cranes that now commonly scatter the city skyline. But there is rising concern in some quarters because there is no regulatory body for those cranes or any rules of operation, which could lead to tragedies …

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Family members of a deceased child are still trying to cope with the loss after it was determined that nurses at the Dario Contreras hospital gave him the wrong injections. Two other children were also given the wrong medication. One is currently in intensive care while the other is in stable condition. The events occurred …

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The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) is reporting that it had seized 96 kilos of pure grade cocaine that had been dropped by an unidentified plane over el Batey Monte Carlo in La Romana. No one was arrested in connection with the haul. United States Drug Enforcement Administration agents and Dominican Armed Forces personnel were …

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