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President Danilo Medina visited San Juan de la Maguana on Friday 22 February and promised farmers RD$12.7 billion in financing over a 10-year period, as reported in Diario Libre. The Inter-American Development Bank will be providing the funds. He said the funds would be used to replace traditional rice, beans, corn and onion plantations with …

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President Danilo Medina granted a RD$17 million line of credit to the avocado producers who are members of the Cambita Farmer’s Multi-Service Cooperative, in Cambita, Garabito in San Cristobal province. He made the announcement during an unscheduled visit to the small community during one of his weekend trips, yesterday Sunday 24 February. He said that …

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Dozens and perhaps hundreds of people taking part in the “Quisqueya Learns with you” literacy program currently under way in many areas of the country can now stop signing documents with an “X” and no longer have to hide when it is time to read or write something. In the far southwest of the country, …

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Today, Monday 25 March, is Dominican Armed Forces Day. It is the 196th anniversary of General Matias Ramon Mella’s birthday and although President Medina has stated on occasion that there is a need for renewal of the top brass of the Armed Forces (and the National Police) El Nuevo Diario says that the current generals …

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Ivonne Arias, the executive director of the Jaragua Group, said she deplored the attempt by the Executive Branch to reach an agreement with the so-called property owners of the lands surrounding the Bahia de las Aguilas. The Jaragua Group is an NGO that works for the sustainable management of the biodiversity of Hispaniola, with an …

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The use of the streets and byways inside residential areas causes chaos and affects the lives of the people who live there. The trucks and buses using these residential roads and streets have effectively lowered property values in some areas and caused a loss of business to local commercial establishments. Leonardo Lopes, the president of …

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A gallon of premium gasoline is priced at RD$250.70 this week, breaking the RD$250 barrier for the first time. Of this amount, the customer pays two items at a cost of RD$86.90 for taxes from Laws 112-00 on Hydrocarbons, and 495-06 Ad-valorum. To this is added RD$35.33 for the so-called margin of benefits to the …

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The lack of citizenship education and the fact that the refuse dump at Duquesa is not available at night are the reasons that keep the city of Santo Domingo from being clean, according to Mayor Roberto Salcedo. During his participation in the Dialogo Libre section of Diario Libre, the city’s boss and administrator added that …

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The Family Health Insurance presents what newspapers are calling an absurdity: newborns with high-cost illnesses or catastrophic problems are not covered by the insurance plan. El Caribe newspaper has received reports from families that have had to cover the treatment of their newborn babies who were diagnosed with catastrophic illnesses at birth. Some complained of …

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Canadian mining firm GoldQuest is announcing that there has been progress in its exploration for mining in the area of Las Tres Palmas. The findings will be presented at the PDAC2013 mining investment show from 3-6 March in Toronto. The mining operation has the support of the new Director of Mines, Alexander Medina, who has …

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