Fernandez presents check

[NewsWhore]

President Leonel Fernandez has presented the state agricultural bank, the Banco Agricola with a check for RD$4 billion. The money will be used in the recovery of the agricultural sector, which was heavily damaged by Tropical Storm Noel. The President also ordered the Armed Forces Minister to deploy his members to help with the recovery work. Fernandez presented the check during a visit to Barahona yesterday, as part of his tour of the southwest, which was one of the areas most heavily affected by TS Noel. The President said that farmers in the region would also get RD$1.3 million in seeds, fertilizers and other farming materials. The President promised the construction and painting of houses for victims of Noel and said that a dam would be constructed at Monte Grande in order to prevent future flooding in the area.

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