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The Metropolitan Transport Authority accepted a petition by Roberto Pastoriza Avenue businesses to allow two-way traffic for Christmas. The Pastoriza Avenue was recently set to be East-West as part of a general reordering of traffic in the Polígono Central area of Santo Domingo. Businessmen in the area complained the measure has resulted in a 50% …

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Henry Comber, general manager of Citibank in the DR, urged the authorities to increase the investment in education. In his opinion, the country needs more skilled people to maintain the present levels of growth and development. He said that countries like Costa Rica are advancing at attracting cyberpark clients given their planned investment in educating …

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Construction began formally at the Guavaberry Golf & Country Club. The Los Palos Golf Course will be Juan Dolio beach’s second golf course. The country club features a 36-hole Guavaberry Golf Club, tennis, swimming, equestrian (including polo field), commercial and residential areas. For the start of the first 18-holes of the golf course, Secretary of …

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El Siglo newspaper reported on the conflict between the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the private sector and other government departments regarding Free Trade Agreement negotiations. The sectors demand transparency, and complain that the Ministry is keeping in secret the advances in negotiations. In the past, the negotiations were handled by the National Commission for …

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The Ministry of Industry & Commerce, as of tomorrow, per Resolution 274 and 275, has authorized new fuel prices. The prices to the public are: Premium Gasoline: RD$38.39 (up from RD$38.22) Regular Gasoline: RD$33.64 (down from RD$33.44) Regular Diesel: RD$24.16 (down from RD$24.79) Premium Diesel: RD$26.87 Regular EGP-C Diesel: RD$16.42 Regular EGP-T Diesel: RD$14.74 Fuel …

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The Ministry of Environment is promoting a campaign for giving baby trees for Christmas. The government will give more than 15,000 units away. The program will concentrate on low income barrios in Los Mina, Villa Duarte, Paseo del Faro a Colon, and San Carlos. Community groups are invited to participate in the program. For more …

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The Minister of Industry and Commerce Angel Lockward announced that the government has authorized a group of Cibaeño businessmen to build a fuel terminal in Luperón, Puerto Plata. This calls for an investment of US$25 million. The Grupo de Energía Global will install the terminal in Las Maras, Luperón municipality, west of Puerto Plata city. …

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The director of the Santo Domingo Water Corporation (CAASD), engineer Julio Suero Marranzini said that Dominicans consume 30 cubic meters per day, much more than average of 17 cubic meters in other countries, and more than that used by the tourists that visit. He said the problem is that Dominicans have been careless in their …

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Colorful-speaker, president of the Senate, Ramón Alburquerque (PRD-Monte Plata) had a curt response to warnings by PRD party president Hatuey de Camps regarding the constitutional reform. He said the Congress would not accept anyone who wants to give "pau pau" (a spanking) to the legislators. Listín Diario reports that De Camps said that the constitutional …

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