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05-18-2011, 05:30 PM
Jamaica has reacted quickly to the languid process going on in Santo Domingo involving 2,500 tons of Jamaican cement currently being held in Customs pending some paperwork. Jamaica put an immediate hold on all cement imports from the Dominican Republic. The Jamaican Minister of Industry and Commerce, Karl Samuda, told the Kingston Daily Gleaner that he was obliged to take this action after the Dominican Republic did not react to the demand made by Jamaica last Friday. ProConsumidor, the National Institute of Consumer Rights Protection, has halted the marketing and sale of 58,000 bags of Jamaican cement imported by the Caribbean Cement Company Limited (Carib Cement) because it does not have a quality permit issued by the Dominican Ministry of Public Works.
Carib Cement does have a permit to import the cement, but the permit states that they need the quality certification from Public Works before it can be sold. Carib Cement has requested such a permit from the Ministry. El Caribe says that the Dominican Cement Producers Association expects a satisfactory solution to the incident. The local quality control department, Digenor, issued a no-objection permit for the entry, based on quality certification in the country of origin.
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Carib Cement does have a permit to import the cement, but the permit states that they need the quality certification from Public Works before it can be sold. Carib Cement has requested such a permit from the Ministry. El Caribe says that the Dominican Cement Producers Association expects a satisfactory solution to the incident. The local quality control department, Digenor, issued a no-objection permit for the entry, based on quality certification in the country of origin.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)