Dolores Vicioso – Page 7250

President Mejia had dinner with the president of the Colorado Rockies, Jerry McMorris during his trip to Colorado. He also threw the first ball in a game between the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks at the Coors Field Stadium. During his visit he announced that his government would make available State Sugar Council lands …

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One of the better news of the year is that Europe and the US would lift the ban on Dominican beef exports. El Caribe reports that the laboratory that would certify the beef exports should be fully operational in two months time. The DR lost its permission to export because of negligence of the Ministry …

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The director of the Centro de Investigacion Economica de las Antillas (Cenantillas), Pedro Silverio said that the local financing of banks offered to the government by banker Andres Aybar, president of the American Chamber and a former president of the Commercial Banks Association, would be more costly to the nation than issuing sovereign bonds. The …

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The Income Tax Department is giving illegal vehicle dealers 60 days to get licenses to operate. The department said the illegal dealerships operated by individuals and companies are being used to evade paying taxes. The department also said that any vehicle that has not renewed its registry in three years time will be removed from …

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President Hipolito Mejia said his government would go ahead and build the Manabao-Bejucal-Tavera Dam, a hydroelectric project that has met with strong opposition from the community of Jarabacoa. Jarabacoa residents fear the changing of course of the Yaque del Norte will affect ecotourism and farming activities in La Vega province. Studies carried out by the …

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The Presidency of the Republic, the National Council for Mining Development, the Commission for Mining Tenders and the Central Bank announced the opening of the tender for the exploitation of the sulfide ore reserves of the Rosario Pueblo Viejo mine. Newmont Corporation, Barick Gold Corporation, Normandy Mining Ltd., Homestake Minign Company, Placer Dome Inc., BHP …

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Former President Leonel Fernandez in an article in the Listin Diario editorial pages today says that neither when in government nor in the opposition has he been against an increase in taxes so that the state may have more resources to foster national development. He says that what he has opposed is the timing of …

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A heat wave is affecting the Dominican Republic bringing temperatures to record highs these days. Temperatures of 33-35 degrees at noon in Santo Domingo are normal and add to the normal stress of city-living. Cardiologist Fulgencio Severino, interviewed by Hoy newspaper, urges that those suffering through the summer heat drink lots of water, take frequent …

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A 21-year old bride, Yenny Diaz, who had disappeared the day before her wedding showed up on Sunday at around 6 pm. Seemingly distraught and anxious, she walked into the San Lucas clinic in Gazcue where her husband-to-be, Socrates Sanchez works. He was not there at the time. There she was interned after physicians found …

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President Hipolito Mejia travels today to San Juan, Puerto and to Denver, Colorado for business meetings. In San Juan, he will participate in the Puerto Rico Trade Summit where he will promote Dominican farm produce and the incentives his government offers to Puerto Rican businessmen. President Mejia’s trip to Puerto Rico follows up efforts by …

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