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2007 News

Job openings at UN

Dominicans will now have access to the UN’s National Competitive Recruitment Examinations Program. The NCRE program is used to select junior professional officers for specialist positions. Candidates must be Dominican, born no earlier than 1 January 1976, and have a minimum bachelor’s degree outside the US. Applicants must know either English or French, in addition …

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Asonahores Trade exhibition

The National Hotel & Restaurant Association will be hosting its 21st Trade Exhibition from 29 August to 1 September at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel’s convention center. The exhibition traditionally brings together leaders from the tourism business and industry suppliers. The event is also very popular with the Dominican public in general. This year, 170 stands …

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Caetano Veloso at Altos de Chavon

With summer winding up and the kids about to return to school, Casa de Campo brings Brazilian legend Caetano Veloso to perform at its 5,000-seat Altos de Chavon amphitheater in La Romana on Friday, 17 August at 8pm. Note that Friday is the start of a long weekend in the DR, with Monday off for …

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Tracking hurricanes in the DR

DR1 makes it easy for travelers to the DR to monitor storms that enter the Caribbean. DR1 provides comprehensive coverage, with updates about storms several times a day. Tropical Storm Dean is expected to be the first hurricane to come our way this season. Early week forecasts from the National Hurricane Center of the US …

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Best DR storm coverage is at DR1

DR1 offers several links for access to timely and comprehensive information to help readers monitor storms before and after they happen. See: Preparedness tips page for prevention before the storm: www.dr1.com/forums/514432-post1.html Historic overview of storms in the DR: www.dr1.com/weather/hurricanes.shtml Daily storms in the Caribbean coverage during hurricane season: www.dr1.com/forums/weather-beyond/63020-hurricane-season-2007-a.html Updates on Tropical Storm Dean: www.dr1.com/forums/weather-beyond/65445-tropical-storm-dean.html …

2007 News

Leonel makes the most of trip

President Leonel Fernandez has made the most of his trip to Venezuela. He has strengthened his political position during an election year; he has firmed up his stance in bi-lateral relations with Venezuela and he opened up some possibilities for new ways to pay off the growing petroleum bills by using tourism as a medium …

2007 News

Chavez offers gas refineries

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered the Dominican Republic to install two gas refineries for exports to the rest of the Caribbean. At the same time, Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso announced a 25,000-barrel increase in oil imports from Venezuela. Under the current Petrocaribe agreement, the DR is importing 25,000 barrels a day. After President Chavez …

2007 News

Industrialists for competitiveness

Industrialists from the Haina Industrial Association (AIEH) are urging the quick passage of the Industrial Innovation and Competitiveness Law. The Dominican Senate has passed the proposal but everything will have to start over with the new legislature on 16 August, since the Chamber of Deputies did not take action on the bill. Executives from AIEH …

2007 News

Congress subordinate to President?

Of the 37 laws that were passed in both legislative chambers and signed by the President, nearly two-thirds were actually drafted by the Executive Branch. In fact, 21 of the 37 laws passed over the last year came from the Executive Branch. These laws included the DR-CAFTA bill, the law that punishes bribery, the creation …

2007 News

No more sand from rivers

In an unprecedented move, the Ministry of the Environment issued a total ban on the extraction of sand and gravel from the nation’s river beds and river banks. The government gives the companies and persons currently engaged in this practice 90 days to close their extraction operations. Decree 16-2007 establishes that the mining for sand …

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2007 – Page 138

Job openings at UN

Asonahores Trade exhibition

Caetano Veloso at Altos de Chavon

Tracking hurricanes in the DR

Best DR storm coverage is at DR1

Leonel makes the most of trip

Chavez offers gas refineries

Industrialists for competitiveness

Congress subordinate to President?

No more sand from rivers