2009 – Page 132

The DR continues to consolidate its position as a leading producer and exporter of organic farm products. Organic exports include coffee, cacao, mango, oriental vegetables, nursery vegetables, lime, orange and zapodilla, says a report in Diario Libre today. The Center for Export and Investment forecasts organic produce exports to be US$200 million, this year up …

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The Institutionalism and Justice Foundation (Finjus) supported the call by the president of the National Council of Business for a new economic and social model, one based on production, rather than consumption. The foundation also backed a more profound institutional reform needed for the sustained development for the country. In a document signed by executive …

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Former President Hipolito Mejia, together with some of his followers, presented their appeal of decisions taken by the XXVII Convention of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) to the Disputes Chamber of the Central Electoral Board (JCE). The appeal says that the resolutions were illegal, irregular and unlawful under the party statutes and violate Resolution 049-009 …

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A mob lynched an alleged criminal who was would have been surprised stealing in a house on the Jose Contreras Avenue in the La Julia section of the capital. This is the fourth known case so far this year that has had fatal consequences for the suspect thief. It is a phenomenon that according to …

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Judge Keila Perez ordered one year in prison to Dellin Oscar Perez Paredes, chief suspect in the death of Kaisha Requena Grullon, a banker who was shot to death in an attempt to steal her handbag when she had arrived to her El Millon home. A 15-year old boy is also suspect. Perez Paredes was …

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With the confirmation of 28 new cases of the A (H1N1) human influenza, the total number of cases reached 182 persons infected by the new virus. Nevertheless, the number of deaths has remained at 5. These numbers were part of Bulletin 16 from the Epidemiology Department of the Ministry of Public Health that reported that …

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A tropical wave to the south of the country, with most of its activity in the Caribbean Sea, and a high level ridge over Jamaica continue to influence the weather in the DR, bringing scattered showers and thundershowers to the Northeast, Southeast, and Central Mountains. According to the report from the Weather Office (Onamet), the …

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Environment ministers from Haiti, Cuba and the Dominican Republic signed an agreement that formalizes the Biological Corridor of the Greater Caribbean. The corridor serves as a biological and cultural bridge among participating countries and focuses on connecting remaining patches of richly diverse natural habitats so that plants, animals, and ultimately humans, can survive. Meeting in …

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Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso has been officially named president of the PRSC party. The PRSC assembly also elected Ramon Rogelio Genao as secretary general of the party, Maximo Castro Silverio as secretary of organization and Ricardo Canalda as secretary of finance. Morales’ election was never in question and was originally announced in July. …

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Barrick Gold, the mining company that will exploit the gold reserves in Pueblo Viejo, Cotui, has purchased the Monte Rio (100MW) and Seaboard (116MW) energy generators. Power would be used by Barrick beginning in 2011 when they are expected to begin their mining operation. Hoy newspaper reports on concerns about the impact taking 216MW of …

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