2014News

Dominican Republic joins telecoms commission

The Dominican Republic has joined the Central American telecoms commission Comtelca. The local telecom regulator, Indotel, will represent the Dominican Republic within Comtelca. Comtelca is a technical commission that brings together telecoms regulators in six Central American countries, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. The body aims to coordinate and harmonize …
2014News

Environment Ministry halts power barge installation in Puerto Plata

The government has ordered a stop to the installation of a 36.5-megawatt electricity barge in Puerto Plata in response to community protests. The Ministry of Environment called for Compania de Electricidad de Puerto Plata to stop the installation in Cafemba Bay. Deputy Minister Zoila Gonzalez told the holder of the barge installation contract, the Compania …