2008 – Page 289

The president of the Dominican Medical Association, Dr. Waldo Suero reported that nearly all the 14,000 doctors who work in the country’s public hospitals and Social Security hospitals would walk out if the salary demands and the other five issues were not settled. Dr. Suero told reporters from Diario Libre that he was waiting for …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has tested its national communications system and reports that it passed with flying colors. Roberto Rosario, the magistrate who heads the JCE Administrative Chamber, said that the computer center located at the board’s main offices on 27 of February Avenue in Santo Domingo, worked just fine. The test included data …

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Over 50% of the Dominican economy is now related to the service sector. The areas of finance, communications and commerce dominate the statistics, showing the largest growth rate in relation to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, the areas of growth are not areas that have generated a large number of jobs, and some analysts …

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The tunnel on the Las Americas Highway leading from Santo Domingo to the airport will be closed for repairs beginning tomorrow night. The Minister of Public Works, Victor Diaz Rua, has order the repair of the iron grating that borders the roadway that is currently in very poor condition. The work will be carried out …

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The old adage, “A friend in need, is a friend indeed” was fulfilled last week as two life-long friends shared a hospital room, both recovering from kidney surgery. One friend, Karl Celestin, had just given one of his kidneys to his best friend Ricardo Manier. Manier had suffered from a kidney ailment for the past …

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The Dominican Republic is the official partner country at this year’s Berlin International Tourism Fair (ITB), the world’s largest tourism fair. Minister of Tourism Felix Jimenez told reporters from El Caribe that the featured status of the Dominican Republic would result in a larger flow of tourists to Dominican destinations, not only from Germany but …

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Colorful, creative, and splendid are just a few of the words of praise in today’s papers for the grand finale of the 2008 carnival season in Santo Domingo. Over 170 different troupes from across the country representing everything from the traditional to the contemporary political scene were on review. This year’s parade was dedicated to …

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The National Competitiveness Council (CNC) and the United Nations Development Program have presented the Dominican Republic Competitiveness Forum, an innovative system that allows all to monitor how the DR ranks in competitiveness in relation to the rest of the world. The observatory falls under the umbrella of activities aimed at implementing the recommendations made in …

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Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) country representative Moises Pineda, quoted in Hoy, has voiced his concerns about the country’s lackluster performance in the area of human development. Pineda said that the IDB has backed Dominican government efforts to improve health and education for the last 40 years but feels that the government needs to strengthen its …

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Several months after the news that the Shell Company was selling its shares of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (Refidomsa) the Ministry of Hacienda has announced that it has received proposals from seven companies who are competing to appraise the total value of the oil company’s stock. Once the stocks have been appraised, the government is …

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