2013 – Page 104

The Senator for La Vega, engineer Euclides Sanchez is circulating on the Internet a letter he sent to the director of the Department of Mining Alexander Medina in response to his announcement that Falcondo would submit a new environmental impact study in order to qualify for mining in Loma de Miranda. The senator called on …

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The Presidency has secured amendments to the Barrick Gold contract that experts say increase the government’s share of the revenue generated by the mining. But in terms of environmental and other technical issues, the contract was not touched. Now the National Environmental Assembly (ANA) environmental network is asking Congress to open the discussion and for …

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According to the stipulations in the amendments to the original contract, the Dominican state will grant a 40-year concession to the company of Pueblo Viejo Dominicana Corporation (PVDC) – Barrick Gold – for the construction, operation, maintenance and ownership of an electricity plant with a capacity to generate 215 megawatts. This is Quisqueya I, whose …

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The Santiago Chamber of Commerce and Production has opened its ExpoCibao event on the grounds of the Barranquita Sports Complex. Vice President Margarita Cedeno cut the ribbon during the opening ceremony yesterday, Wednesday 11 September. The event provides entertainment and a wide variety of exhibitions ranging from agricultural products to investment opportunities. The ExpoCibao has …

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Described as the Caribbean’s largest solar park, a 64MW solar plant is now being built in Monte Plata province. The plant will also be only the second-largest project of its kind under construction in Latin America. Construction will take place in two stages. A first phase of construction aims to have 32.14MW completed and grid …

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Five days after birth, the clinical prognosis is still of maximum care for the three surviving quintuplets who were born in the Reynaldo Almanzar Hospital last weekend. Nonetheless, hospital director Rafael Draper and perinatologist Katy Rodriguez still hope that they can get past the highest risk period due to the fact that they have tolerated …

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The judge for Permanent Attention of the National District, Jose Alejandro Vargas, has issued arrest warrants for forgery for two Colombians accused of heading an international drug trafficking and money laundering network. They were recently favored with a change in the coercive measures of preventive custody to a bail bond, travel restrictions and periodic presence …

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The DR’s men basketball team has finished fourth in the FIBA Americas Championship. The fourth spot, nevertheless, was all the team needed to accomplish its goal of qualifying for the FIBA World Championship in Spain 2014. The DR played Argentina last night, Wednesday 11 September, and lost 103-93. The team had played 10 games in …

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The International Contemporary Dance Festival, Edanco will take place at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Santo Domingo. Performances will be 25 September to 7 October. Contemporary dance companies are coming from Japan, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Colombia, Italy, Spain, El Salvador, Guadeloupe and Martinique. The event is being sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, the …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has told the delegates of the political parties that the electoral roll consists of 6,814,835 names. There are 208,829 new additions, including 41,263 who have reached adulthood and 5,850 military personnel who have become civilians. The names that have been taken off the electoral roll include 36,827 deaths, 1,444 for …

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