2008 – Page 266

The president of the Free Trade Zone Association (ADOZONA) Fernando Capellan has expressed his support for a free trade agreement with Haiti due to the proximity of these two countries. Quoted in Hoy, he said that many opportunities could be maximized, and added that the only way to reduce poverty and social exclusion is to …

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President Leonel Fernandez has attended the inauguration of the Caribbean Regional Customs Training Center, named in honor of Professor Juan Bosch. The project was constructed at a cost of RD$425 million by the Customs Department (DGA) and is located on the 17th kilometer of Las Americas Highway. During the ceremony, Fernandez congratulated Customs director Miguel …

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Traveling to Isla Saona and need to check your e-mail? Well now you can, after the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL) and the Environmental and Tourism Ministries opened an internet center on the island with 10 computers, wi-fi technology, wireless phone service, public phones and a solar energy system. The computer center is equipped with printers …

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Public Health officials have announced that they will begin vaccinating different sectors of the Dominican population, with the aim of controlling the spread of several infectious diseases. Dr. Zacarias Garib Arbaje, director of the Expanded Immunization Program said that beginning in April that they would be doing their best to complete the vaccination program. He …

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Santo Domingo Water Works (CAASD) president Mariano German is calling on the public to control water consumption amidst fears of a possible drought. German said that the flow of the Haina-Manoguayabo River – one of Santo Domingo’s main water sources – has been reduced by 65%. The river is normally able to provide 95 million …

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Public hospital doctors went on strike yesterday, as promised. This is the third strike in the last three months by doctors who are demanding that the government increase their wages and provide other benefits. The government has been unwilling to budge and has even described the strikes as politically motivated, making the current administration even …

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The PLD says it will end its Comite de Base (CB) program that put party members on the government payroll after the Central Electoral Board ruled for a stop to the payments yesterday. Listin Diario quotes judicial advisor to the President, Cesar Pina Toribio saying that the government regrets that many poor citizens won’t be …

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As promised, the opposition PRD and PRSC parties have handed the Organization of American States (OAS) proof about the CB scandal. The evidence includes documents and video supporting the PRD’s claims, including the documentary by journalist Nuria Piera that broke the story. PRD presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado gave the information to OAS mission chief …

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Federal Express has announced the launch of its new personalized service, FedEx Transportation Solutions, which allows customers to send one or more freight packages to the US in three to six working days. Transport Solutions allows exporters to ship products to multiple destinations in the US at a lower cost, for one low fare, regardless …

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Singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and Drug Control Department (DNCD) Captain Raysa de la Cruz have been named 2007 Man and Woman of the year by Diario Libre. DL director Adriano Miguel Tejada said that the purpose of the award was to make symbols out of two Dominicans whose work promoted Dominican values. The ceremony took …

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