2008 – Page 290

Three hours and nothing to show for it best describes yesterday’s meeting between public health officials and reps from the Dominican Medical Association (CMD). CMD president Ariel Waldo Suero said that another strike by doctors would go on as planned. Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez contradicted the idea that no progress had been made, …

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Authorities from the Livestock Department at the Ministry of Agriculture said that 1,000 roosters were killed yesterday after another case of bird flu was detected in La Delgada section of Villa Gonzalez. Their owner was angered that 1,000 of his fighting cocks had been killed, when only two birds were found to have the disease. …

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A sharp increase in international nickel prices has led ferronickel to make up 50% of the DR’s total exports in 2007, up from 18% in 2002, 22% in 2003, 42% in 2004, 33% in 2005 and 44% in 2006. In 2007 nickel represented 51.13% of the total value of Dominican exports, worth US$1.2 billion.

The price of a barrel of crude petroleum reached a record high yesterday after closing at US$102.59. This led to heightened fears on the international market and a warning from US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that some financial institutions face possible bankruptcy. The price surge is ever more worrisome considering that the price per …

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Cable news channel CDN and Wind Telecom have signed an agreement for Wind to transmit a large number of Major League Baseball games during upcoming seasons. According to the terms of the agreement, Wind will provide the “Wind TV Sport Pack” and will televise a minimum of 35 Major League Baseball games per week and …

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National District Mayor Roberto Salcedo (PLD) says that the municipal authorities cannot afford to pay the RD$500 million loan that the Fenatrano bus union took out with the Banco de Reservas. During his 1998-2002 term, Mayor Johnny Ventura (PRD) approved that the City Hall would guarantee the loan. Fenatrano cars and buses are in arrears …

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According to information released by the Central Electoral Board (JCE), 54% of the nation’s registered voters for the 16 May 2008 elections are concentrated in the five provinces of Santo Domingo, San Cristobal, Santiago, La Vega and the National District. In these five provinces 3,034,535 citizens are registered to vote out of a total 5,609,590 …

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For months now, the PRD has been alleging that President Leonel Fernandez has been using public funds in his presidential campaign and yesterday party officials presented what they say is proof. During a meeting at the Central Electoral Board (JCE), leading PRD officials Orlando Jorge Mera and Ramon Alburquerque presented JCE chief judge Julio Cesar …

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PRD legislators have explained their absence from the 27 February speech at the National Assembly and Metro ride. Deputies Ruddy Gonzalez and Rafael Calderon said that they didn’t want to be part of President Leonel Fernandez’s “games” and added that their presence would have validated his “lies.” They say that their absence doesn’t violate the …

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Members of the minority PPR party, which was formed by PRSC dissidents who support President Leonel Fernandez’s candidacy, are now showing differences within the party. At a meeting at the Hotel Clarion, Simon Tomas Fernandez was about to make the proclamation endorsing President Leonel Fernandez’s re-election as was expected, when Mao representative Fausto Madera asked …

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