2008 – Page 37

Dr. Ricardo Koening, president of the Dominican Exporters Association (ADOPEX) says he expects Dominican exports to decrease in 2009, adding there is the concern that many Dominican products will lose market share. Koening added that after the holiday rush there would be a “2009 hangover.” Koening explained that Dominicans would have to deal with the …

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According to Foreign Relations Minster Carlos Morales Troncoso, exports to Europe have exceeded the US$600 million mark, making the signing of the EPA agreement between CARICOM and the European Union even more relevant. Morales stressed the potential benefits of the agreement for the DR, in an interview with today’s Listin Diario. Morales said that the …

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Dominican singer songwriter Juan Luis Guerra is once again lending his name to an important cause. The singer is leading a campaign against illegal trips by Dominicans to Puerto Rico. Guerra says he’s worried by recent reports of numerous trips to the neighboring island, especially those that end in great tragedies. Guerra said he would …

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The Navy has announced that it will continue searching for a boat carrying illegal migrants to Puerto Rico. Though the US Coast Guard and Puerto Rican rescue crews have called off any further searches, the Dominican Navy says it will continue searching a large area until they find the small craft. The boat disappeared a …

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An explosion in an electrical generator caused a fire at the offices of the Supreme Court of Justice in the Centro de los Heroes, forcing a full evacuation of the premises this morning. No one was reported injured, but there was mass panic. Supreme Court president, Jorge Subero Isa said that the explosion happened because …

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Supreme Court of Justice president Jorge Subero Isa announced today that the Sun Land case decision would be announced on 17 December. The announcement comes after the full body of the Supreme Court heard arguments for declaring the entire Sun Land contract in violation of the Constitution. The US$130 million loan package was signed for …

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The number of security businesses in the DR has increased considerably over the last four years, with the National District at the center of this growth. Hoy writes that there were 143 such businesses in 2004, increasing to 228 in 2008. According to Private Security Superintendent Major General Luis Ramon Payan Areche, an estimated 30,000 …

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For the second time in as many weeks a security official has been killed in a violent act. Unknown assailants shot 27-year old Sergeant Roberto Jaquez Angomas yesterday. He was a parachutist with the Army and was also assigned to the Tactical Reaction Unit at the National Drug Control Department. Few details have surfaced, but …

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Miguel Angel Encinas, coordinator of the Spanish International Cooperation Agency for Development (AECID) Technical Office says that Dominicans have lost confidence in political parties and the parties have lost credibility because they haven’t been able to tailor their programs to the realities of the public. Encinas says that the public, especially women and young people, …

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Diario Libre reports that the US$60 million plane purchased by Air Dominicana (AD) has not been moved from the airport in Santo Domingo because the company hasn’t secured the necessary flight permits and clearance. Diario Libre writes that the Turks & Caicos and Venezuela have not cleared the flights. Reports indicate that internal squabbles and …

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