2014 – Page 204

According to US meteorologist William Gray and his team of experts at the University of Colorado, there will be nine named hurricanes during the 2014 hurricane season that could affect the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The season starts on June 1 and ends November 30. Tropical cyclones almost always are formed by waves coming …

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The annual mango fair at the Central Park in Bani will be held from 5-8 June. The event, organized by Pro Mango, the Dominican Mango Cluster, includes talks, exhibitions and tastings to promote Dominican mangos. The Cluster’s work is behind the increase in mango exports from 40 freight containers in 2002 to more than 450 …

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Yesterday, Monday 5 May, on the day Dominicans celebrated International Labor Day, President Danilo Medina made one of his surprise visits, inspecting projects in north-central Duarte province (San Francisco de Macoris). He started in Bebedero where he checked on the progress of a new housing project for families relocated from flood-prone areas along the Yuna …

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The Dominican Republic plans to increase trade with Chile. A trade agreement is in the works, according to an announcement by Chilean ambassador in the Dominican Republic Fernando Barrera Robinson on Friday, 2 May. Barrera said Chile sells US$70 million a year worth of goods to the DR, primarily in newsprint, wine, fruits, seafood and …

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The president of Cemex Dominicana, the Mexican cement multinational’s local operation, says the DR is where the most opportunities and best conditions for foreign investment in Latin America and the Caribbean can be found. In an interview with Listin Diario, he expressed his optimism in the economic future of the country. He stressed that it …

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Senator Charlie Mariotti, the State Sugar Council (CEA), the Dominican Sugar Growers Federation (FEDOCA) and the Monte Plata Sugar Growers Association (ACAMOPLA) have signed an agreement to reestablish sugar cane cultivation in the province and surrounding areas. It also proposes the installation of factories to process sugar cane for human consumption and cattle feed. The …

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The government press agency has announced that more than RD$154 million is being allocated for the National Commission for Managing Coffee Roya to bring seeds from Brazil and Costa Rica that are resistant to the fungal leaf rust disease to replant coffee plantations in Bonao. Small-scale growers do not have the funds to replant their …

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The governmental Banco de Reservas (BanReservas) has inaugurated two offices in San Francisco de Macoris and one in Cotui as part of their expansion plan which starts in the north east and then will spread to the rest of the country soon. According to a press release the new branches are in the commercial centers …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations and the Migration Department have announced plans for the installation of two special booths in the arrivals and departure halls at Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) in order to check the documents of diplomatic personnel in the country. According to Aerodom, which will be installing the booths, they are being …

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Political analyst Abel Guzman Then writes in Diario Libre today, Tuesday 6 May on “stones on the road” for the launch of the presidential candidacy of three-time President Leonel Fernandez. Fernandez won on the ruling PLD party ticket in 1996, 2004 and 2008. However, Fernandez ended his presidency in 2012 with a reputation as being …

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