2011 – Page 236

Colombian-Dominican consortium Dovicon is planning the construction of the Santiago beltway, Navarrete-Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo-Navarrete, in addition to taking responsibility for maintenance works on these roads and on the 6 de Noviembre (Santo Domingo-San Cristobal), and Carr. Sanchez (Cristobal-Bani) highways. The 30-year concession contract sent to Congress for approval involves the installation of tollbooths as …

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Public Works Minister Victor Diaz Rua has announced the start of construction work on the Duarte 2 Corridor to ease the flow of north-south traffic in Santo Domingo, a program estimated to cost US$200 million or approximately RD$7.5 billion. As reported in El Caribe, the program includes the construction of tunnels at Maximo Gomez, Winston …

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Industry & Commerce minister Jose Ramon Fadul and the head of the largest gas station retailers association (Anadegas), Rafael Polanco have agreed to set up a mixed commission to make recommendations on how the government is applying the hydrocarbons laws, especially when it comes to fuel price increases. Yesterday, Anadegas was calling on its 400 …

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The CDEEE has released the findings of the Fourth INTEC General Confidence Index on the perception of having received fewer blackouts in 2010 than in 2009, as reported in Hoy. The perception of improvement is 13%. In 2009, 62% said they had not received more power in 2009 than in 2008, but for 2010, the …

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A renewable energy conference is taking place next Wednesday and Thursday at the Melia Hotel in Santo Domingo. The forum is backed by the American Chamber of Commerce, the National Energy Commission (CNE), the Center for Export and Investment (CEI-RD) and local energy firms, including AES. Representatives from the governments of the US, Brazil, Haiti …

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A recent visit to Abu Dhabi by the director of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) brings closer the day when Emirates Airlines could fly to Santo Domingo. Congress, nevertheless, is holding up future progress by not ratifying an open skies agreement. The director of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) was in Abu Dhabi …

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The Ministry of Higher Education is announcing openings for scholarships to study at the Western Michigan University and the Michigan State University in the United States. At WMU there are scholarships for undergraduate studies in chemical, electrical, systems, industrial manufacturing technological manufacturing, mechanical engineering. Also in physics, statistics, media studies. There are scholarships for graduate …

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Civil society and business organizations under the Citizen Action Program are calling for President Leonel Fernandez to make the selection of judges for the Supreme Court of Justice, the Constitutional Court and the Higher Electoral Court transparent and participative. The latter two are new institutions created by the 2010 Constitution. The business and civil society …

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A 183-meter long Singapore registered oil tanker with 306,997 barrels of Naphthol (a petroleum byproduct used by the petrochemical industry) suffered a breakdown at sea off Macao coastal area on Thursday. However, instead of being towed south, it opted to anchor in the Marine Mammal Sanctuary off Samana. As reported in El Dia, the ship …

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Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts has announced plans to expand their training facilities in the Dominican Republic. Ricketts said they intend to purchase a large plot of land to build a new academy for training the stars of tomorrow. During his visit to the DR, Ricketts attended the funeral of the mother of player Alfonso …

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