Dolores Vicioso – Page 7231

The Ministry of Environment confiscated a shipment of health products imported by Baxter for the Sociedad Dominicana de Plasticos (Sodoplast), a company that recycles these products near Moca. The container shipment at Haina port was confiscated after one of the containers was opened and products containing what appeared to be human wastes (blood and urine) …

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The Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Honduras and Panama signed a commercial understanding agreement with China that guarantees that Dominican exports will not be discriminated against despite the maintaining of relations with Taiwan. China has been known to penalize countries with up to 100% higher duties. Negotiations were head by Dominican ambassador in Geneva, Federico Alberto Cuello …

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Mayor of Santo Domingo Johnny Ventura seeks the approval of his city hall for a project to build 150,000 pre fabricated dwellings in 15 barrios promoted by Brasil Representaciones Export Import C. por A. (Breica) and another to build 250,000 promoted by Servi Ciudad. The plan calls for the state guarantee for commercial bank loans …

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In his inaugural speech as new president of the Asociacion de Empresas Industriales de Herrera, Jose Ernesto Sanchez Berges warned that the new economic model of the government of borrowing from who ever wants to lend the government is a very risky strategy especially in these days of critical world economic growth. The Herrera business …

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Leonel Fernandez, Jacinto Peynado and Milagros Ortiz Bosch ranked highest in the rating made by polled Dominicans when asked if the presidential election were held today for whom they would vote. The presidential election is scheduled for 2004. The results come from a Gallup poll that was commissioned by the Senate. The results were published …

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The Monetary Board announced that the Canadian company, Placer Dome is the first option for the exploitation of the sulfide deposits of the Rosario mine in the north central Cotui. Placer Dome is North America’s third largest gold mining company and the world’s fifth largest gold miner. Placer Dome competed with Australia’s MIM Holding for …

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Minister of Foreign Relations Hugo Tolentino Dipp and Ambassador Ali Khaled Al-Sabah of Kuwait signed for the DR and Kuwait establishing diplomatic relations. Al Sabah highlighted Dominican solidarity with Kuwait during the Iraq invasion in 1991. Al Sabah said that the DR could benefit from the Kuwait foreign investment fund. Minister of Foreign Relations Tolentino …

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Minister of Public Works Miguel Vargas announced the start of the San Cristobal-Km. 40 Duarte highway, 28 kilometers at a cost of RD$256 million or US$16 million, a 15-18 month project and a 20-year concession. The Executive Branch sent a bill on the project to Congress for US$11.3 million for the rehabilitation and construction of …

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While talks continue with the generators and distributors, the National Palace yesterday suffered a financial blackout at 4 pm. Financial blackouts are caused by lack of payment. At 8:45 pm the blackout was more notable when the power plant failed for 15 minutes. Recently, the president of the AES Distribuidora del Este, Karl Huber complained …

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