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The world trend for a decline in petroleum prices is about the best news the Dominican Republic could receive these days. Amaurys Justo Duarte, president of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery, told the Listin Diario that the drop could mean a relief of US$500 million in the payments the country had planned to make on fuel …

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The Executive Branch sent to the Senate a new Migration Bill that seeks to regulate the status of migrant populations in the DR. Minister of Foreign Relations Hugo Tolentino Dipp delivered the new bill to the Senate.

President Hipolito Mejia issued Decree 709-01 that establishes that distributor companies cannot shut down power service to low income neighborhoods regardless of whether large percentages of consumers in the area are paying for the service or not. The decree outlaws the so-called financial blackouts, but penalties are not established if the companies continue the practice …

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The Dominican Electricity Corporation signed a US$10 million loan agreement with a French government cooperation agency to bring electricity service to 300 rural communities in the South, East and North within the next two or three years. EDTE, a division of Groupe Bouygues, will be responsible for the installation of 8,900 light poles, 310 kilometers …

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The World Bank’s Board announced the DR has been granted a US$25 million loan to support national efforts to control AIDS. This is part of a US$155 million multi-country HIV/AIDS prevention and control lending program for the Caribbean. "Without strong political will at the highest levels today, and without the support of the international community, …

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Baxter appealed the administrative resolution issued by the Ministry of Environment penalizing them with RD$131 thousand for inadequate waste management. A Baxter spokesman ensured that the industry meets environmental norms according to its ISO 14001 certification. The company explained that the resolution focused on the operations of Sodoplast in Estancia Nueva, Moca. The company clarifies …

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Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana, the Presidente Beer brewers, inaugurated yesterday a new production line that doubles its beer production capacity. A RD$605 million investment, the new line brings Presidente and Bohemia beer and malt production to 5 million hectoliters (a hectoliter is equal to 100 liters). Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana has invested over RD$1,400 million in its …

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