2001 – Page 92

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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President Mejia issued Decree 607-01 that legitimizes lotteries and sport betting daily operations. Earlier in the year, the Presidency had issued Decrees 323-01 and 376-01 that had restricted draws to Wednesdays and Sundays.

El Siglo newspaper columnist Aristofanes Urbaez today publishes comments of members of the Oficina del Desarrollo Comunitario La Salud y el Medio Ambiente in the town of Maimon near Puerto Plata city that dispute the right of Riu Hotels to present the company as a champion of the Maimon Bay environment. Riu hotels president recently …

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The Junta Central Electoral announced it would soon open voting registration at Dominican consulates abroad. The body in charge of organizing presidential elections expects to be able to allow absentee Dominicans to vote as early as the next 2004 presidential election. For a Dominican who lives abroad to vote, he needs an up to date …

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In an interview with El Caribe newspaper, Hector Evertz denied having a purchase order from the state for US$40.9 million for Hyundai vehicles. He confirmed that his company, Hyundai Comercial Vehicles America had issued a quote but had not received a purchase order.He referred the press for comments on the difference between the sales amount …

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The Listin Diario says that a technical commission of the Pan American Sports Organization will be in Santo Domingo from 3 to 6 August to review advances made by the Organizing Committee. Shortly after, from 15-17 August, the 42 members of the Pan American Sports Organization are scheduled to gather in Santo Domingo for a …

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The ruling Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) announced it would no longer be part of the special presidential commission for Constitutional Reform. The commission was to present proposals for the reforming of the Constitution. So far, the commission has only proposed that the Constitution be reformed by a Constitutional Assembly and not by Congress alone. The …

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Dominican Giorgia Anna Ieromazzo won the first place at a junior international equestrian competition in San Remo, Italy with prize money of US$60,000. The win of the Dominican teenager came as such a big surprise that the organizers had to use the Dominican flag hoisted at the entrance of the center for the award ceremony. …

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La Vega Judge Franklin Rosario Abreu sentenced two hunters to the payment of RD$100,000 and RD$300,000 indemnifications and eight months in jail for illegally hunting birds in danger of extinction. The Biodiversity and Protected Areas Department of the Ministry of Environment pressured the case against them. The Ministry accused the hunters of capturing over 50 …

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The Ministry of Environment penalized Baxter, a free zone located in the Itabo Free Zone, for inadequate handling of its wastes. The company produces health products at the Haina plant. The company was fined RD$131,775 for negligence in the management of the wastes and ordered to immediately resolve contamination problems. Baxter subcontracts its waste management …

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