Archive for March, 2018
Warning due to rough seas and encroaching tides
The Emergency Operations’ Center (COE) has increased the state of alert from green to yellow for the Atlantic coast, due to high waves. Small and medium sized boats from Manzanillo in Montecristi to Cabo Engaño in La Altagracia have been ordered to stay in port. In the Bay of Samaná, small boats must not leave the bay area.
In addition those living in Matancitas in Maria Trinidad Sánchez province and in Gaspar Hernández in Espaillat have been told to take preventive measure for possible coastal flooding.
In Puerto Plata those at the beach are not allowed to swim and aquatic activities have been suspended. In addition hotels have been told to fly red flags.
The Association of Small Boat Owners of Puerto Plata has decided to take all of its boats to Luperon harbor as a precaution.
Meanwhile, around 10 families had to be evacuated from their dwellings in Río San Juan, María Trinidad Sánchez province and in Gaspar Hernández, Espaillat due to the rising ocean water caused by waves of more than 12 feet product of the low pressure system. Seven families were rescued from Acapulco sector in Río San Juan. The houses, nevertheless, were not damaged, but debris was littered all around the streets, as reported by the Center for Emergency Operations.
The high tide was also felt in the Puerto Plata Malecon area and in Macao Beach in Punta Cana, but there have not been reports of evacuations.
Source: DR1, Elnacional
March 6, 2018
Transport strike in Puerto Plata not supported
Transport workers in Puerto Plata (both truck and public transport drivers) began a strike yesterday, Monday 5 March, 2018, demanding the government finish repairs on the Navarrete- Puerto Plata road.
The announcement of the strike was made by the Federation of Transport Drivers, stating the strike will last from 6am on Monday to 6am on the following Wednesday.
Union president, Cipriano Francisco Tavárez, said that they were tired of asking the Ministry of Public Works to speed up the project and warned there would be no transport of goods or passengers during the strike.
He said they were also demanding the completion of the Imbert-Luperon road, Imbert-Guananico and Imbert-Puerto Plata.
But the strike 48 hour strike that would have started at 6am on 5 March 2018, was called off two hours later, by 8am. It did not receive the expected support and transport was resumed on the roads.
Source: DR1, Puertoplatahabla
March 6, 2018
Will exportable petrol be found soon in the DR
The Dominican Republic seeks to encourage the giant oil companies to take on natural gas and oil exploration. An interview carried by Bloomberg tells of Energy and Mines Minister Antonio Isa Conde saying that the government has plans to open two land blocks for oil exploration and two offshore blocks for natural gas exploratory drilling by the end of March.
According to the Bloomberg note, the government has eyed BP and Exxon for the job. Bloomberg reports that Exxon is already leading a group of companies that are developing 6.6-million acres in Guyana’s waters that could make that country one of Latin America’s largest oil producers within a decade.
The DR is not alone in courting the big companies: The Bahamas, Suriname, and Jamaica are other countries taking big steps to find their own oil fortunes.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic…ploration-rush
Source: DR1, Bloomberg
March 6, 2018
DR men’s basketball is ranked 17th in the world
The Dominican national basketball team is now ranked in the top 20 of the FIBA World Ranking Men presented by Nike. The DR is in 17th place at the conclusion of the February 2018 window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers.
The DR has won all its games in the first round competitions held in November 2017 and February 2018. The next matches are set for June 2018. In this round, 16 teams are participating. The top 3 of each group move on to the second round.
The 12 teams of the second round will compete in matches in September and November 2018 and in February 2019. Of these, seven teams will qualify, the top 3 of each group and the best 4th. The World Cup is set for 31 August-15 September 2018 in China 2019 with the participation of 32 teams from all around the world.
http://www.fiba.basketball/rankingmen
Source: DR1, Fiba
March 6, 2018
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