2013 – Page 249

International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) president Joseph (Sepp) Blatter met with President Danilo Medina at the Presidential Palace yesterday. Medina expressed his interest in spreading the practice of the sport in public schools in the DR, amongst girls, and especially in public schools located in provinces that border with Haiti. Haiti has a strong …

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The sale on the local market of some 15,000 products without their Health Registry has motivated the Ministry of Public Health authorities to implement a drive to seize any articles that are outside the law. No businesses will be excluded, although there will be a greater focus in Chinatown, where it is suspected that thousands …

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The government has intervened in the conflict that kept the fuel carriers and the fuel distributors at odds since Friday, 12 April. The parties will now sit down to talks aimed at finding a solution. Yesterday, Monday 15 April the Minister of Industry and Commerce Jose del Castillo Savinon met with the management of the …

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The inauguration of the second line of the Santo Domingo Metro has changed the way that residents of the east bank of the Ozama River get to work. Long streams of pedestrians can now be seen coming in from Los Tres Brazos and Los Mina and over the Francisco del Rosario Sanchez Bridge (La 17). …

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The main editorial in Diario Libre today, Tuesday 16 April, is a call for the government to act to end the irritating monopolies that the so-called unions have over public transport. Ines Aizpun stresses that the transportation of cargo, fuel and people is key to national security and the economy. She says that in the …

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Writing in Diario Libre today, Tuesday 16 April, economist Eduardo Garcia Michel focuses on the amazing contracts that were underwritten during the Leonel Fernandez government. He singles out the construction of the Las Americas-Rincon de Molenillo and Boulevar del Atlantico toll roads for Samana, the Barrick Gold contract, the Bahia de las Aguilas contracting, and …

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The Dominican Republic Industrial Association (AIRD) estimates that in the first quarter of this year there has been a 15% to 20% reduction in sales in the sub-sectors of the national economy, and the construction sector has been worst affected. According to AIRD president Ligia Bonetti, this is the result of the application of the …

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The shares of the international mining company Barrick Gold, the principal shareholder of the Pueblo Viejo mine, fell by 12.56% before the close of the New York Stock Market yesterday afternoon, Monday 15 April. So far this year they are down 51.38%. According to a Bloomberg report, the Barrick shares on the market opened at …

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Two explosions close to the finish line yesterday, Monday 15 April, have marred this year’s Boston Marathon forever. Like the explosion at the Atlanta Olympic Games or the events of 9/11, this will be remembered for a very long time. Patriots’ Day is a special date in Boston and the marathon draws thousands of runners …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of the United States announced the seizure of US$3,332,645 from a drug trafficking network that operated in the Casa de Campo complex in La Romana. At least seven people were arrested in the operation, according to El Nuevo Diario, including a former military …

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