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The executive vice-president of the Dominican Corporation of State-owned Electrical Enterprises (CDEEE) has announced that as of today the blackouts that have been plaguing many parts of the country will be reduced. He said that 400 megawatts of power will return to the national system. Radhames Segura attributed the blackouts to technical issues and financial …

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Clemente Morillo, secretary general of the Petroleum Tanker Transporters Union (SACTPA), says they will not comply with the San Cristobal court judgment to lift the boycott against Chevron or pay the RD$100,000 penalty the court established for each subsequent day that SACTPA member tankers prevent Chevron tankers from loading fuel. The SACTPA spokesman, said the …

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The LPG (propane gas) shortage eased up over the weekend. The distributors received new shipments of the fuel after The National Association of Propane Distributors (Asonadigas) lifted its one-day (Friday) stoppage of propane sales that was called in protest at the decision of the National Association of Gasoline Retailers (Anadegas) to sell propane at their …

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PLD Deputy Minou Tavarez Mirabal has taken on the cause of city residents who have seen developers violate city regulations to build towers and businesses in areas where they were previously outlawed. Tavarez began by highlighting the case of Los Cacicazgos, one of the most exclusive and expensive sectors in Santo Domingo, where residents are …

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The General Administration of the low-cost diners (Comedores Economicos) is under the spotlight of the National Department for the Prevention of Corruption (DPCA-formerly Depreco) that looks into irregularities in the contracts for suppliers. According to Diario Libre, a team of investigators from DPCA, headed by an assistant prosecutor from the Santo Domingo Court assigned to …

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President Leonel Fernandez has signed a series of decrees that will officially proclaim 2009 as the “Centennial Year of the Birth of Juan Bosch.” The decrees also elevated “La Casona” in Sabana de la Mar, Hato Mayor Province, and the Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration in Santiago to the status of a National …

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The Ministry of Public Works has announced the hiring of 10,000 part-time workers to complete a series of street, highway and rural road construction projects under the re-launching of the National Asphalt Plan. The Minister, Victor Diaz Rua, told Listin Diario reporters that he has been planning the re-launch of the program for some time. …

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The Superintendent of Health Care for Workers (Sisalril) has ordered all Health Care Managers (ARS or HMOs) to guarantee Health Care Providers that are under contract to their plans to prohibit any pre-payment for services under the Family Health Program (SFS). The new disposition is part of Resolution 156-08 which also requires the HMOs to …

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The head of the Dominican Association of Free Zones (Adozona), Fernando Capellan, has asked the government to continue its compensation program that gives the free zones incentives for hiring new workers. Capellan called for the government to continue the program until December, as originally called for. He said that it was possible to recover 30 …

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