2007 – Page 68

A stationary front hovering over the Mona Passage will continue to cause rainfall over the country for the next 48 hours. The National Meteorological Office is forecasting light and periodic rains with heavy wind bursts from time to time, as well as thunder and lightning.  

President Leonel Fernandez is holding a meeting with his energy team this morning to analyze the proposed Energy Contingency Plan drawn up by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The plan includes fuel saving suggestions, changes in working hours, better traffic light coordination and a possible modification of the Hydrocarbon Law. The latter is one …

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The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has authorized price increases of RD$8.60 and RD$7.90 for a gallon of premium and regular gasoline last Friday night. Diesel went up a whopping RD$7.30 a gallon and propane gas (LPG) went up RD$0.56 per gallon. Dominican fuel prices are indexed to the price of West Texas Intermediate, which …

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The spokesman for the Association of Industries of Herrera, Jesus Moreno told reporters that the Dominican Republic industrial sector needs more than “quick fixes” or patches in order to survive in the new world order. While Moreno praised the Energy Contingency Plan to be announced by the government, he also expressed concern about finding the …

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Two new telecommunications companies, ETGETEL and OneMax are now operating in the Dominican Republic. Etgetel will specialize in television, telephone and Internet broadband service in the poorer parts of the country, and is expected to start up next month. The announcement was made in Los Botados, in Yamasa, north of Santo Domingo, in Monte Plata …

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The differences between the Health Management Organizations (HMOs in English and ARS in Spanish) and the National Family Health Insurance Program (SFS) continue to multiply. The most recent comments by the head of the National Social Security Council (CNSS) accused the HMOs of blocking the system, “and therefore, the best thing would be for all …

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