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• Santo Domingo Hosts ECLAC Meeting

  Santo Domingo Hosts ECLAC Meeting The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will begin its 32nd Ministerial Meeting this coming Tuesday in Santo Domingo where it will discuss strategic themes for development in the region. The meeting, in which representatives from 50 countries will participate, is being called “Productive Transformation 20 Years … Continue reading "Santo Domingo Hosts ECLAC Meeting"

• Renewable Energy Decree Goes into Effect

  Renewable Energy Decree Goes into Effect Dominican President Leonel Fernández decreed into law the Application Regulation of the Renewable Energy Sources Development Incentive Law Number 57-07. This judicial resolution will open the door to a new system in terms of the development of renewable energy in the Dominican Republic that will lower the amount of … Continue reading "Renewable Energy Decree Goes into Effect"

• (Versión en español) COE informa seguirán las lluvias en 21 provincias del país

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• President Fernández Proposes Creation of Emergency Plan to Combat Food and Oil Crisis

  President Fernández Proposes Creation of Emergency Plan to Combat Food and Oil Crisis The President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández, on Wednesday proposed the application of an emergency action plan that would allow the world’s most vulnerable countries to have access to enough resources to confront the rising costs of oil and to adopt … Continue reading "President Fernández Proposes Creation of Emergency Plan to Combat Food and Oil Crisis"

• Dominican Republic and Cuba Move Toward Free Trade Agreement

  Dominican Republic and Cuba Move Toward Free Trade Agreement The Dominican Republic and Cuba agreed on Wednesday to form commissions to begin the writing of a Free Trade Agreement, free of customs duties. President Leonel Fernández and the First Vice-President of the Cuban Council of State Ramón Machado Ventura discussed the relations between their countries … Continue reading "Dominican Republic and Cuba Move Toward Free Trade Agreement"

• The General Law of Consumer Rights and Protection Goes into Effect

  The General Law of Consumer Rights and Protection Goes into Effect As of four days ago, Dominican consumers have a new instrument of protection in their hands. The General Law of Consumers and Users Rights and Protection went into effect on May 30. …the consumer has the right to petition directly to the Pro-Consumer organization … Continue reading "The General Law of Consumer Rights and Protection Goes into Effect"

• An Exhibition Of Taino Artwork and Homage to a Fray Ramón Pané To Be Held in Barcelona

  An Exhibition Of Taino Artwork and Homage to a Fray Ramón Pané To Be Held in Barcelona On June 7, the Barbier-Mueller Museum of Pre-Colombian Art will host an exhibition that will display a group of 55 works of Taino art, many of which were originally found in indigenous settlements on the Island of Hispaniola. … Continue reading "An Exhibition Of Taino Artwork and Homage to a Fray Ramón Pané To Be Held in Barcelona"

• (Versión en español) Proyecto para crear seguro agrícola y fondo de garantías

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• United Nations Studies Proposal to Call Extraordinary Session on Food and Oil Crisis

  United Nations Studies Proposal to Call Extraordinary Session on Food and Oil Crisis United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced that he is considering the proposal made by member countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) led by Dominican President Leonel Fernández, which calls for a special UN session to analyze and take decisions … Continue reading "United Nations Studies Proposal to Call Extraordinary Session on Food and Oil Crisis"

• Dominican Republic Elected Rapporteur of FAO Summit

  Dominican Republic Elected Rapporteur of FAO Summit The Dominican Republic was elected by delegates from around the world to be the Rapporteur of the Plenary Conference of FAO Food Summit underway currently in Rome. The rapporteur of the plenary will be undertaken by Dominican Agriculture Minister, Salvador Chío Jiménez. The rapporteur’s responsibilities include the supervision … Continue reading "Dominican Republic Elected Rapporteur of FAO Summit"