2007 – Page 30

Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa has announced that the process of negotiation for purchasing Shell’s remaining shares in the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (REFIDOMSA) is now open. Bengoa said that the government has taken international counsel to determine the true value of Shell’s shares and added that at no time was a US$183 million price tag established. …

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Industry and Commerce Minister Melanio Paredes warned yesterday that the government is opposed to any passenger and cargo fare hikes. Diario Libre writes that the government, to prevent the hikes, has offered to cover 50% of the cost to install natural gas converting systems and comfortable financing for the remaining 50% of the cost. Natural …

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The Ministry of Public Health is warning the public to take extra precautions to avoid contracting conjunctivitis, gastrointestinal, respiratory and other illnesses that have been aggravated primarily among the poor after recent flooding. The Ministry also added that the death toll from dengue fever could reach 40 from a total of 10,000 reported cases. Health …

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The Dominican and Haitian ministries of environment have signed a joint declaration for the protection of the Artibonite River watershed. The declaration was signed by Omar Ramirez Tejada, Dominican Environmental Minister and his Haitian counterpart Jean Marie Claude Germaine. Canadian ambassador in the DR Patricia Fortier and head of cooperation in Haiti Francis Montour were …

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The DR and Nicaragua are the two countries with the worst levels of democracy in Latin America according to the Latin America Democratic Development Index (IDD-Lat 2007) published on Monday. The DR is ranked 16th on a list of 19 countries, only scoring higher than Venezuela and Nicaragua. The general index for this year indicates …

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The president of the DR employers’ confederation (COMPARDOM), Maribel Gasso, says that employers are not obliged to pay workers additional subsidies for maternity leave or sicknesses because that is the responsibility of the Social Security program. Gasso said that the responsibility for maternity leave subsidies belongs to the Health and Labor Risks Superintendence (SISALRIL). According …

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The Dominican Airport Consortium (AERODOM) has begun negotiations to sell its concessions to operate the Las Americas, Puerto Plata, Samana and Barahona international airports. The concessions were awarded to them in 1999, for 20 years, which was then extended by five years in 2002, bringing the expiry date to 2019. The Hazoury Group said that …

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Listin Diario is reporting that Ambev Dominicana has finished negotiations with Anheuser Busch to be the exclusive distributor for Budweiser and Bud Light in the DR. In this year alone Ambev has added six new products to its product portfolio and announced it will be pushing beer sales in colmados, supermarkets and other establishments. Budweiser …

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The Dominican American National Roundtable has announced that Puerto Rican Secretary of Health, Dr. Rosa Perez Perdomo, will be attending and speaking at the DANR 10th Anniversary National Conference in Miami, Florida (30 November to 2 December). The DANR National Conference is the only event in the US that brings together Dominicans from all over …

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Police Chief Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin is warning that all people traveling on 115cc motorcycles will be detained and questioned after a robbery at the Lincoln Road Restaurant on Abraham Lincoln Avenue. Reports indicate that early this morning, around 7:30am, robbers riding a 115cc bike walked into the restaurant and stole RD$7,000 in cash and …

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