I translated this from Minou Tav?rez plantea revisar contrato de la Barrick Gold
Deputy Minou Tavarez Mirabal raised the need to revise the contract signed by the Dominican government with Barrick Gold and recalled that the approval of that contract in the House of Representatives had no vote in any of the four ballots that were taken on it. She then added that if this project had been forwarded to the Environment Committee as suggested and subjected to more research to ensure the protection of heritage and the country's interests, we would not be involved in this debate about leaving to others what is our duty to defend.
She also noted that currently the Energy and Mines Commission of the Chamber of Deputies is taking over the study of a bill proposing the revision of the Contract and that this Commission has proposed to convene in public hearings in the coming weeks to hear the opinion of specialists and institutions in the area. These are the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, the Academy of Sciences and the organized community in environmental protection.
The PLD deputy explained that the Dominican government must manage the contract. It states clearly the responsibility of the mining company regarding its obligation to submit an environmental impact study of the exploitation of sulfides and the responsibility for reversing the damage. This includes those sulfides produced by the Rosario Mine.
"But above all, create a mechanism to monitor and control the jobs that will be created by Barrick Gold, while necessary for the operation of the sulfides plant it is no less true that to avoid the pollution that occurs when it rains, you should work with the least negative environmental impact," said the leader of the ruling party.
Minou Tavarez Mirabal said the operation of sulphide destruction and pollution of water sources in the surrounding communities, dust and other problems resulting from mining must be monitored in a serious and responsible way. The PLD deputy said the Barrick Gold must also comply with the law requiring all foreign companies to hire 80% of the native workforce.
Finally, Minou Tavarez Mirabal proposed creating a specialized committee to monitor the work undertaken by the Canadian mining company in the exploitation of sulfides and their impact on the environment. She explained that this committee could be formed by the Ministry of Environment, representatives of Congress, the State University and the Academy of Sciences, among others.
Deputy Minou Tavarez Mirabal raised the need to revise the contract signed by the Dominican government with Barrick Gold and recalled that the approval of that contract in the House of Representatives had no vote in any of the four ballots that were taken on it. She then added that if this project had been forwarded to the Environment Committee as suggested and subjected to more research to ensure the protection of heritage and the country's interests, we would not be involved in this debate about leaving to others what is our duty to defend.
She also noted that currently the Energy and Mines Commission of the Chamber of Deputies is taking over the study of a bill proposing the revision of the Contract and that this Commission has proposed to convene in public hearings in the coming weeks to hear the opinion of specialists and institutions in the area. These are the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, the Academy of Sciences and the organized community in environmental protection.
The PLD deputy explained that the Dominican government must manage the contract. It states clearly the responsibility of the mining company regarding its obligation to submit an environmental impact study of the exploitation of sulfides and the responsibility for reversing the damage. This includes those sulfides produced by the Rosario Mine.
"But above all, create a mechanism to monitor and control the jobs that will be created by Barrick Gold, while necessary for the operation of the sulfides plant it is no less true that to avoid the pollution that occurs when it rains, you should work with the least negative environmental impact," said the leader of the ruling party.
Minou Tavarez Mirabal said the operation of sulphide destruction and pollution of water sources in the surrounding communities, dust and other problems resulting from mining must be monitored in a serious and responsible way. The PLD deputy said the Barrick Gold must also comply with the law requiring all foreign companies to hire 80% of the native workforce.
Finally, Minou Tavarez Mirabal proposed creating a specialized committee to monitor the work undertaken by the Canadian mining company in the exploitation of sulfides and their impact on the environment. She explained that this committee could be formed by the Ministry of Environment, representatives of Congress, the State University and the Academy of Sciences, among others.
