2012 – Page 149

The Dominican Republic is requesting formal consultations with Australia under the dispute settlement procedures of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in response to the Australian government’s plain packaging laws for tobacco products. Australia will require all tobacco products to be sold in plain packaging by 1st December 2012. Packaging will become a standardized green brown …

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El Caribe reports on a company that is raising fish in cages out in the Caribbean Sea. The project plans to use as many as 48 large cages off the coast of Las Salinas in Bani. The company, Caribbean Seafarms, already has ten such cages in operation about eight kilometers offshore. Project director Jean Gagnon, …

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Very much in spite of the complaints and the protests such as the “Chicken-free Day,” on Tuesday, 17 July as a way of bringing down prices, it seems that the price of chicken will go up by RD$3 or RD$4 over the coming weeks. Technical advisor to the Ministry of Agriculture, Manuel Gonzalez Tejera, predicted …

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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has filed a complaint in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in response to deportations from the Dominican Republic, which it says were made on racial grounds. The IACHR warned that several dozen people were subject to arbitrary detentions and were expelled from Dominican territory to Haiti in …

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It must have been some really stupid vandals who set fire to a power line post in San Juan de la Maguana and blacked out much of the southwestern region. According to El Caribe, the blackouts affected San Juan, Elias Pina and Las Matas de Farfan as the burnt post knocked out the 69KV line …

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The president of the PRD, Miguel Vargas, has invited the party rank and file to stop lacerating itself, putting an end to the sterile debates and connect the party to the most dynamic sectors of society. Heading an event which began a program or recruitment and growth of the organization, Vargas greeted as “good news …

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Luisin Mejia, president of the Dominican Olympic Committee, has listed the top four Dominican athletes to watch for their high chances of winning medals at the London 2012 Olympics to take place 27 July-12 August. The best hopes for the Dominican Republic’s 35 athlete strong team, according to Mejia, are: Gabriel Mercedes (silver medalist in …

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A storm on the horizon lulled the wind and obliged judges to call off the OptiWorld Sailing Championships today, Thursday 19 July, the second day. The event is being held at the facilities of the Santo Domingo Yacht Club, where 300 sailors from all around the world are competing in the Optimist sailboats. Singapore led …

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The Dominican Republic’s women’s volleyball team defeated Peru on Wednesday, 18 July to earn a ticket to the semi-finals of the XI Pan Am Volleyball Cup and to the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix. The DR overpowered Peru by posting 25-17, 25-17 and 25-20, showing it is in shape. The games serve to prepare the …

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The Dominican Baseball League (Lidom) has announced the 2012-2013 Baseball Championship opening on Sunday, 14 October with games in Santo Domingo (Quisqueya Ball Park), San Francisco de Macoris (Julian Javier Ball Park) and San Pedro de Macoris (Tetelo Vargas Ball Park). In Santo Domingo, the champion Leones del Escogido will match the Tigres del Licey. …

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