2017 – Page 287

Lawyers Guido Gómez Mazara and José Luis Hernández Cedeño filed a petition before the National Commission for the Defense of Competition (Procompetencia) in which they request precautionary measures be taken against the Dominican National Brewery (Cervecería Nacional Dominicana-CND), the country’s largest brewery, for their unfair marketing practices for beer and rum. The lawyers argue that …

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The labor movement in the Dominican Republic is hoping that its proposal for a 30% minimum wage increase for private employees will be accepted by the National Committee on Salaries whose members will meet on 15 February at the Ministry of Labor. The spokesman for the labor unions, Rafael (Pepe) Abreu, stressed that the rank …

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12-hour blackouts in many sectors of Greater Santo Domingo and some provinces are occurring as the result of an 878 megawatt (MW) deficit in generation of electricity caused by six facilities going off line. More than 10 sectors of East Santo Domingo and the northern part of the National District suffered through blackouts on 25 …

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The Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) rejected the proposal for a counter-march in answer to the very successful protest march held on 22 January 2017 in Santo Domingo. The Secretary General of the party, Reinaldo Pared Perez, said that the party is “strongly opposed to the creation of a march in answer to that of Sunday, …

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Transparency International has released its 2016 International Corruption Perceptions Index. The Dominican Republic again scores among the most corrupt countries in the world. Of 176 countries, the Dominican Republic is ranked 120th. In the Americas region, the DR is only above Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela, in that order. The report highlights …

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158 city governments will meet on Thursday, 26 January 2017, to choose the head of the Dominican Municipal League (LMD). Although the LMD is the body charged with developing policies and strategies for municipal city government development, it is best known as a conduit for political spoils. The general assembly to choose the head of …

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The director of the Dominican Port Authority Victor Gomez Casanova said yesterday that the leading contributing factor to the contamination of the Ozama River is the untreated waste from residential areas that is carried by creeks that that empty into the Ozama River. He said treatment of this waste is more important than the dismantling …

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Request was denied for postponement or delay of the ruling from the Superior Administrative Court (TSA) regarding the resolution by the Ministry of Environment to cease and desist all farming activity within the boundaries of the Valle Nuevo National Park. Readers will recall that the Ministry of Environment issued Resolution 14-2016 last year that provided …

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The Medina administration announced the start of the “I am the Barrio” program (“Mi Barrio Soy Yo”) to reduce crime nationwide. The program includes offering entrepreneurs low cost funding to encourage young people to start and keep businesses as an alternative to a life of crime. The government is making available RD$500 million for the …

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The National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI) announced the approval of 14 public works projects in municipalities of Puerto Plata affected by the flooding caused by torrential rains in October and November 2016. The public works are budgeted at over RD$450 million and the funds would be invested in Villa Isabela, Altamira, Luperón and Los …

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