2007 – Page 31

The Century XXI Dominican Airports (AERODOM) consortium has admitted to reporters that it has received offers from overseas for its rights to administer five of the country’s airports. However, the same source told Diario Libre reporters that no sale had taken place. According to the Aerodom statement, the offers were the result of the good …

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Luis Arthur, a specialist in alternative energy sources, told a national television audience that the government must start to use solar and wind-powered energy as the most effective way of confronting rising petroleum prices. Arthur, an electrical engineer with extensive experience in the energy field, has been writing on energy related themes for years. He …

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The World Bank has just released a study on female migration and its effect on development. The Dominican Republic leads in the Caribbean in female migration. Andrew Morrison, lead economist at the World Bank’s Gender Group says that women international migrants have increased to approximately 95 million women today. “The International Migration of Women, edited …

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The Spanish version of the Dominican Cooking website, www.cocinadominicana.com, has won the Arroba de Oro award for the best Dominican website in the Art and Culture category. The Arroba de Oro awards are organized by Diario Libre newspaper in the Dominican Republic, and are also awarded in several Latin American countries to promote website development …

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Last night the Tigres del Licey beat up on the hapless Estrellas Orientales, 10-5. However, the Tigres were losing the game until a seven-run ninth inning gave them the victory and extended the Estrellas’ losing streak to eight games. The win keeps Licey in first place with a two-game advantage in the standings. In Santiago’s …

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President Leonel Fernandez handed over a RD$500 million check to the National Council for the Promotion of Micro, Small and Medium Businesses (PROMIPYMES) at an awards ceremony held at the Renaissance Jaragua Hotel yesterday. The funds will be used to increase their credit portfolio. Fernandez highlighted the fact that micro, small and medium businesses represented …

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Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa has announced that the process of negotiation for purchasing Shell’s remaining shares in the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (REFIDOMSA) is now open. Bengoa said that the government has taken international counsel to determine the true value of Shell’s shares and added that at no time was a US$183 million price tag established. …

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Industry and Commerce Minister Melanio Paredes warned yesterday that the government is opposed to any passenger and cargo fare hikes. Diario Libre writes that the government, to prevent the hikes, has offered to cover 50% of the cost to install natural gas converting systems and comfortable financing for the remaining 50% of the cost. Natural …

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The Ministry of Public Health is warning the public to take extra precautions to avoid contracting conjunctivitis, gastrointestinal, respiratory and other illnesses that have been aggravated primarily among the poor after recent flooding. The Ministry also added that the death toll from dengue fever could reach 40 from a total of 10,000 reported cases. Health …

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The Dominican and Haitian ministries of environment have signed a joint declaration for the protection of the Artibonite River watershed. The declaration was signed by Omar Ramirez Tejada, Dominican Environmental Minister and his Haitian counterpart Jean Marie Claude Germaine. Canadian ambassador in the DR Patricia Fortier and head of cooperation in Haiti Francis Montour were …

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