IMF grants $1.7b loan to Dominican Republic (MENAFN)
(MENAFN) The Dominican Republic will receive an initial $300 million from the International Monetary Fund as part of a larger loan to boost the country’s economy.
Dominican Republic town blames U.S. power company for birth defects (Miami Herald)
ARROYO BARRIL, Dominican Republic — Maximiliano Calcaño is 2 and was born with no arms. “When I was pregnant, I was dizzy, vomiting and could barely walk,” said Maximiliano’s mother, Anajai Calcaño, 20. “My tooth cracked and fell out. Then my baby was born like that, without arms. Nothing like that had ever happened here before.”
Magnificent Island Estate in the Dominican Republic to Be Sold at Auction on January 19th (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Lion’s Gate, a magnificent 23,000-square-foot architectural masterpiece, situated in an extraordinary recreational setting within the coveted gated community of Sea Horse Ranch on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, will be sold at public auction by New York based Sheldon Good & Company — America’s Real Estate Auctioneer.
Gunmen attack AA meeting in Mexico, killing 1 (USA Today)
Gunmen burst into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and opened fire in a violence-plagued Mexican border state, killing one person and wounding four others, authorities said.
IMF Executive Board Approves US$1.7 Billion Stand-By Arrangement for the Dominican Republic (IMF)
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a 28-month Stand-By Arrangement for the Dominican Republic in the amount of SDR 1,094.5 million (about US$1.7 billion) to support the country’s strategy to cope with the adverse effects of the global economic environment.
San Francisco Giants prospect Angel Villalona released from jail in Dominican Republic (Contra Costa Times)
Giants prospect Angel Villalona, who is charged with murder, is out of jail, but his future remains as uncertain as ever.
IMF Approves $1.7 Bln Loan To Dominican Republic (INO News)
(RTTNews) – Monday, the International Monetary Fund announced that its board of directors had approved a $1.7 billion loan to the Dominican Republic to assist the government’s reform efforts towards returning the economy to a sustainable growth path.
Dominican Republic Makes Major Drug Bust (Fox News)
The Dominican Republic says it has seized nearly 2,000 pounds of cocaine in one of its largest drug captures ever.
