2008 – Page 286

President Leonel Fernandez has announced that the government will permit technical equipment for farm use to enter the country duty free. He announced this measure during a meeting with members of the farming sector in Bonao. He said that the idea was to enable Dominican farmers to compete in the global marketplace. He also told …

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It will cost close to two million pesos to clean up 900 gallons of fuel oil that leaked from a ship belonging to Seaboard Shipping. According to Environment Minister Omar Ramirez, the beach at Andres, Boca Chica was affected by the spill, with wildlife killed, and the cleanup is now under way. According to the …

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The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) will go ahead with its planned strike in all the country’s public hospitals as well as all the hospitals belonging to the Social Security System. This is their second strike in less than a month, and the doctors are trying to get their salaries increased from RD$23,000 per month to …

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The Central Bank reports that it was able to negotiate and renew RD$63.727 billion in certificates of deposit. The bank called this an expression of the confidence that the major economic players in the Dominican Republic have in the economy. The press release, as reported in El Caribe, says that the Central Bank has covered …

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The II Global Education Forum is being held in Santo Domingo, as ministers and representatives from 45 nations discuss issues concerning the learning process and how to improve training for professionals. The ministries of Education, Higher Education, Science and Technology and the Institute of Professional Technical Training (INFOTEP) are hosting the forum. Representatives from Austria, …

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The Supreme Court will notify the magistrate responsible for sentencing in the San Cristobal district court that the sentence handed down by the Appeals Court was confirmed by the Supreme Court. This was the case involving more than a billion pesos that were supposedly spent on replacing public transport vehicles. At 9am today, magistrate Francisco …

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The country can save as much as RD$32 million a year in fuel costs with the implementation of the “smart light” system of traffic lights. However, a day after part of the system was implemented in Santo Domingo and Santiago, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET) still had officers directing traffic, even when the lights were …

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The Alternative Social Forum (FS) has issued a call for another national strike on 9 April, saying that the PLD government has not responded to any of their demands. Forum spokesperson Fidel Santana told leading journalists Nuria Piera and Huchi Lora that the Forum is calling for the modification of the Hydrocarbon Law, a reduction …

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The National District Eleventh Penal Court has found Dr. Jose Javier Asilis Zaiter guilty of medical malpractice, and sentenced him to three months in jail and a three million peso fine. Dr. Asilis Zaiter left a clamp in a patient’s abdominal cavity, which resulted in death. Magistrate July Tamariz Nunez instructed Dr. Asilis Zaiter to …

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The introduction of store brands to most of the country’s main supermarket chains means that many consumers could save up to 30% on some items. Most of these store brands are food items and can be found in Super Pola, PriceSmart and Bravo supermarkets. Nacional Supermarkets have their own brands and customers recognize them easily. …

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