2010 – Page 208

The second metro line will be completely underground and protected against earthquakes, tsunamis and any other natural disaster, according to the assistant director of the Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET), Leonel Carrasco. The new, 14-station section of the Metro system will use pilings and beams to support the overhead loads. According to Carrasco the new metro …

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Besides the natural aging that comes with the accumulation of the years in one’s body, in general terms, the overall Dominican population is getting older. Demographic data from the National Statistical Office (ONE) show a declining trend in the percentage of the Dominican population under the age of 14. Currently, this segment of the population …

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DR leads in attracting investment among DR-CAFTA countries, according to research by Pareto, Rolando Guzman firm. Researchers Brenda Villanueva and Linett Polanco presented the findings of their investigation that shows the DR has great investment potential. They say, however, that the country needs to resolve its deficiencies in the electricity sector, transport costs and improve …

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Dominican tourism has been gaining for the past nine months, in terms of passenger arrivals, after suffering a downturn caused by one of the worst economic crises in history. Compared to other Caribbean destinations also hit by the crisis, the Dominican Republic has managed to put its figures into the black, according to the National …

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The president of the Dominican Pediatric Society called on the health authorities yesterday to be vigilant along the frontier in the face of the alarming increase in diphtheria cases in Haiti reported by the United States Center for Disease Control (CDC). Jose Brea del Castillo advised the authorities to assess the situation and reinforce epidemiological …

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The Isabela yacht confiscated from Spanish real estate developer Arturo del Tiempo Marques has tested positive for traces of cocaine. Del Tiempo has been under arrest in Spain since March, when he was picked up on charges of drug trafficking of 1,213 kilos of cocaine in a shipment of marble into Valencia. As reported in …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has increased the number of green alerts for provinces to 7, because of the continuing rains. The provinces subject to green alerts are San Pedro de Macoris, Monte Plata, La Vega, Monsignor Nouel (Bonao), and Sanchez Ramirez (Cotui). The decision was adopted by the COE in response to information received …

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Car speed racing fans will be able to watch a Formula One competitor speeding along the Malecon on Sunday, 23 May. The Red Bull blue and red car can reach speeds of 300 kms/hour and noise levels of up to 150 decibels, louder than a plane during takeoff. Coming for the demonstration is Spaniard Jaime …

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President Leonel Fernandez was recognized for the DR’s leadership in tourism in the Caribbean at the World Tourism Organization headquarters in Madrid yesterday. Speaking at the event, Fernandez expressed his firm belief in the social and economic contribution that tourism makes to sustainable development. President Fernandez commended UNWTO’s work in promoting tourism’s role in economic …

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State sector doctors’ union representatives have accepted a gradual 30% across-the-board wage increase from the government. This ends more than two years of strike action in demand of higher wages with dozens of days of work stoppages at the public hospitals. Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado, who acted as mediator between the government and the doctors, …

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