2009 – Page 110

Officials have issued early warnings as a result of the projected path of tropical storm Erika. The storm is about 500 kilometers southeast of Puerto Rico, moving at a speed of 17 kh/h. It is expected to reach Puerto Rico today and then the DR by Friday. Rains, wind gusts and high surf are forecast, …

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Tonight at Quintana Bar, off Plaza de Espana in the Colonial City, Sociedad Anonima rock group presents its first CD. This is a quartet of traditional rock. Members are Leo Deambrosi, Tony Almont, Guilermo Perez and Luis Diaz. 9pm. For more upcoming events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar  

The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) and the Ministry of Public Health ended the first phase of their discussions to resolve an impasse that has lead to constant striking by the public hospital doctors and nurses. Agreements were reached regarding the so-called “recovery quota” charged at public hospitals and that reportedly is used for a payroll …

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Doctor Juan Antonio Suero has admitted that he made a mistake when he attacked the director of the Francisco Moscoso Puello hospital, Roberto Lafontaine. Suero punched the hospital director during a national work stoppage by doctors. Suero says he regrets his action, but insisted the decision by the Ministry of Public Health to fire him …

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El Caribe is reporting that the UK will grant RD$1.4 million to help the DR prepare its position at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The funds will be used for workshops to instruct Dominican participants on the issues at hand, trends and implications. Minister of the Environment Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal said …

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Peace Corps director Aaron Williams visited with Vice President Rafael Alburquerque yesterday. Williams was a volunteer in the DR from 1967 to 1970 when he met his wife, Rosa Maria, with whom he has two sons. Williams is the 4th director in the Peace Corps’ history to have served as a Peace Corps volunteer. He …

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Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal visited Curitiba, Brazil accepting an invitation of world recognized architect and urban planner Jaime Lerner. During the tour, they stopped at the Universidad Libre de Medio Ambiente. The meeting is following on proposals Architect Lerner has made for the city of Santiago. The city planning expert has said that …

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The president of the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD), Manuel Diez Cabral expressed his concern that funds to be received following the signing of a stand by agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) be used by the government to maintain its high level of current spending and even increase these expenditures. …

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The majority PLD party voted yes to three loans requested by the Presidency. These are the financing contract with the Brazilian export bank, BNDES for US$48,743,918 million for the construction of the Duarte Corridor, the overpasses to expedite north-south traffic in Santo Domingo. The project has a 21-month duration. Grupo Estrella from the DR and …

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Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez called “unacceptable” that direct family members of senators are receiving paychecks from the “barrilito” special fund. The fund ranging from RD$400,000 to RD$1 million per month per senator, is used by these at discretion. Pared says the revelation has damaged the senators’ image. Investigative journalist Alicia Ortega on “El Informe” …

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