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It now seems unlikely that the Chamber of Deputies will approve the legislation that seeks to modify the boundaries of the National Park of the East. This development comes in the wake of considerable uproar that was caused by the legislative proposal after it was approved on first reading on 4 March with the positive vote of 37 PRSC deputies, 29 of the PLD and 19 of the PRSC, of 101 deputies present. Only PLD deputies Pedro Caro, Radhames Fortuna, Plutarco Perez, Juan Perez and Juan Rosario voted No, reports Listin Diario.
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Yesterday the ruling party deputies and the opposition said that the initiative should be examined in greater depth with the idea of only removing the center city area from the park itself. But Luis Carvajal, president of the Academy of Science and spokesmen for the Ministry of Environment (Semarena) insist that the urban area has never been [...]

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In an effort to facilitate the paperwork needed to obtain a deed on a piece of land, the Supreme Court has approved the Regulations for Boundary and Lot Adjustments. This new procedure will allow holders of annotated proofs of ownership to obtain Certified Titles of ownership (deeds) through an administrative procedure when there is agreement about the ownership and boundaries of the property. The move is part of the Program to Consolidate Real Estate Jurisdiction. The control and reduction of the use of Annotated Proofs has been one of the initiatives pushed through in the area of real estate law, and this will guarantee judicial security and investments in real estate in the country. By means of an act of Parcel (or Lot) Adjustment, a survey of the lots is carried out, through which all owners of ‘annotated proofs’ agree to set out their parcels through an administrative procedure. The [...]

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The Italian ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Enrico Guicciardi, presented First Lady Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez with the Star of Italian Solidarity, with the rank of Grand Official, awarded by the Italian government in a ceremony at which President Leonel Fernandez was also present. The presentation took place at the diplomatic residence of the Italian Legation in Piantini. The Italian diplomat said that this is the first time that such a decoration has been awarded to a Dominican woman or any woman in the whole region. In a brief speech, Guicciardi emphasized the charitable social work done by the First Lady’s office, benefiting more than 100,000 poor families through the Progresando program, and the fact that thousands of citizens have been helped by other projects run by the office. Upon receiving the award Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez said that it is of great significance because it came during the International [...]

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan, Francisco H. L. Ou visited President Leonel Fernandez at the Presidential Palace yesterday. They met for about an hour. Ou was accompanied by Taiwanese ambassador Isaac Tsai and by Rolando Chuang, Dardo Chen and Benito Liao, as reported in Hoy. The government of Taiwan has expressed an interest in resuming talks aimed at signing a free trade agreement with Taiwan. During Ou’s visit, he signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Relations. As part of the agreement, Taiwanese technical volunteers specialized in economics, culture and environment will provide their services to the DR. In addition, Taiwan is donating US$150,000 to help repair the damage caused by heavy rainfall.

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Disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff is expected to plead guilty to orchestrating a $50bn (£35bn) fraud, his lawyer has said.

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Men who take daily supplements of folic acid could be increasing their risk of getting prostate cancer, a trial suggests.

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The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service is proposing a “virtual” emergency department waiting room that could take the load off the real thing, allowing paramedics or firefighters to reserve a place for patients in the ER queue remotely.

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Live updates from the 2009 Video Game Awards held in London.

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Iran has no weapons-grade uranium, US officials say, contradicting earlier American and Israeli reports.

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