2010 – Page 259

In the past four years, 32,683 Haitian women have given birth at Dominican public hospitals. Statistics of the Ministry of Public Health show the DR has spent RD$284 million to assist the Haitian women, as reported in Listin Diario. Of the births, 27,458 were natural births, and 5,225 by c-section. On average, a natural birth …

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Ruling party senators agreed to not use the “little barrel” (barrilito) which in the case of senators adds up to around one million in extra funds every month during the congressional electoral campaign. The funds can be used at discretion by the legislators that say they allot them to social assistance. Julio Cesar Castanos Espaillat, …

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Kai P. Shoenhals, the new president of the Dominican Association of Exporters (Adoexpo) said that in 2009 imports were US$12 billion, compared to exports of US$5.4 billion. Shoenhals said that the DR is obliged to produce and export more than it consumes and imports if it wants to develop, as reported in El Caribe. He …

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Spokesmen for Barrick Gold, the Canadian mining company undertaking exploitation of world class gold and other mineral deposits in Sanchez Ramirez province, say that once exploitation finishes the area will be inhabitable, as reported in Diario Libre. Exploitation of gold, silver and copper deposits in the area could last 25 years. Augusto Chung, manager at …

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Former Dominican ambassador in Washington and governor of the Central Bank, Bernardo Vega writes in Hoy on the investment carried out by Barrick Gold in Sanchez Ramirez province. He comments that this is the largest private investment carried out in the country, and that it is a large investment even on a global scale. He …

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The environmental team of the Academy of Science, and the Environmental and Chemistry Commission of the state UASD university reached the conclusion that symptoms suffered by intoxicated employees at the Barrick Gold mining complex in Sanchez Ramirez province were not those of food intoxication, and were more likely to have been of chemical intoxication. The …

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Telediario Uno + Uno, produced by journalist Juan Bolivar Diaz and political scientist Rafael Toribio will air on Friday from 7-9am a debate on the contract of the state and Barrick Gold for the exploitation of the mining in Pueblo Viejo. Participating for those backing for the company are Fernando Sanchez Albavera, general manager; Octavio …

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The chief of the Police Major General Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin denied that Orin Clinton Gomez has left the country. He is under arrest at a special cell of the jail of Operations Special of the Police. He has been said to have been responsible for the importing of 1,300 kilos of cocaine that led …

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The president of the Association of Show Business Writers (Acroarte) Feliz Vinicio Lora is hospitalized at the intensive care unit of Cedimat after suffering a stroke. He was taken to the Centro Medico Dominicano when he went into coma from where he was transferred to Cedimat. He cannot speak and only moves part of his …

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Kidnapping Division experts of the Police rescued alive and well businessman Jose Alam Perez, who had been kidnapped on Tuesday, 23 March at 8am at the Calle Privada or Sector Cancino, in Santo Domingo Este, where his block factory is located. The kidnappers were demanding 3 million for his return. The Police arrested Julio Amado …

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