2012 – Page 48

A Haiti-based company has announced the acquisition of the Texaco brand gas stations and aviation terminal in the Dominican Republic. Reportedly, GB Group will now operate Chevron Corporation’s assets in Jamaica, St. Maarten and the DR. Dominican investors are participating in the buyout of Texaco interests in Jamaica, St. Maarten and the Dominican Republic. Marti …

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According to a study carried out by NewLink, the Latino vote could be decisive in the US presidential elections, with the data showing that 78.1% of Dominicans and 77% of Mexicans in the US plan to vote for Barack Obama. On the other hand, Cuban-Americans appear to prefer Mitt Romney with 51.7% saying they would …

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Three men who escaped from the jail at Vista al Valle in San Francisco de Macoris early Sunday morning, 28 October were killed yesterday in an alleged standoff with the police. The three, Jeffery Sandoval, Marco Inoel Brito and Jery Ortiz Lopez, all imprisoned for the murder of the Urena brothers, were killed on a …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito and National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) chief General Rolando Rosado Mateo have announced at a press conference that former Navy Colonel Francisco Antonio Hiraldo Guerrero, who was operations head of the DNCD from 2006 to 2008, had been captured and has agreed to voluntary extradition to the United States. He …

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Fundacion Sinfonia presents the Grand Tchaikovsky Orchestra Gala with the National Symphony Orchestra tonight. Guest conductor Ramon Tebar is the Music Director of Florida Grand Opera, Music Director of Palm Beach Symphony and this year he was named Associate Conductor of the Santo Domingo Music Festival. Listen to the music played by the winners of …

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Santo Domingo residents may have to suffer a weekend without water in the pipelines. CAASD director Alejandro Montas said that the city is losing 70% of the water going through the pipes, or about 77 million gallons a day, and a pipe section needs urgent repairs. He said his crews would be working round the …

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National Energy Commission president Enrique Ramirez has announced that a private concession has been granted to an Italian company, EVYP Caribe Srl, for the construction of a mini hydroelectric plant on the Jimenoa River that will generate 15 to 17 gigawatts a year. The concession is being made under Law 57-07 that provides incentives for …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), Roberto Rosario, is asking the government to “rise up in protest against the constant lack of consideration” by the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IAHRC). Rosario said that the hearing scheduled for 2 November is a “reckless act that only seeks to damage the image of the Dominican …

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The creation of the national system of farmers’ markets, which was contained in some legislation that President Danilo Medina asked Congress to return so that it could be discussed with the Ministry of Agriculture, seems to have come to a consensus with the municipalities involved. The local government councils, which see the markets as a …

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A presentation on the relationship between Canada and the Dominican Republic by new arrival Ambassador Georges Boisse at the Unibe University on Monday 29 October reveals the importance of duty free export industries in the DR’s trade with Canada. Medical and scientific instruments (US$38.5 million) electronic and electrical machinery (US$35.4 million), clothing (US$14.7 million), pharmaceuticals …

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