2006 – Page 295

The Puerto Rican Export Trade Company, the US Embassy Trade Section, and the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce in the DR will receive a trade mission composed of more than 22 companies from the neighboring island. Listin Diario reports that the mission will be welcomed with a cocktail reception on Wednesday the 15th at Santo …

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The Minister of the Armed Forces Sigfrido Pared Perez has said that the dual produce market will be relocated to the fringe of no-man’s land between the Dominican Republic and Haiti to prevent Haitians who enter the country for market days from staying in the Dominican Republic. Pared Perez explained that there is space between …

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The United States Consulate in the Dominican Republic has reported that 5,550 Dominicans are serving time in US prisons for several felonies, most for drug trafficking. According to El Caribe, the report was delivered to the Attorney General’s Department by Consul Clyde Bishop, stating that state prisons in New York have 2,195 inmates, in Massachussets …

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An Israeli police officer was fired for an incident earlier this week in Herzlya Pituah (north of Tel Aviv) in which Dominican ambassador Leonardo Cohen’s wife was beaten during a police search for illegal workers. The former officer will also face disciplinary action according to the military radio station, quoted by El Caribe. The policemen …

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Procter & Gamble Co. has teamed with a non-profit group to distribute water purification systems in the Dominican Republic, in its continued effort to help eliminate disease in poor countries. The arrangement, with Population Services International (PSI), will combine P&G’s commercial distribution system with PSI’s network of community groups to bring PUR water purification sachets …

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Presidente Beer is sponsoring this year’s carnival celebrations in Santo Domingo. A pre-carnival bash with color, folklore and all the carnival costumed characters will be held this evening, Thursday 9 February at the Plaza Espana in front of the Columbus Alcazar in the Colonial City. The Eddy Herrera and Los Hermanos Rosario bands will be …

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Bio-diesel, a fuel made from plants, cooking oil and other biological components, has been launched in the Dominican Republic. President Leonel Fernandez has inaugurated a pilot program aimed at finding out whether all government vehicles can be switched to this renewable fuel. Twelve pick-up trucks will be equipped with the fuel and studied during the …

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Sales of dollars in the private sector reached US$12.39 billion last year, demonstrating an impressive increase. These numbers represent a 48.3% increase over dollar sales for 2004, when the amount was US$8.36 billion. And 2004 was a good year, showing a 20% increase over the infamous 2003 numbers. According to the Central Bank report, the …

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AES is earning million dollar sums because of the terms written out in the Madrid Accords, subscribed by the Dominican government and the Independent Power Providers (IPPs). According to CDEEE administrator Radhames Segura, AES is taking what might be called an unfair advantage of the terms of the accords, and this, in turn, limits competition …

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The Inter-American Development Bank has asked the electricity distributors of the Dominican Republic (Edes) to achieve a collection rate of at least 70% as part of the requirements of its plan aimed at assisting the sector. The local IDB representative, Moises Pineda told Listin Diario reporters that if the Edes can achieve this level of …

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