NewsWhore
06-16-2008, 05:50 PM
With the incredible price increases on all fuels, even propane, the transport unions that monopolize the transportation of people and freight throughout the Dominican Republic are divided on the question of how to go about increasing fares. While leaders such as Juan Hubieres and Ramon Perez Figuereo have announced that they will decide on their fares today, the union led by Antonio Marte, CONATRA, together with the Association of Transport Entrepreneurs and Fenatrano said that they would not change their fares. The split comes after a meeting between the transport unions and the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Melanio Paredes. While a meeting scheduled for Saturday was cancelled, sources told El Caribe reporters that there was a possibility that President Fernandez would meet with representatives of the sector to discuss the issues.
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