2015 – Page 255

The spokespersons for the blocs of deputies from the PRD and the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) have declared that they will not support the motion to change the 2010 Constitution to allow for President Danilo Medina to be re-elected. PRM spokesman Nelson Arroyo stated that any deputies of his party who vote for the modification …

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According to figures published by the National Statistics Office (ONE), in 2014 the consumption of petroleum derivatives and fuels in the Dominican Republic was a little more than 1.258 billion gallons, which represents an increase of some 27.8 million gallons compared to the amount consumed the year before. In 2014, 33% of the consumption was …

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The Center for Export and Investments (CEI-RD) and the new Dominican Medical Tourism Association (ADTS) will be hosting the First National Medical Tourism Forum at the Universidad Iberoamericana (Unibe) auditorium in Santo Domingo on Friday, 10 April 2015. The ADTS members are the Plaza de la Salud General Hospital, Grupo Rescue, Instituto de Reproduccion (IRECEF), …

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Mexican actress and singer-songwriter Dulce Maria was scheduled for a concert this Friday, 10 April in Santo Domingo to promote her “Sin Fronteras” album released in 2014. It will be her first performance in the DR, but the date has now been postponed until Friday, 22 May 2015 at the same venue, the Hard Rock …

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President Danilo Medina will be in Panama this week for the Seventh Summit of the Americas. The event is expected to attract world headlines with the presence of Presidents Barack Obama of the United States and Raul Castro of Cuba. This will be the first meeting between Obama and Castro since their countries started the …

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Minister of Agriculture Angel Estevez says that fresh produce affected by the United States export ban due to Medfly has been sent to Canada and French Caribbean islands instead. He said that the important thing is that new markets have been opened. Estevez said that the country has already requested the lifting of the ban …

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The Dominican Agronomists’ Association (ADIA) is warning that the country could be affected by more agricultural infestations due to the Ministry of Agriculture’s poor technical management of new pests and diseases. ADIA president Cesar Matos said that the quality of services provided by the Ministry’s plant health inspection unit has deteriorated, making it easier for …

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Five institutions have promised to work together to ensure that the food eaten in the country is fit for consumption. There are concerns that contaminated produce may be causing around 200 diseases ranging from diarrhea to cancer. The agreement was signed yesterday, Tuesday 7 April 2015 by the ministers of Public Health Altagracia Guzman Marcelino, …

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According to Leonel Carrasco of the Metro Office (Opret), the construction of the extension of the second line of the Metro is having a significant social impact with more than 700 families out of an estimated 1,000 being re-housed over a 12-month period at a cost of RD$700 million. The amount assigned to this part …

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Small and Medium-sized Business Confederation (Codopyme) president Issaachart Burgos says that the main obstacles to the legalization of around 700,000 small businesses are the burden of taxation and fringe costs of formal employees. He added that the burden of security costs is now higher than electricity costs. According to Burgos, this means that more than …

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