2007 – Page 33

The National Regulation and Quality Control Office (DIGENOR) has extended the deadline for all products to be labeled in Spanish until 31 January 2008. Representatives of the importers association requested the extension in order to get their suppliers to comply with the new rules, and to get existing stocks off the shelves. The importers told …

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The fact that the state might have to construct a brand-new refinery to supply local demand has heated up the debate regarding the sale of the Shell Company’s 50% stake in the refinery. The current refinery was designed in the 1960s and built in the 1970s. In addition, government officials have stated that the sale …

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Repairs to the Gregorio Luperon Tourist Highway between Puerto Plata and Santiago de los Caballeros are nearly finished, according to the project’s supervising engineer. Most of the work is being done in areas affected by landslides that resulted from the recent storms. Currently, most of the work is taking place on the stretch between La …

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According to the Santiago Civil Defense director, Francisco Arias, most of the families relocated during the 1999-2002 period have returned to live along riverbanks, even though their houses had been destroyed by intense rains during storms. According to the official, 4,000 families are currently located in potentially disastrous places. Of the 700 families relocated to …

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The construction of housing for seven thousand people made homeless by flooding caused by Tropical Storm Noel will cost an estimated two billion pesos, according to figures from the National Urban Affairs Council (CONAU). The budget is for building small houses costing US$8,000 each and occupying just 30m2 of land. According to Diario Libre, the …

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The Herrera Industrial Association (AEIH) and the Federation of Industrial Associations have urged the government to continue with some type of agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in the light of new issues surrounding internal and external economic agendas. According to the associations, such a working agreement with the IMF would guarantee economic stability …

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The Dominican Republic’s corruption indicators are going down, according to Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perception Index. Spokesperson Jesus Sanchez Lambas said that this reduction is a response to the introduction of more effective measures to fight corruption. Spaniard Sanchez Lambas told reporters from Hoy newspaper that most corruption in developing countries is found in the …

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Diario Libre is questioning whether the recent tender held for the purchase of 300 public transport buses was custom designed to benefit a single supplier. The newspaper reports that the tender only accepted applications from companies with five years in the market (which eliminated competition from Scadom, the new Scania bus concessionaires), and the companies …

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More than three hundred children have been orphaned because their fathers have killed their mothers, according to Santo Domingo District Attorney, Jose Manuel Hernandez. Although the Ministry for Women has registered 143 women who were killed by their partners, the DA said that only 75 women have died in these circumstances so far this year. …

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