2013 – Page 319

Yesterday, Wednesday 30 January, President Danilo Medina inaugurated the 150-meter long Caiman Bridge on the road from Enriquillo to Pedernales in the southwest. The coastal bridge and road had collapsed after Hurricane Georges in 1998. Previous government attempts to repair the highway had not been successful. Medina ordered the work to be completed and built …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito says that President Danilo Medina will shortly announce plans for improving security and safety in the country. The new policy consists of four key concepts: crime prevention, effectiveness of the criminal investigation and legal system, police reform and strengthening the new model prison system. Dominguez Brito was speaking about security …

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Labor Minister Maritza Hernandez says that everything is in place for starting negotiations to consider new minimum wage levels, and that business sector and union representatives would be holding a meeting of the National Salary Committee in mid-February or early March with the aim of making a final announcement before June. The Minister asked all …

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The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources has agreed to the voluntary evacuation of the first 23 families living in houses built illegally on the shores of Laguna Gri-Gri in Rio San Juan municipality in the north east, marking the start of a campaign to stop building in protected areas throughout the country. Minister …

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Speaking at the monthly luncheon at the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham-DR), the Director General of Mining, Alexander Medina, said that the Dominican Republic has probable mineral reserves of over US$60 billion, calculated at today’s prices and that this year it will provide around 2% of GDP. He said if you included the new sites …

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The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Abel Martinez, says he will do everything in his power to ensure a review of the terms of the contract for the mining concession at Pueblo Viejo, Cotui between the State and Barrick Gold Corporation. Production at the mine will represent as much as 20% of the Dominican …

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Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday 29 January, the executive vice president of the Public Electricity Companies (CDEEE) said that he was seeking a solution to the blackouts and called on the distributors to collect the payments for electricity and the generators to work more economically, efficiently and safely. Ruben Jimenez Bichara said that …

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The PRD has filed a writ at the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) against the National Police and Ministry of Interior and Police for violating their right to free association. The writ was delivered by Eduardo Jorge Prats, representing Miguel Vargas, the party president. Vargas had complained publically about the Police action during the incidents last …

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Customs agents confiscated three firearms and other military munitions from US citizen Carmine Emmanuel Copola, aged 24, as he was trying to bring them into the country illegally. Copola, who was arrested, was from New York, and a resident of Salinas in Bani. He had hidden the arms in a false-bottomed suitcase, covered with clothes …

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Leading Dominican actor, Ivan Garcia will play the starring role in the Dominican version of American Jeff Baron’s best-known play “Visiting Mr Green”. The play opens at the Sala Ravelo of the National Theater in Santo Domingo on 14 February and will be shown through 24 February. The play has been produced in 23 languages …

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