2009 – Page 31

The DR’s financial system grew by 8.8% in 2009, with assets increasing from RD$597 billion to RD$649 billion, for an overall liquid increase of RD$52 billion. Bank Superintendent Haivanjoe NG Cortinas said that this is proof that the DR has overcome the problems caused by the international financial crisis and that there is renewed public …

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The DR is signatory to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Montreal Protocol that limit the use or importation of deadly pesticides and substances. Despite all this, the importation of several toxic substances persists. Hoy attributes the situation to a weak legal and judicial system and inadequate controls on the Haitian/Dominican border. …

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Life expectancy for Dominican men is up this year compared to last. According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), life expectancy for men is now at 70 years, up from 69.4 in 2008. Life expectancy is at 75.6 for women, the same level as in 2008. The maternal mortality rate remained at 159 per …

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Following a Ministry of Public Health recommendation the Prosecutor General Office has closed the Clinica Brasil on Av. Paseo de Locutores 62 in Evaristo Morales, where Dr. Johan Tapia Bueno was practicing medicine. Tapia turned himself over to Police voluntarily and is currently under arrest at the Palace of Justice in Ciudad Nueva, Santo Domingo. …

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A report by the DR’s Prosecutor General Office has found that the number of women murdered has decreased in the DR. A total of 145 cases of deaths were registered during the first 11 months of 2009, compared to 204 in 2008. This is a decrease of 59 deaths. The highest number of deaths was …

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The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) has announced the confiscation of a shipment of 250 kilograms of phenylacetic acid, a chemical product used to prepare the drug known as “ecstasy” and amphetamines. DNCD spokesman Roberto Lebron said the product, which was seized at the Las Americas International Airport, had been imported from India by husband …

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Legendary Spanish singer Raphael de Espana has included Santo Domingo and Santiago in his “50 years in Song” anniversary tour. He will perform at the Centro Espanol in Santiago on 26 November and at the Palacio de los Deportes in Santo Domingo on the 28 November. Sell-out crowds are expected. Raphael recently released his 50 …

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There was really no surprise here. Albert Pujols has been named this year’s National League MVP. This is Pujols’ second straight MVP year and third overall. He joins some exclusive company. If there was ever any doubt of his talent, Pujols has all but erased those doubts, and in the process etched his name into …

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The Leones keep on roaring and to the surprise of many are a mid-season favorite for a post-season birth. As any baseball mind will tell you, it’s not tough to get to the top, it’s hard staying there. The Escogido took advantage of the Toros, yesterday, eking out a 4-3 win. Good teams always find …

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President Leonel Fernandez is traveling to Portugal on Friday to take part in the 19th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government in Estoril. The meeting runs from 29 November to 1 December. He will continue to France on 2 December for an official two-day visit. In France, Fernandez will meet with President Nicolas …

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