2008 – Page 169

Environment Minister Omar Ramirez has admitted that his ministry “poorly handled” the case of the MC Trinidad, the cargo vessel that docked at Barahona and tried to offload toxic waste. The minister, Omar Ramirez Tejada, told Diario Libre reporter Wanda Peralta that the director of Environmental Quality, Felipe Ditren and the director of Environmental Protection, …

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The Chief of the National Police, Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin, says his department will not cede one inch in its mission to fight crime. The words from the chief sent this message to the members of the Police and the families of policemen who have been killed in the fight against crime. Guzman Fermin said …

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The Autonomous Syndicate of Petroleum Transport Drivers announced the aviation sector would be excluded from their ongoing conflict with Chevron-Texaco. They guaranteed the supply of fuel for the nation’s airports. The decision came after a meeting with Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, Labor Minister Ramon Fadul and Chief of the Police Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin at …

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The American Chamber of Commerce in Santo Domingo (AmCham) has called for a settlement to the dispute between the trucking syndicate that controls the flow of petroleum products from the refinery and the Chevron-Texaco Company. AmCham appealed to the government to take prompt and appropriate actions in the case so the blockade set up by …

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The nation’s business leaders, under the guidance of the National Council of Private Enterprise (CONEP), is urging the government to meet with economic sectors and reach an agreement on the measures that need to be adopted in to avoid an economic collapse. Also part of the agenda for the CONEP is the need to discuss …

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The National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) announced that the time has come for concrete measures to come from the government and not just words. Piantini commented on recent meetings of the President with his advisors. ANJE called again for cuts in “unnecessary government spending.” Pablo Piantini took part in the Listin Diario Breakfast where …

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Business groups had initially recommended the government remove subsidies in order to reduce its spending. But, instead, the government has chosen to increase these. So now, industry leaders are calling for the government to spread the diesel subsidy program to include them, too. They base their plea on the fact that industry is a productive …

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The agreement between the government and the transport syndicates doesn’t help the average housewife or job holder at all, because the recent increases in fares and freight rates were not rescinded in the wake of the agreement. So the bus owners and truck owners get cheaper fuels but the fares stay high, as if the …

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Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez was elected to head the Dominican Council of Bishops this past week during the 46th General Assembly of the Council of Bishops. Lopez Rodriguez will follow Santiago’s archbishop Ramon de la Rosa y Carpio as head of the council. Joining the cardinal on the council will be Higuey’s Archbishop, …

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Local meteorological officials say that Hurricane Bertha, way out in the Atlantic, does not present any danger to the Dominican Republic. However, a tropical wave will bring heavy rains to the area over the next 24 hours. At the same time, the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) will be keeping an eye on Bertha, since hurricanes …

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