Officials defend cement factory

[NewsWhore]

The Ministry of Environment continues to defend the proposed construction of a cement factory outside the Los Haitises National Park. Deputy Environment Minister Eleuterio Martinez says that the permits for building a factory were granted only after the proper studies were completed. The contract to build the factory was awarded to the Estrella Group's Dominican Mining Consortium.

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