2010 – Page 288

National Business Council (CONEP) president Lisandro Macarrulla stated yesterday that the international organizations helping Haiti should grant high priority to the productive sector and then to the Dominican private sector in order to guarantee the development of both nations over time. Macarrulla spoke during a meeting between the Dominican business sector and Haitian Prime Minister …

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With the addition of a call from the National Young Entrepreneurs Association (ANJE) to extend the deadline for changing the format of bank checks, the DR business and industrial sector unanimously want a postponement. Business leaders are calling for the current April deadline for the implementation of the new system to be extended till September. …

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According to the Dominican Hydroelectric Generator Enterprise (EGEHID), the Valdesia and Jiguey reservoirs have enough water to supply Santo Domingo province and the National District as soon as inter-institutional agreements on the use of water are put into place. EGEHID director Victor Ventura said that during the first and second meetings between the water and …

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The Ministry of Public Health has announced a national campaign of vaccination for dogs and cats that they hope will reach at least 1.5 million animals. The campaign is aimed at reducing the incidence of rabies in the Dominican Republic. The program, which will start in the third week of March, covers the whole country …

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The executive president of the National Association of Savings and Loans said yesterday that the entry of the banks into the mortgage market did not affect the S&L system, but helped them become more efficient, because they had to create mergers, and this allowed them to offer a broader range of products to their clients. …

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Writing in today’s Diario Libre, Victor Bautista compares the cost of pharmaceuticals in the DR and abroad. He comments that a friend of his purchased Cozaar in Spain for the equivalent of RD$630.25 when this sells for RD$2,100 in the DR. Another drug, Crestor, was bought for the equivalent of RD$1,339.47 when this sells locally …

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A fire affected the second level of the Plaza Central shopping center in Santo Domingo last night, causing panic among dozens of shoppers who were there at the time. The fire started at around 7pm in a unit that was being refitted for a new jewelry store, according to the mall administrator. The cause of …

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The case of Jose Figueroa Agosto is being investigated amidst a series of distractions. At one moment the attention of the investigating commission is focused on correcting contradictions and issues inside the investigation itself, and at other times it has to fight leaks to the media. None of this helps the real investigation. The latest …

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In his column in today’s Listin Diario, Orlando Gil asks why the Dominican authorities maintain the campaign offering a RD$5 million each rewards for tips that would lead to the capture of Jose Figueroa Agosto and accomplice Sobeida Felix Morel “when they have evidence and witnesses that indicate that the fugitives are in Puerto Rico?” …

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National District First Court of Instruction judge, Roman Berroa Hiciano, has issued a decree ordering the trial against 18 of the accused in the drug-related killings in Paya, Bani on 4 August 2008, while he dismissed 9 other people who had been implicated from penal responsibility. The killings were attributed to a presumed drug heist …

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