2007News

1,600 MW in renewable energy

Investment opportunities valued at US$2 billion are awaiting the implementation of the Renewable Energy Investment and Incentives law, which is being prepared by the National Commission of Energy (CNE). Alternative energy projects aimed at providing an additional 1,600 MW of energy are planned for the DR. Aristides Fernandez Zucco, president of the National Energy Council, …

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2007News

Business sector wants IMF

Lisandro Macarrulla, president of the National Council for Private Business (CONEP) and Rafael Menicucci, chief executive of Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana that brews Presidente beer, are both in favor of the country signing an agreement with the IMF once the current Stand-by arrangement comes to an end in January 2008. Both businessmen believe that the IMF’s …

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2007 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Small hotels workshop

Of special interest to small hotel operators is the Caribbean Small Hotels Retreat organized by the Caribbean Hotel Association in Bridgetown, Barbados for this coming 26-28 September. The workshop will promote valuable interaction between small hotel owners and operators in the region. The two-day meeting, sponsored by the Barbados Tourism Authority and Caribbean Airways, has …

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