2008 – Page 300

The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) is again threatening to go on strike. This time the strike will be for 24 hours at 150 public medical centers around the country. The CMD explained that only emergency patients and patients in critical condition will be treated during the strike. Listin Diario writes that the strike will be …

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The deadline Education Minister Alejandrina German gave to journalist Nuria Piera came and went and there was nothing to show for it. Last week German threatened Piera that if she didn’t retract comments made about a house German owns in Jarabacoa, she would take legal action. During a press conference last week at the Hotel …

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National Police Chief Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin is lobbying for the Dominican Penal Code to be changed. The Police Chief wants minors who commit serious crimes to be tried as adults. Guzman, who is well known for his tough stance on crime, says that most violent crimes in the DR are committed by young people …

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Interior and Police Minister Franklyn Almeyda says that the crime rate declined by 20.2% between 2005 and 2007. In 2005 the crime rate was at 26.41%. Almeyda says that the implementation of Barrio Seguro has been a key factor in fighting crime, although the program has received its fare share of criticism. Almeyda highlights the …

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Dominican and Haitian cattle ranchers met yesterday in the Haitian municipality of Ferie to agree on policies aimed at preventing the theft of cattle and returning stolen cattle to their owners. Dajabon Cattle Ranchers Association president Pedro Jose Suero was at the meeting, as was Miguel Cruz from the Dominican embassy in Haiti. Listin Diario …

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The Dominican Republic team didn’t win the champions cup during the XXVII International Independent Boxing Cup tournament, but Dominican boxers Juan Carlos Payano and Claudio Marrero were able to obtain gold medals in individual events during the tournament, which was held in Santiago de los Caballeros. Still it was the Cuban team who stole the …

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Plaza Lama is advertising sales with potatoes at RD$9.75lb, eggplant at RD$5.75lb, bugalu tomatoes RD$12.95lb, red onions at RD$16.95lb, cucumbers RD$7.95lb, and carrots at RD$8.75lb. Jumbo has sales in its fruits and vegetables department, with carrots for RD$5.95lb, Cubanela green peppers for RD$7.95lb, cabbage for RD$17.95ea, plantains for US$7.50, green grapes for RD$69.95lb, and Roma …

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A total of 95,000 businesses that are classified as micro-, small or medium sized have received financing from the National Council for the Promotion and Support of Micro, Small and Medium Businesses (Promipyme: Pro Me Pi Me). According to the council’s president the entity is averaging RD$1.2 billion in loans each month and the collection …

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The Central Bank reports that January’s Consumer Price Index was 1.09% compared to December 2007. This came about as a result of food prices going up as a result of shortages due to Tropical Storms Olga and Noel, combined with commodity price increases and increases in the cost of transport due to international fuel price …

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Of the fifteen legislative proposals declared to be of high national interest for 2007, only four have been passed by both sections of the Congress. As a result, this year’s first session will start with a backlog of legislation contained in the Priority Legislative Agenda from 2007. The four bills that were passed covered tax …

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