2013 – Page 329

This coming Monday, 21 January is a religious holiday in the Dominican Republic celebrating the protector of the Dominican people, the Virgin of High Grace or Lady of High Grace. The DR1 daily news digest will not be updated on Monday and news will be compiled for the Tuesday, 22 January issue. The new Coral …

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President Danilo Medina is scheduled to travel to Chile on Monday, 26 January to take part in the EU-LAC Business Summit and the EU-LAC Summit of heads of state and heads of government in Santiago. He will leave after attending the opening of the Duarte Bicentenary activities. This year the Dominican Republic celebrates the 200th …

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The Vice President’s office that manages the Social Policies Cabinet and the Ministry of Public Health has announced an agreement to work together to strengthen public health initiatives in the framework of the Progressing with Solidarity Program. The agreement involves the investment of US$61 million over three years in the public health system using funds …

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The Ministry of Public Works announced that on Friday and Saturday, 18 and 19 January, the tunnel that runs under 27 de Febrero Expressway, crossing under Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill avenues in Santo Domingo, will be closed for repairs and maintenance to lighting systems. The tunnel will be closed for repairs from 10pm in …

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Local environmentalists and specialists have warned against the proposed development of the Xtrata Nickel Falcondo project in the Loma de Miranda area on the grounds that it would be detrimental to agriculture and water supply. They point to widespread unrepaired damage to the environment caused by the same company’s exploitation of mining areas in nearby …

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Areas located between the Malecon to the south, JFK Avenue to the north, Abraham Lincoln Avenue to the east and Winston Churchill to the west are due for major renovations. The Ministry of Public Works says the pilot project would then be extended to other areas of Greater Santo Domingo. The work includes improvements to …

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Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo says that more time is needed to convince users of the Duarte Highway that money collected by the installation of a second toll on the highway will translate to improved service. “When we prove that we can give a service, that the highways are the way they should be, …

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The Dominican Republic will grow 4.3% in 2013, reports the World Bank in its newly published report on Global Economic Prospects 2013. The forecast is for the country to grow 4.5% in 2014 and 4.8% in 2015, according to the World Bank. It is not known if in the projections took into account the taxation …

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Minister of Agriculture Luis Ramon Rodriguez says that the Dominican Republic will have to step up its efforts to produce more of the milk that it consumes now that the European Union is eliminating its subsidies on milk production. As a result, imported milk will now be more expensive as there are already reports that …

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Minister of Foreign Relations Carlos Morales Troncoso and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) representative in the country Valerie Julliand have announced the signing of an agreement for the installation of a major center for facilitating disaster relief, mitigation and prevention work. “We are on the hurricane route, we suffer from drought and floods, and …

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