2007News

Family business succession conference

Brazilian family succession expert Renato Bernhoeft will be speaking at a conference-breakfast this coming Tuesday, 20 March at the Hotel Jaragua. Bernhoeft is a world famous expert and frequent international conference speaker on family business third generation succession. “The Challenges for the Continuing of the Family Business” conference seeks to prepare Dominican businessmen who are …
2007News

Carnival at the Malecon

This weekend 150 colorful troupes, representing carnival celebrations from all over the nation, will gather at the Malecon, from its western point at Abraham Lincoln Avenue, to celebrate carnival. The carnival in Santo Domingo marks the end of the 2007 carnival season. Colorvision Channel 9 will televise the parade with Jochy Santos, Pamela Sued, Karina …
2007News

LF to Guyana

President Leonel Fernandez travels to Georgetown, Guyana tomorrow to attend the XX Rio Group Presidential Summit. Fernandez will be receiving, on behalf of the DR, the pro tempore presidency of this organization. Fernandez departs from San Isidro airport at midday on Friday, 2 March.
2007News

A few cabinet changes

President Leonel Fernandez has made some minor cabinet changes by announcing the appointment of Angel Lockward to the position of minister without portfolio via decree 99-07. Lockward’s appointment comes after a public clash with Interior and Police Minister Franklin Almeyda Rancier whose department refused to renew Lockward’s gun-holding permit on grounds that he had cases …
2007News

Electric highway

Construction of an electric highway to connect the south and Santo Domingo with the Cibao region is now under way. The project will increase the energy transmission capacity from 200MW to 800MW. The government secured financing for US$157 million for the construction. State-Run Electricity Companies vice-president Radhames Segura has announced that Spanish company ELECNOR has …