2013 – Page 150

President Danilo Medina sent a congratulatory Father’s Day message on Sunday, 28 July to the nation. He said that as head of the family, the father should be guide, advisor, set an example, protect his dependents, and give them the support they need in the different stages of their lives. He went on to ask …

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First Lady Candida Montilla was in Peru on Thursday and Friday (25, 26 July) where she visited the Centro Ann Sullivan (CASP) and signed an agreement on Friday, 26 July in Peru for support of the center to a similar program in the Dominican Republic. The CASP is seen as a model for Latin America. …

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The continuing increases in fuel prices are expected to lead to higher prices of consumer goods and services. The present price of RD$260 the gallon of premium gasoline is a new record. At the change of government in August 2012, gasoline was at RD$228.90. The last three weeks have been revealing. Fuels consumed the most …

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Economist Miguel Ceara Hatton observes that the growth of the Dominican economy has generated more government jobs than private sector jobs. As reported in Hoy on Saturday, 27 July, Ceara said that while there was an increase of the GDP of 1.82%, employment only grew 1.31% from 2000 to 2012. Of the 272,000 formal jobs …

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The Dominican Republic has banned imports of shrimps in any stage of development and presentation from China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh and Mexico. According to authorities, the measure was taken due to outbreaks of the so-called early mortality syndrome (EMS) of shrimp or acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome (AHPNS) in those countries. Agriculture Minister Luis Ramon …

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Corporacion Minera Dominicana (Cormidom) said that it is not true that Zhongjin is a Chinese state-owned company. He confirmed that Cormidom is owned by Perilya Ltd, an Ausralian company whose main shareholder is the Chinese firm. Wikipedia lists the company as being Chinese state-owned. Andrew Lord, president of Cormidom, made the comment after the publication …

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As of this Monday, the gasoline stations affiliated to the National Association of Gasoline Station Retailers (Anadegas) will not accept credit card payments by card companies affiliated to Cardnet. The gas stations protest that the company increased its commission from 1.95 to 3%.

The influx of patients with symptoms of dengue in public hospitals and private clinics in Santiago and Moca continued to increase on Saturday, 27 July, and doctors said that it was due to the fact that many people are not taking preventative measures to avoid becoming infected with the disease. Rosanna Fuerte, medical director of …

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Speaking at a meeting of the Association in Managua, Nicaragua, the Regional secretary for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean of the Latin American Association of Psychiatrists, Jose Miguel Gomez, has warned that the cases of mental disorders amongst young people have increased and lamented that the State does not invest sufficient in the prevention …

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The president of the Dominican Revolutionary Party, (PRD), Miguel Vargas, was elected on Saturday, 27 July as the new president of the International Socialist Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean, SICLAC, taking over from the ex Panamanian president, Martin Torrijos. Peggy Cabral, widow of the late party leader Jose Francisco Pena Gomez, and who …

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