2012 – Page 147

According to El Caribe, some analysts are saying that President Leonel Fernandez will leave a negative legacy at the end of his eight years in power, although they agree that under his mandate, the administration has maintained political and macroeconomic stability. Political commentator Rosario Espinal said that while she believes that Fernandez is a talented …

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Yesterday, Thursday 19 July, the president of General Hospital Plaza de la Salud, Dr. Julio Amado Castanos Guzman, announced that they had carried out the first heart transplant in the Dominican Republic. The patient was Estephany Moreno, aged 22, who had been suffering from cardiomyopathy since giving birth two years ago. She has two children …

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The mayor of the National District, Roberto Salcedo, has announced plans at a press conference for a Tourist Route in Santo Domingo to make the most of the anticipated increase in tourists when the Coral Highway from Punta Cana is completed. He said that he is hoping the cost of this mega project will come …

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The Executive Branch approved Law 174-12 yesterday, Thursday 19 July. The Supplemental Budget for the final month of the Fernandez eight consecutive years in government, amounts to RD$71,461,680,801, of which RD$70,121,680, will be disbursed by the Presidency, as reported in Hoy. The Senate and Chamber of Deputies also approved an additional RD$390 million for the …

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With less than a month before the change of government, the Presidency has sent a bill to the Senate that calls for the control of the sales, supply and consumption of alcoholic beverages. The proposal seeks to regulate consumption, free distribution and encourage responsible drinking. It states that in the future vendors and suppliers of …

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Jose Ricardo Taveras, Director of Immigration, and supported by Carlos J. Ramirez, Programs Director and leading proponent of border security in the country at the Department of National Investigations, chaired a press conference yesterday, Thursday 19 July at the Department of Immigration to announce the implementation of new border security measures. They said that ARINC …

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Film companies Palmera Pictures and The Green Star Films have signed an agreement to make twenty films in the DR at a cost of RD$2 billion. The deal will represent a boost for the emerging Dominican film industry. Ximo Perez from The Green Star Films said that it was one of the leading film production …

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Yesterday, Thursday 19 July, the National Consumer Protection Institute (Pro Consumidor) issued a warning based on information from international pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, saying that fake Winasorb tablets were being sold in the country. The company says that it has detected an unknown quantity of fake Winasorb cold and flu tablets, and Pro Consumidor is advising …

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Since yesterday, Thursday 19 July, specialists from eight countries have been meeting in Santo Domingo to discuss childhood diseases at the 9th National Pediatric Forum, which continues through Saturday. Rafael Schiffino, president of the Dominican Pediatric Society said that participants in the conference included pediatricians, nutritionists, immunologists and other medical specialists. Topics for discussion include …

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Judge Jose Alexandro Vargas of the National District has sentenced Jose Angel Gomez Canaan (Jochi), accused of extortion, identity theft and hacking 44 email accounts, to three months in remand in Najayo jail, to be reviewed on October 11. Gomez Canaan said that he was calm and would wait to see what his lawyers did, …

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