2012 – Page 91

On Saturday, more than 300 formerly undocumented Haitians received documents that identify them as legal Haitian citizens. This initiative by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the European Union and the Haitian government brings to over 4,000 the number of Haitians who have been provided with proper identification papers. According to the UNHCR representative in …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) reports that two low-pressure systems will influence atmospheric conditions in the Dominican Republic. One is located over the country and the other is just off the north shore in the Atlantic. However, temperatures will continue to be uncomfortably high. The increasing cloud cover will bring some showers and thunder and …

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Santiago’s Victor Estrella reconfirmed his status as the country’s top tennis player when he once more took the Dominican Republic to Group I of the Americas, by defeating Mexican Cesar Ramirez in the fourth match of the final of Group II of the Americas Zone in the Davis Cup, held at the Centro Espanol yesterday, …

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Jazz en Dominicana and Landestoy Enterprises present The South Florida Dominican Jazz Fest in Miami on 17 October 2012. The multicultural event is taking Dominican jazz players Oscar Micheli Trio and Alex Diaz and his Merengue Jazz (based in New York City) to play for Miami audiences. Also playing is host Alejandro Vargas Colita and …

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Speaking during a press briefing in Washington, DC yesterday, Thursday 13 September, IMF External Relations Department director Gerry Rice said that the IMF mission currently visiting the DR “would be looking at issues of the Dominican Republic’s fiscal and external situation as well as the overall growth scenario during the mission”. He was responding to …

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Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Ignacio Mendez said that as of Monday, 17 September the government would have RD$10 billion available in specialized funds to lend to micro, small and medium-sized companies. As reported in El Dia, he said that any interested companies could apply for the loans at any of the 70 branches …

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Minister of Public Health Freddy Hidalgo says that the Ministry had accumulated a RD$1 billion debt with suppliers by the end of the term of his predecessor Bautista Rojas Gomez, who was in charge of the Ministry for six years. He confirmed news reports that subsidies to some public hospitals are three and four months …

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The Ministry of Public Works says it is teaming up with the National District municipality to embark on a large-scale program for filling potholes on roads throughout the city. The program also involves maintenance of public parks and spaces, and cleaning of garbage from gullies in the capital city. The announcement was made during a …

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Minister of Education Josefina Pimentel says that a national illiteracy inventory will be carried out this month and volunteer groups and schedules will be defined. She said that the main methods would be established between September and December, and municipal boards, support material and the budget and volunteers would be registered. People who will learn …

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Leonel Carrasco, the deputy director of the Transport Reorganization Office (Opret), better known as the Metro Office, said on Wednesday 12 September that the first half of the second line of the Santo Domingo Metro would be in operation in December, as reported in El Nuevo Diario. He said that more than 100,000 commuters a …

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