NewsWhore
08-16-2007, 05:50 PM
As part of Restoration Day celebrations the government announced it is temporarily suspending the alcohol decree that limits the sale of alcoholic beverages. Traders will be allowed to sell alcohol without restriction until Friday. The decree limits the sale of alcohol until 12am Sunday through Thursday and until 2am Fridays and Saturdays. Since the decree was introduced, there has been intense debate about its effectiveness and artists and business owners have lobbied for a repeal while church groups, family organizations and health officials have campaigned against changing the decree.
The timing of the announcement is questionable, though, because the Ministry of Labor has stated that Thursday, 16 August is a working day, and the holiday will be instead be celebrated on Monday, 20 August.
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The timing of the announcement is questionable, though, because the Ministry of Labor has stated that Thursday, 16 August is a working day, and the holiday will be instead be celebrated on Monday, 20 August.
See http://www.seip.gov.do/
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)