2010 – Page 85

Electricity expert Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio believes that the new Chilean general managers of the power distribution companies bring skills to the table that are not appropriate for the needs of the local power industry. He feels consultants from India would have been more appropriate for the DR. He doubts the three new Chilean managers will …

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During 2009, public hospitals report 385,037 medical procedures provided to foreigners, of whom 98% were Haitian. Some RD$400 million was spent on providing healthcare for Haitian patients, mostly illegal immigrants. The breakdown for the procedures was: 108,931 consultations, 104,441 lab tests, 84,211 emergencies, 13,574 hospitalizations, 40,653 vaccinations, 19,399 births (6,611 natural births and 2,203 C-sections), …

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The population of booby birds in Monte Cristi has increased by around 6,000, according to Ministry of Environment scientists, as reported in 7dias.com.do. The Ministry began counting the number of the seabirds on the Cayos Siete Hermanos islands in Montecristi in July 2009 when it was established that around 8,000 were living on the island. …

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American Airlines has confirmed that as of 6 April 2011, it is suspending its three daily flights to Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport from San Juan’s Munoz Marin International Airport. Minnette Velez, spokeswoman for the company said that flights from Santo Domingo to Miami, New York and Boston from AILA would continue, with some …

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The Archbishop of Santiago, Ramon Benito de la Rosa y Carpio has criticized people who seek to get rich fast through politics, drug trafficking and other illicit dealings, as reported in today’s Listin Diario. There has been a marked increase in thefts, robberies, drug trafficking and other crimes in Santiago. “In their impatience to get …

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Eight stowaways from the DR are now known to have travelled on the MSC Ornella to Buenos Aires, according to reports in Diario Libre and Listin Diario. Unfortunately, one of the eight died. The families of the missing men were told that they had been located. According to family members, the group entered the grounds …

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Writing in Listin Diario on Monday, lawyer Vinicio Castillo Seman comments on an investigative report in El Caribe referring to more than 3,000 murder cases that have occurred over the past three years. According to the report, the culprit has only been penalized in 5% of all cases. Castillo observes that 95% of these criminals …

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Merengue star Jandy Feliz is booked for a performance at the Hard Rock Cafe in Santo Domingo this coming Thursday, 30 September at 9pm. Tickets are RD$700 when purchased before the day of the show. The Hard Rock Cafe is located on Calle El Conde facing the Columbus Park in the Colonial City. Tel 809 …

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President Leonel Fernandez has warned that the most serious threat to people’s security is drug trafficking. He said traffickers have branched out to government security forces. He estimated that 250 million people worldwide between the ages of 15 to 64 take drugs. He said that transnational organized crime is using new violence to expand the …

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Once again the cry of “Oil” is being heard in some circles. Director General of Mining Octavio Jose Lopez Taveras has revealed that petroleum found near Sanate in the eastern province of La Altagracia is what the oil industry describes as “sweeter” than the oil found in the southwestern province of Azua. This means it …

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