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Los Haitises, apagones, cumbre energética y US$66.70

Image by rodricar via Flickr A) Algunos comentarios semanales para reflexionar 1) Los Haitises y las minas de carbón de RD Las Naciones Unidas en el país han anunciado la realización de jornadas informativas sobre el proceso de evaluación de la cementera en Gonzalo, provincia Monte Plata. Esa sería la evaluación del proceso de otorgamiento de la licencia ambiental al Consorcio Minero Dominicano. Primero…

Elevan recurso de inconstitucionalidad contra la cementera

Image via Wikipedia Jóvenes acuden a la justicia Hablando a nombre del movimiento, Rafael Vastillo, dijo que el presidente Leonel Fernández será el responsable de los daños que ocasione la fábrica de cemento en la reserva natural de Los Haitises, lo que podría llegar a la desertificación. SANTO DOMINGO (R. Dominicana).- El movimiento cívico “Toy Jarto” recurrió en inconstitucional ante…

Haitises concert rallies youth

Image by canonpowershotA85 via Flickr Despite rumors that the concert had been canceled and rains that threatened to have that effect, the free concert “Musica por Los Haitises” took place to an impressive capacity crowd at the Plaza de Espana in Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone. DR1 News correspondent Lu Olivero attended the 5-hour concert and described it as…

Concert for Los Haitises

Over 20 musical performers are coming together for a concert in support of the preservation of Los Haitises, the singular karst region in northeastern DR, considered the main source of water for the south and eastern regions. The event is scheduled for Sunday, 19 July starting at 4pm at Plaza de Espana, in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City. Several young composers are writing lyrics and music especially for the event. They join the grassroots movements campaigning to convince the Dominican Mining…

Music concert for Los Haitises

Image via Wikipedia More than 20 musical performers are coming together for a concert in support of the preservation of Los Haitises, the singular karst region in northeastern DR, considered the main source of water for the south and eastern regions. The event is scheduled for Sunday, 19 July starting at 4pm at Plaza de Espana, in Santo…

Dominican Republic: Against the Cement Factory in Los Haitises

By: Rocio Diaz at Globalvoiceonline.org For more than a month, Dominicans have been protesting against the proposed construction of a cement factory in the protected area of Los Haitises National Park, a chalky ecosystem with unique characteristics located in the northeastern part of the Dominican Republic. It has been declared Cultural Patrimony for its caves, which contains Taíno art. In addition, Los Haitises is one of the primary sources of…

Dominican Republic: judge blocks cement factory in victory for peasant ecologists

I am very happy to read this, however I am not 100% sure his is a confirmed fact.  This is a major victory for many of us who have been against this.  Here is the article I just read from http://www.ww4report.com:   “On June 19 Judge Sarah Enríquez Marín of the Administrative Litigation Court of the National District (Santo Domingo) ordered the Consorcio Minero Dominicano mining company to suspend construction of a cement factory it was building near…

The fate of Los Haitises-when being Dominican becomes shameful

Recently some of us who keep abreast of what goes on in the Dominican Republic have heard a lot about Los Haitises. I know there are lots of people out there that are ignorant of what Los Haitises is and what the whole thing about it is. I must admit, that even though I am Dominican, I was mostly ignorant as well about such natural gem we all have. I must say not only Dominicans should know more about…

Dominicans defend biodiversity

by rjones2818 Sun May 31, 2009 at 02:41:00 PM PDT Original article, subtitled Emmanuel Santos looks at the rise of an important new environmental struggle in the Dominican Republic, via Socialist Worker (US): ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS around the Dominican Republic are mobilizing to stop the construction of a cement factory in the Los Haitises national park. The factory would displace 500 peasant families and degrade one of the most important ecosystems in the…