2007News

Naif paintings at the CCE

The Spanish Embassy’s Centro Cultural de Espana is sponsoring an exhibition of naif paintings from Spain, Portugal, Haiti, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. See these works from 10 am to 9 pm Tuesday to Sunday. Centro Cultural de Espana, Arzobispo Merino corner Arzobispo Portes streets, Colonial City. For more events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar  
2007News

Chevron and carriers resolve problem

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced that the conflict over fuel transportation between the Dominican government and Chevron Caribbean has been resolved. Two resolutions issued by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce had put the implementation of DR-CAFTA on hold after the government’s resolutions were contested by the US company. Minister Francisco Javier …
2007News

US helps DR control airspace

The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has increased its watch over Dominican airspace in coordination with Dominican officials. This increased surveillance has lowered the amount of drug shipments delivered by airplanes to almost zero in the eastern region of the country and in small southern towns. Dominican airspace patrols could eventually include unmanned air surveillance …
2007News

Playing cat and mouse

Once again union and business heads will meet tomorrow to discuss the proposed increase in employees’ salaries, but Diario Libre explains that union heads have agreed that if the business sector keeps insisting on a 9.30% wage increase they will stop the negotiation process and make moves to create an alliance with the transport unions. …