2009 – Page 127

PRD deputy Radhames Fermin maintains a zoo in Gurabo, Santiago with 150 animals, as reportd in Hoy. The deputy has been under attack by his colleague Radhames Castro (PLD-Santo Domingo) for not attending legislative sessions in two years. Castro has demanded Fermin return the RD$9 million+ he has received for legislative work. As reported, the …

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Significant rainfall is expected today and tomorrow as Tropical Depression Ana makes way into the Caribbean, cutting diagonally through the DR. Ana is the first of three named storms (Ana, Bill and Claudette) that are in the area reminding Caribbean residents that we are in the hurricane season. The Center for Emergency Operations has issued …

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Super Sanchez could be back and his faithful Dominican fans will be on pins and needles on Tuesday as the former Olympic gold medal hurdler tries to recapture his top form one final time. Felix Sanchez, at one point the most feared man in the 400 meter hurdles, has had a tough go of it …

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The DR has a 2-0 record at the 2010 World Championships Qualifier for NORCECA Group F after defeating Guatemala 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 27-25) on Sunday at the Bren Center on the campus of UC Irvine. The DR earlier had defeated Panama 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-22). The DR team will next meet the US on Monday …

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A first meeting between officers of the Ministry of Public Health and the Dominican Medical College (CMD) yielded no more than a photo opportunity and a commitment to meet again on Tuesday at 10am. The health professionals met after a two-week strike by the nation’s public hospital doctors who have been lobbying for more than …

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Physicians at the Francisco Moscoso Puello Public Hospital are back on strike in protest of the firing of 5 doctors and 2 nurses, accused of assaulting the hospital’s director, Roberto Lafontaine. This newest stoppage is a strange twist in what has now become the saga of the month. The nations doctors had gone back to …

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According to Daniel Carl, economic adviser at the US Embassy in Santo Domingo, the DR could save US$50 million per year in importing fuel costs and reduce emission of gases by 3% if it implements recommendations made by the Organization of American States (OAS). The study, Biofuel Market Development Opportunities in the Dominican Republic, was …

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Education Minister Melanio Paredes said that the National Education Council will listen to arguments by 835 students who say they were falsely accused of cheating during this summer’s national exams. The Council ordered 835 students retake the national exams and must re-do their minimum hours of community service prior to being eligible for university programs.

Odebrecht Engineering denies that the difference between imported and locally made pipes is at 50%. Local pipe PVC manufacturers want the company to source these locally and not import them from Brazil. But Odebrecht says that the contract signed for the second phase of the Samana Aqueduct with the BNDES Brazilian development bank conditions the …

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Frm 26 July to date, eight persons have died and nine were injured during accidents on the Santo Domingo-Samana highway. Listin Diario attributes the accidents to speeding. The accidents have given the toll road a reputation as a dangerous route. 18 persons have died in the Monte Plata stretch, including a former director of the …

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