2008 – Page 144

Juan Ignacio Espaillat, president of the National Association of Gasoline Retailers (Anadegas), disputes recent comments from the chief of the Firemen in the National District, Oscar Guillermo Garcia, regarding that the government needs to increase allotments to the firemen before authorizing the sale of propane in gasoline stations, as reported in El Caribe. Espaillat criticized …

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Concesionaria Dominicana de Autopistas y Carreteras (Codacsa) is suing the Dominican government in an international arbitration court in Paris because the Dominican government didn’t fulfill its contractual obligations. Public Works Minister Victor Diaz Rua says the company doesn’t have the resources to complete the Santo Domingo-La Romana highway and has been using toll monies and …

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Lacteos Dominicanos (Ladom) milk company lawyers demand, on behalf of their client, that TV and radio journalists Nuria Piera and Huchi Lora present proof that they used deproteinized whey in their school breakfast preparations or that the journalists retract this allegation in 24 hours. In May, Piera first presented on her “Nuria en el 9” …

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A drought in Santiago has reduced the water supply to city residents. The city is getting 24 million gallons of drinking water less per day than normal. Under normal circumstances the city would receive 135 million gallons a day. The Santiago Aqueduct and Sewage Corporation (Coraasan) attributes the reduction to the marked decline in the …

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Beginning in August, colmados nor bakeries will no longer stock the RD$3 bread. The bakeries say they cannot sustain the present costs now that the government has removed the flour subsidy promised into the 16 May presidential election. Hector Delgado, president of the Industrial Flour Processors National Union (Unpih) says that bread prices will now …

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Beginning in August, the Dominican National Brewery (CND) will take over the marketing and selling of Barcelo and Siboney rums as part of an agreement between CND and Barcelo Export Import CxA (BEICA). CND is the Presidente Beer brewery. CND will also be responsible for the local distribution of Corona beers. Rafael Menicucci, president of …

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The RJS Group, of mixed Dominican and American capital, has announced a US$340 million investment in the “Fenix” Agroindustrial project that will produce 100 million gallons of ethanol yearly, as reported in El Caribe. The project, which will benefit the northwestern provinces of Montecristi, Dajabon, Santiago Rodriguez and Valverde, will have four production plants up …

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Carlos, Luis and Jose Benitez have been charged by a Florida court for conspiracy to defraud the US Medicare system, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, submitting false claims to Medicare, money laundering and other charges. Thomas Mckenzie of Florida was also charged for his role in the fraud case. Reports indicate that the brothers …

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Miguel Rosario, a 25 year old corporal of the National Police, shot himself yesterday afternoon in front of the Customs (DGA) offices on Abraham Lincoln Avenue. A traffic jam resulted. Hoy reports that all that is known is that Rosario was on Lincoln Avenue to meet a friend, Mayra. Reportedly, he called the young lady …

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Will the circus stop? Will he stay? Can the Sox win without him? Can he be replaced? What will Papi do? These are just some of the many questions the baseball world is asking as the MLB trade deadline is fast approaching. The rumor mill has been burning as the Mets have dropped out of …

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