2008 – Page 148

Duarte Province Senator Amilcar Romero is worried about the lack of financing for farmers. He called for the authorities to ease banking restrictions that impede farmers from accessing credit. A former minister of Agriculture, Romero is the president of the Permanent Senate Commission on Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Affairs. Romero said availability of financing would make …

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Industry and Commerce Minister Melanio Paredes said today the government would announce its policy regarding the sale of propane gas (LPG) at gasoline stations. The National Association of Gasoline Retailers, (Anadegas), and the National Association of Distributors of Liquid Petroleum Gas (Asonadigas) are at loggerheads regarding the gasoline retailers’ right to sell propane, previously a …

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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) and ranking member Jim McCrery (R-LA) today introduced HR6560 to the US Congress. The legislation establishes a “2 for 1” textile and apparel allowance program to be developed and administered by the Secretary of Commerce. Under the program, when producers purchase a certain quantity of …

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The National Association of Hotels & Restaurants wants free competition for transport services. In a press release, the leading hotel organization says that the present government policies that allow for monopolies in the transport industry affect the quality of ground transport to the tourist zones. “The development of the country, the right of citizens to …

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The Chevron-Texaco Company announced Sunday that it had accepted President Leonel Fernandez’s suggestion that they initiate a dialogue with the Mediating Commission that was assigned to the case of the Association of Petroleum Transporters (ATP) and the the Autonomous Syndicate of Petroleum Transporter Chauffeurs (SACTPA). Chevron said that “as a result of the intervention of …

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Expect to pay a fee soon, if the Association of Gasoline Retailers (Anadegas) makes due on their announcement of adding a fee to credit card purchases of gasoline. Juan Ignacio Espaillat, spokesman for Anadegas said they will charge the fee to compensate for rising financial and operating costs, such as payroll, fuel costs for generators, …

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According to the Electricity Distributor EDE-Norte, there are 50 circuits in the network that are out of service. The San Felipe plant (formerly Smith & Enron) went offline and this practically turned off the lights in the whole northern part of the country. According to the El Caribe, there are 16 and 18-hour blackouts in …

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Oil prices have dropped around 20% on the world markets but fuel prices are not keeping pace. The Hydrocarbon Law is clear on the subject when it says that domestic prices will follow the prices of the international markets. Over the past 15 days, oil prices have fallen by 20% and local prices have fallen …

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If you get married, there is a better than 50% chance you will get divorced. According to Father Luis Rosario, the national coordinator for youth guidance for the Catholic Church, more than 50% of those that get married, get divorced, and this does not even count the thousands that live in common law relationships and …

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President Leonel Fernandez met with the Vice President of the Andalucian City Hall, Gaspar Zarrias yesterday. Zarrias is in the DR to donate EU2 million (RD$114 million) for the reconstruction of infrastructure damaged in Monte Cristi during last year’s tropical storms Noel and Olga. The funds were agreed upon after a visit Dominican Vice President …

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