2009 – Page 193

Twenty-three cases of A(H1N1) influenza have now been confirmed in the DR, after another 142 samples were tested, and 10 cases reported positive yesterday. Of these, nine are from the National District, and one is from the province of Monte Plata, according to an official report from the Department of Epidemiology. The samples are now …

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On Wednesday the full body of the Supreme Court of Justice decided to fire the judge of the First Collegiate Tribunal of the judicial district of La Vega, Franklin Dario Rosario Abreu for “serious errors in the exercise of his functions”. The SCJ ordered the decision to be notified to the Judicial Registry Department, to …

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In the early hours of this morning two loud explosions interrupted the sleep of residents in Santo Domingo East, as a propane gas facility in San Isidro caught fire at 12:30am. The explosions left seven people with first-degree burns. No fatalities were reported although at least seven passers-by were injured. The propane station is located …

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A two-day old baby who was taken from the La Altagracia Maternity Hospital in Santo Domingo by an unidentified woman last week has been found, according to the health facility. A hospital spokesman said the mother had sold the baby for RD$5,000. The child is now under the protection of the hospital for later transfer …

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Foreign ministers of the American states have revoked the 47-year old Organization of American States resolution that suspended Cuba from the organization. The resolution was approved “by acclamation” of the representatives of 34 governments of the Organization of the American States (OAS). The delegates stood up and applauded the vote. When the suspension was approved …

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The Seismology Institute at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) recorded an earthquake with an epicenter in the Cibao Valley in the heart of the Dominican Republic at 11:59am on Wednesday. Institute director Eugenio Polanco Rivera said that the quake was registered at 15.59 GMT with a magnitude of 3.9 points on the Richter …

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The European Film Festival is taking place from 10-17 June at the Cinemateca Dominicana (at Plaza de la Cultura) and from 15-19 June at the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) Pedro Mir Library. The inauguration will be on Wednesday, 10 June at 7pm at the Cinemateca with the screening of the film “Empties” (2007) …

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief in the Dominican Republic Alejandro Santos predicts that the DR economy will grow by 0.5% this year. He said that talks are continuing on the possibility of the government signing a Precautionary Stand-by Arrangement with the IMF. Such an agreement would involve indicative targets rather than structural performance criteria. …

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Support for a new type of agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is growing. Nevertheless, Ricardo Bonetti, president of the Young Entrepreneurs Association (ANJE) is opposed to new taxes being part of the agreement with the IMF, saying that it should rather be about more control over government spending. Former Central Bank Governor Bernardo …

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The Santiago Chamber of Commerce, Association of Industries (AIREN) and Association of Traders and Industry (ACIS) have spoken out against the recent increase in power rates ordered by the Superintendence of Electricity. Residential rates are expected to go up 12% over the next two months, and commercial rates are rising 5% this month. The Santiago …

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