2010 – Page 3

The president of the National Council of Business (Conep) Lisandro Macarrulla said that the great challenges for the country in 2011 are to strengthen political leadership, with changes needed to revert what he described as dwindling political image, reputation and credibility. We have to lead them to understand that this clientelism model, that is demagogic, …

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Store spokesmen said that Christmas shopping was better than expected this year, and better than last year. As reported in Hoy, Pedro Perez Gonzalez said that the increase in sales had lots to do with more attractive offers this year, as many major players created strong competition that kept prices attractive for consumers. He also …

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The cancellations of international flights due to the regional snowstorms affected travel plans of 8,000 passengers in the DR. JetBlue, American, Delta, Continental cancelled about 25 flights, affecting primarily travelers that had come to spend the holidays with relatives in the DR and were returning to work. Passengers are recommended to contact the airlines by …

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The Dominican Republic this week is suffering from probably the coldest weather in years. A cold front moving from Haiti is bringing cold temperatures and windy conditions. The warmest will be 30C degrees but lows in the cities are reported down to 12C degrees. The Weather Department (Onamet) publishes forecasts of temperatures of 18/28C for …

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Environmentalist Luis Carvajal said that the cholera threat to the DR is an opportunity for the country to clean up the rivers in a permanent manner and install sanitary systems for the communities. He urged the end to the discharging of sewage directly into the rivers, especially in urban areas where there are many gullies. …

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The pop rock group Maroon 5 will take the stage at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium tonight. The group arrived on a private flight after their regular flight was cancelled due to the snowstorm. Adam Levine, Jesse Carlmichael, Matt Flynn and Mickey Madden, and James Valentine arrived yesterday. As reported in Listin Diario, Carmichael said …

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14 wind turbines manufactured by the Spanish company, Vestas, for the Quilvio Cabrera and Los Cocos wind generation farm located along the Pedernales coast in the southwest arrived on 22 December to Pedernales port. They will be installed at the country’s first wind power plant located in Juancho, Pedernales. The plant is expected to produce …

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Rum manufacturers have been active defending the collective “Dominican rum” brand, and its requirements of being manufactured from sugar cane. They back the decision of the government entities, namely the Department of Taxes, Customs Department and the Department of Norms and Quality Control Systems (Digenor) that have rejected that products that do not follow the …

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Nini Caffaro (Erasmo Alfonso Caffaro Duran) was appointed the new general director of the National Theater, replacing Catana Perez de Cuello. Decree 709-10 carries the nomination, reported on 23 December. Nini Caffaro is best known for his interpretation of the song, “Por Amor” by Rafael Solano in 1968, when he won that year’s first Dominican …

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The Justice Commission of the Chamber of Deputies ratified the report on the legislative proposal for the Organic Law of the Constitutional Court and of the Constitutional Procedures that the Senate sent to the commission. Diario Libre says that the bill will be discussed in Tuesday’s session of the Chamber of Deputies, which will establish …

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