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Shell subsidiary in Dominican Republic sells 137 gas stations
Story Text & Photos © 2009 by Dominican Today Nov 21 2009 06:29AM
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Santo Domingo.– A Dominican subsidiary of Royal
Dutch Shell PLC has sold its 137 gas stations across the Dominican Republic to a Barbados-based fuel supplier. Friday`s statement from
Shell does not reveal the cost of its deal with the Sol Group, which
was formed in 2005 through the purchase of Shell`s petroleum
distribution and marketing businesses in several Caribbean nations. It will allow the Sol Group to continue using the Shell brand under a licensing agreement. Last
year, the Dominican Republic paid $110 million for Shell`s stake in the
Refidomsa refinery on the outskirts of the Dominican capital in a bid
to stabilize fuel prices.
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Water for Haiti campaign continues
Story Text & Photos © 2010 by Sosua News Feb 8 2010 23:30PM
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Last week José Luis and Gerhard Mulder of the SOMONCA foundation and `Tractor del Norte` returned to Port-au-Prince to check on the progress of the water project.
In addition to a batch of medicines, they also took 22 tents that were purchased with funds collected from the residents by Lynne Pennickton (from Mulata 2).
However, the Haitian people need many more tents, because there are now at least 10,000 families with practically zero protection from the sun and rain.
The camp is around 5km from the capital, and is growing by the hour, as people get to know that fresh drinking water is being delivered every day.
We`ve named the area `Campo Sosúa`.
This was suggested by the Haitians themselves, because they are so grateful for the help that they`ve received from Sosúa and Wassenaar.
In the meantime, Elias and Josef (who are responsible for the daily water delivery) have discovered another camp, around 10 km from the capital, where around 8,000 families are living without any aid at all.
Yes, without drinking water and food.
Elias and Josef also left water containers at this camp, and are now also providing drinking water to this second camp - now named `Campo Wassenaar`.
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(Posted 23:30 Monday by DRSol NewsHound)
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DR Weather at Midnight on February 9, 2010
Story Text & Photos © 2010 by The Dominican Sun Feb 8 2010 22:29PM
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 The Dominican Sun - Across the Dominican Republic in the last 24 hours the highest observed temperature by DRSol was 88 at La Isabella. The coolest reading also came from La Isabella with an overnight low of 64. A few spotty but light rain showers were reported, the last in Puerto Plata International at 4PM yesterday afternoon. Skies were generally partly cloudy. Winds are averaging 8 mph from the SE, with a peak gust to 16 mph seen at 3PM yesterday afternoon at Barahona. By the Numbers DR cities reported rain 7% of the time, and thunderstorms 0%. Average reported rainfall intensity on a scale of 0 to 100 was 32. Cloud cover totaled 44%. Click above to view summaries for the last week or last month.Last updated at 12:28AM. Read original at The Dominican Sun.
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DRSol Evening Weather Summary for February 8, 2010
Story Text & Photos © 2010 by The Dominican Sun Feb 8 2010 17:29PM
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 The Dominican Sun - Across the Dominican Republic in the last 24 hours the highest observed temperature by DRSol was 88 at La Isabella. The coolest reading also came from La Isabella with an overnight low of 64. A few spotty but light rain showers were reported, the last in Puerto Plata International at 4PM this afternoon. Skies were generally partly cloudy. Winds are averaging 8 mph from the SE, with a peak gust to 16 mph seen at 3PM this afternoon at Barahona. By the Numbers DR cities reported rain 9% of the time, and thunderstorms 0%. Average reported rainfall intensity on a scale of 0 to 100 was 34. Cloud cover totaled 43%. Click above to view summaries for the last week or last month.Last updated at 7:28PM. Read original at The Dominican Sun.
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(Posted 17:29 Monday by DRSol NewsHound)
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Growers deliver in Dominican Beans-for-Venezuela Crude deal
Story Text & Photos © 2010 by Dominican Today Feb 8 2010 13:29PM
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San Juan, Dominican Republic.- Kidney bean growers of San Juan de la Maguana Valley began to deliver their harvests as part of their RD$100 million financing program with the Treasury Ministry, with nearly 4,000 hectares planted to pay for Venezuela’s oil with goods and services.
As the crops began to arrive, Treasury vice minister Julio A. Fernandez said the payment to the growers is guaranteed since the funds are deposited in the State-owned Reservas bank.
Meanwhile Rafael Espinal, coordinator of the Petrocaribe Debt Interchange Program with Venezuela, said the project will benefit around 500 kidney bean growers of San Juan Valley.
He said the grain growers will get paid for their beans not more than 15 days after delivering their harvest.
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HHS Foundation works for the health of Haitians
Story Text & Photos © 2010 by Dominican Today Feb 8 2010 12:59PM
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Santo Domingo.- HHS Foundation is a non-profit organization working in the areas of Health, Education and Sport since 1998.
In this moment of anguish and devastation of Haiti caused by the 1/12/10 earthquake, HHS Foundation has focused its resources in an effort to support our fellow countrymen.
Our support is being channeled through various organizations and entities in our country.
To the Dr Dario Contreras Hospital, we have donated medicine, food and medical and office supplies. In addition, we have two of volunteers helping in the areas of patient care and kitchen. We have also donated medicine, food and medical and office supplies to the orphanage being built by musical artist Rubby Perez.
We have also opened a shelter, located nearby to our headquarters, for 20 Haitian parents in which we are providing them with room and board. These individuals are parents to several of the children being treated at the Dario Contreras Hospital.
These medications, food and supplies were donated by the following organizations:
Catholic Medical Mission Board de New York
American Wheelchair Mission
Knights of Columbus
USA Wheelchair Foundation
Canadian Wheelchair
Cross International
Industrias Empacadoras Dominicana (Jaja)
Comercial Corazón
Cardioimágenes Especializadas
VD Bursen
Hermanas Carmelitas Teresas de San José
Hermanas Hospitalarias Jesús Nazareno Franciscanas
HHS Foundation, volunteers
In our continuous effort to support of fellow nation, in March, we are planning to donate wheelchairs to those individuals who may need them due to amputation and/or injuries caused during the earthquake. The personal data of these individuals is being compiled with support of the Haitian NGOs and volunteers. We also planning to continue our efforts to collect school supplies such as: backpacks, notebooks, writing paper, pen/pencils, coloring pencils, folders, chalk, glue, adhesive tapes, scissors, and other educational related supplies.
We are counting with your continued support!
Thank you for your generosity!!
Hector Hipolito Algarroba, President
Agripina Martinez Peguero, Executive Manager
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(Posted 12:59 Monday by DRSol NewsHound)
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Customs chief pledges continued support at border crossings
Story Text & Photos © 2010 by Dominican Today Feb 8 2010 12:59PM
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Pedernales, Dominican Republic.- Customes director Rafael Camilo visited the border crossing between Pedernales and the Haiti town Anse-a-Pitre, where he affirmed his Agency`s continued support to expedite the transfer of humanitarian aid across the border.
Camilo said the various customs offices along the 380 kilometer border will expedite the process to allow the aid to reach its destination quickly.
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First major Dominican bank swindler taken to jail screaming
Story Text & Photos © 2010 by Dominican Today Feb 8 2010 12:29PM
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Santo Domingo.- officials carried out around 1 p.m. Monday the arrest warrant against Leonel Almonte, who was transferred from the capital’s famous Otorrino Clinic to the office of sentencing judge Saulo Isabel Diaz.
Almonte, the first to fraudulently fail a major Dominican bank, denounced that the agents ripped out the IV serum prescribed by his doctors, prior to being escorted out of the medical center.
The two police agents and an Assistant prosecutor executed the warrant, while Almonte resisted, yelling “they removed the serum, they are taking me away by force.”
Almonte was transferred to the Ciudad Nueva Courthouse to Diaz’s chambers, who had previously pledged to send the convict to serve his sentence in the jail at Najayo. He went to the clinic claiming he had a depressive crisis as soon as he learned of the warrant.
Diaz had stated that the ex banker had to go to prison regardless of his health status.
Almonte, who was president the Universal Financial Group, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for swindling three depositors who pressed charges – of the thousands of the bank Universal - out of more than 80 million dollars.
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Dominican cigar makers to host stogie festival February 15-19
Story Text & Photos © 2010 by Dominican Today Feb 8 2010 11:59AM
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Santo Domingo. – For the third straight year Dominican Republic’s Cigar Makers Association will stage the “Procigar Festival” in the country, aimed at to increase the competitiveness and promote the national production, which fell 20 percent last year from the economic crisis.
The festival will be from February 15 to 19 in Casa de Campo, La Romana (east), and in Santiago, said Procigar president Hendrik Kelner, who said it’s an opportunity to spur the Dominican economy, in 2010 is visualized as the year for that sector’s economic recovery, after a 20 percent fall in productivity between 2008 and 2009.
He said 250 international guests mostly from United States and Europe will attend the event, which will be covered by trade magazines such as Cigar Aficionado, Smoke & Smokeshop, Tobacconist, among others.
The festival’s program includes visits to Dominican cigar factories, a golf match, in the Teeth of the Dog links, as well as seminars and dinners in Santiago. “This event is open to all those who are considered cigar lovers, who can register for all the events to features as part of the festival.”
The press conference held in the Leon Jimenes Group corporate building was headed by Procigar director Catherine Llibre and the representatives, Guillermo Leon, of the brand and Aurora, and Jose Seijas, of Altades.
SOURCE: listin.com.do
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Demanding higher profit, gas station to halt sales for 6 hours Wednesday
Story Text & Photos © 2010 by Dominican Today Feb 8 2010 11:29AM
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Santo Domingo.- Fuel retailers will halt sales in their stations the country for six hours on Wednesday around the country, to demand that the Government raise their profit margins.
In a statement the National Fuel Retailers Association announced the measure Monday morning, noting that its 456 affiliate stations nationwide won’t pump fuel from 6 a.m. to 12 noon. “To continue operating fuel stations with high fuel costs and the increase in the different economic variables is currently untenable.”
Among those variables retailers cite a pay raise for employees, social security payments, 11 percent accumulated inflation in the last two years, losses from evaporation and temperature and sagging average sales, from 79,000 to 40,000 gallons per station, resulting from consumers changing to propane gas and high taxes on gasoline.
The fuel retailers say what most affects them is the proliferation of smuggled diesel, which pays not tax and is sold through third parties and people not related to the sector.
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Dominican Social Security 2009 revenue jumps 16%, tops US$1.0B
Story Text & Photos © 2010 by Dominican Today Feb 8 2010 10:59AM
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Santo Domingo.- 2009 was a very good year for the Social Security Treasury (TSS), as the number of Family Health Insurance affiliates increased and revenue jumped around 16 percent.
TSS funds reached in RD$38.8 billion (around US$1.0 billion) last year, with an increase in the number of contributors of the Dominican Social Security System, and which according to a report topped the 2008 revenue of RD$33.5 billion.
“The Treasury posted record figures. Dominican workers and employers gave their support as an example and confidence in the Social Security System, which reflects a considerable increase in affiliates as well as in contributions,” the entity said in a statement.
As to the amount of members, the Family Health Insurance’s beneficiary affiliates in the Contributing Regime rose 19 percent last year, which allowed more than two million citizens to access basic health services through their Health Risk Administrators.
Affiliate revenue increased 24.2 percent whereas collections in the Labor Risks Insurance climbed to 6.30 percent, and Insurance for the Aged, Handicapped and Survival reached 18.27 percent more than in 2008.
In its annual report the TSS said most of the workers (59 percent) registered have a average wage of 10,000 pesos.
“To reach these accomplishments the TSS maintained efficiency levels in revenue management and also provided facilities for employers by means of an extension of the window of payments,” it said.
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