2014 – Page 39

Haiti’s Minister of Economy Wilson Laleau and the Dominican Industry and Commerce Minister Jose del Castillo Savinon met at the Santo Domingo Hilton from 9 to 5pm yesterday, Thursday 6 November 2014 and issued a joint statement of intent to work closely to step up border trade and stimulate both countries’ economies. Dominican and Haitian …

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The Santo Domingo Water and Sewers Corporation (CAASD) says that works underway on the Malecon from Banco Agricola to Arzobispo Merino Street in the Colonial City for the installation of new pipes will be temporarily suspended on 10 December and will resume in January after the holiday celebrations. This is phase one of the Sewerage …

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An anti-Ebola simulation exercise coordinated by the Ministry of Public Health will take place at Las Americas International Airport today, Friday 7 November 2014 as part of a series of measures aimed at preventing the lethal disease from entering the country. The exercise seeks to test preparedness for handling people suspected of being infected with …

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The new Ministry of Public Health authorities are resuming work to introduce a system for government health workers at public hospitals to be paid hourly for work reported. The Ministry of Public Health has announced the start of a process of relocating staff depending on the needs and productivity of each public hospital. The Ministry …

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The General Controller’s Office says that it has disbursed RD$117,086,957 for the Central Electoral Board, which includes RD$67 million allocated to 26 political parties. The ruling PLD, and the opposition PRD and PRSC parties will each receive RD$17.8 million. The government had been in arrears with the JCE, leading to problems. http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2014/11/07/i871211_contralora-libera-fondos-jce-para-los-partidos-polticos.html

The National Business Council (CONEP) is repeating its call for the government to stop postponing its decision to establish true order in the transport system, based on free enterprise. Conep says that the competent authorities need to take decisions to resolve the difficult situation that affects cargo transporting in the country. In a press release …

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The executive director of the Barahona Strategic Development Plan, Rafael Matos Feliz has expressed his opposition to calcium carbonate extraction in La Cienaga. He says the quarrying will affect water and food production in the area. Matos Feliz criticized Kapangin SDR Enterprise for mining the resource in an area where there are more than 651 …

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The Attorney General Office has asked the president of the Supreme Court of Justice Mariano German Mejia to issue measures to freeze assets and impose a ban on the sale of property, a Gulfstream jet, 14 radio stations and frequencies, as well as 11 companies that belong to senator Felix Bautista and his business network, …

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US Ambassador James Brewster visited Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito yesterday, Thursday 6 November 2014, in what is being described as a new development in the corruption case against PLD senator Felix Bautista. In his courtesy visit, the ambassador said he backs the attorney general’s fight against corruption and organized crime. Brewster stated that the …

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After a very hot October, the beginning of November has brought lower temperatures and heavy rains. The forecast is for the weather conditions to prevail this weekend, Friday 8 and Saturday 9 November 2014 and the National Weather Office (Onamet) has placed 12 provinces on alert for possible flooding and landslides. Onamet says the hot …

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