http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/country/dominican_republic.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2011/12/10/41944/Cigars-made-in-DR-have-a-designation-of-origin http://tobacco.org/news/330238.html “Dominican Cigar” is the first designation of origin with which cigars made in the Dominican Republic are now branded, the Dominican Tobacco Institute announced. Dominican cigars gather all the necessary qualities needed to produce a good cigar, such as flammability, texture, flavor, elasticity, fragrance, color and balance in the composition of nicotine and oils. Dominican Today Dominican Republic Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.theage.com.au/national/developing-nations-hit-at-tobacco-pack-plan-20110609-1fv0p.html http://tobacco.org/news/321334.html AUSTRALIA'S plan for plain cigarette packaging has drawn fire from a bloc of poor countries, many of them reliant on money from growing tobacco. The Dominican Republic has led a push backed by eight countries at a meeting of the World Trade Organisation in Geneva, saying it had ''serious and grave concerns'' that the plain packs would hurt tobacco producers in small and vulnerable economies. An official WTO report of proceedings said ''support or sympathy'' for the Dominican Republic argument came from Honduras, Nicaragua, Ukraine, the Philippines, Zambia, Mexico, Cuba and Ecuador. New Zealand, Uruguay and Norway said Australia's move was justified. India did not comment on the law specifically but said studies showed that plain packaging did reduce smoking. The World Health Organisation also effectively supported the Australian stance by providing information on its convention on tobacco control, which supports plain packs. The Dominican representative expressed arguments also used by tobacco companies in Australia that the move would fail to reduce smoking. The Age Australia Dominican Republic Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/tobacco-pleads-for-pack-delay/story-fn59niix-1226071297400 http://tobacco.org/news/321216.html CIGARETTE giant British American Tobacco Australia has demanded alonger phase-in period for tobacco plain packaging, describing the start date of July 1 next year as "unworkable". BATA, the manufacturer of the Winfield, Benson & Hedges and Dunhill brands, argues in its submission on the legislation to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes that "just single-brand pack changes can take many months to flush through the entire market". "To assume a total industry pack change will take less than 12 months to effect is unrealistic," the BATA submission says. The claim comes as Australia faces a backlash in World Trade Organisation forums over tobacco plain packaging, even before the measure becomes law. The Dominican Republic has added the plain packaging bill to the agenda for this week's meeting in Geneva of the council for TRIPS, the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. The Australian Australia Dominican Republic Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/15824 http://tobacco.org/news/314842.html February has turned into party month in the cigar business. Three cigar festivals are taking place this month. The parties begin this week in the Dominican Republic, with the fourth annual ProCigar Festival. ProCigar is a group of cigarmakers in the Dominican Republic . . . Next week, Honduras joins the cigar festival crowd for the first time, with the Humor Jaguar festival, which runs February 13 through 17. . . . The original cigar festival, and the biggest of them all, takes place in Havana starting on February 21. Cigar Aficionado Cuba Dominican Republic Honduras Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/15711 http://tobacco.org/news/311906.html Habanos S.A of Cuba and ProCigar of the Dominican Republic are in the midst of planning the biggest cigar-awareness celebrations in the entire world—the Habanos Festival (to be held in Cuba, February 21 through 25) and the ProCigar Festival (coming to the Dominican Republic February 6 through 11). The pair of festivals draw cigar enthusiasts from all over the world and are a means for each country to communicate the culture, agronomy and industry behind their national product—cigars. Both hospitality festivals revolve around cigar factory visitations, tours of tobacco fields, presentations by cigarmakers, gala dinners and sneak previews of unreleased cigars. Cigar Aficionado Cuba Dominican Republic Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://dominicanewsonline.com/?p=9782 http://tobacco.org/news/302778.html A 24-hour abstinence from smoking is being encouraged today as Dominica joins the rest of the world in observance of No Tobacco Day. Health Minister Julius Timothy, in delivering an address to officially mark the day’s observance, says he is hoping that Dominicans will recognize the adverse effects of smoking. This year the World Health Organization has selected the theme "Gender and Tobacco" with the emphasis on marketing to women. “The purpose of this day is twofold. One, to encourage countries and governments to work towards enforcing stricter regulations of tobacco products and to raise the awareness of all persons on the deadly nature of tobacco marketing, especially women and girls,” he said. Dominica News Online dominicanewsonline@gmail.com Dominican Republic Mon, 31 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/business-and-pleasure/2010/3/9/35044/Dominican-cigar-makers-conclude-Festival http://tobacco.org/news/298094.html Amid a grand celebration Dominican Republic’s Cigar Makers Association (Procigar) concluded the third “Procigar Festival,” meeting their guests’ expectations like every year. “Dominican Republic has new good will ambassadors who’ll promote us not only as Cigar Country but also as the nation of true friendship,” the organizers said. Dominican Today Dominican Republic Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=353344&CategoryId=14092 http://tobacco.org/news/298081.html Dominican anti-drug authorities announced Sunday that they had broken up a network that sold counterfeit cigars labeled with well-known brand names but stuffed with marijuana, cocaine and other controlled substances in the northern city of Santiago. The spokesman for the National Drug Control Directorate, or DNCD, in the northern part of the country, Abel Rojas, said that the band was headed by Gabriel Antonio Nuñez, a "known drug trafficker" from Santiago, who was arrested along with six other people. Rojas said that Dominican authorities became suspicious at how it had become a "fad" for local young people and others to be buying cigars, and they opened an investigation. Latin American Herald Tribune Dominican Republic Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.diariodigital.com.do/articulo,50322,html http://tobacco.org/news/297420.html British American Tobacco (BAT) has donated USD $ 193,165 to the international organization "A Roof for my country," money that is earmarked for the construction of 77 housing solutions for families affected by earthquake in Haiti. . . . This money is the result of a global gathering, coordinated by British American Tobacco Caribbean and Central America (BATCCA), which received donations from both corporate offices worldwide (USD $ 78,875)-including a contribution of BAT - Dominican Republic as well as contributions Voluntary employee of this company on the planet (USD $ 35,815). For its part, BATCCA regional office, based in Costa Rica, contributed an additional $ 78,475 USD. "For British American Tobacco social responsibility is a priority, therefore we are proud to contribute to building a better future for the Haitian brothers," said Tiana Suriel, Corporate Affairs Manager of BAT-Dominican Republic. Diariodigitalrd.com Dominican Republic Haiti Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/04/03/city-high-schools-declare-war-smoking.html http://tobacco.org/news/281536.html Jakarta high school communities will form the front line of anti- smoking campaigns, following a declaration to clear school grounds of cigarette smoke. Principals from 116 states, 62 vocational and 16 Islamic high schools signed the declaration Thursday to protect every member of school communities from exposure to cigarette smoke on school grounds. Huzna Zahir, head of the Indonesian Consumer’s Organisation (YLKI), said that all members of school communities — teachers, employees, students, parents and guests — must make an active effort if they are to free schools from cigarette smoke. Jakarta Post Dominican Republic Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Features/CA_Feature_Basic_Template/0,2344,2616,00.html http://tobacco.org/news/277329.html The two largest cigar-making nations will be holding their own separate, unaffiliated cigar festivals next month: Cuba's 11th Habanos Festival and the Dominican's second ProCigar Festival. The celebrations draw cigar enthusiasts from all over the world, providing a festive education through seminars, factory and farm tours, gala dinners and other cigar-related events intended to spread cigar awareness. Fans of Cuban or Dominican cigars get the chance to immerse themselves in each country's respective cigar culture by visiting the world's cigar-producing epicenters with their fellow aficionados and getting sneak peeks of the upcoming products slated for 2009. Cigar Aficionado Cuba Dominican Republic Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=25518 http://tobacco.org/news/252710.html Dominican president Leonel Fernández has expressed his satusfaction at the news from the White House that the proposed taxes on tobacco would be vetoed. The president said that this would come as a great relief to thousands of Dominican families who make a living from tobacco cultivation and cigar production and exports. Dominican Today Dominican Republic Usa Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=25422 http://tobacco.org/news/252400.html President Leonel Fernandez will ask the United States Congress and the Government not to apply more taxes on cigars from Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras and other Central America countries, said Agriculture minister Salvador Jiménez on Wednesday. He said the chief executive will visit New York City, where he will meet with Representative Charles Rangel (D-New York) to explain the Dominican position to ahead of the application of new levies on cigars on the part of Congress. He said Rangel has been very receptive to Dominican Republic’s position in view of intention the U.S. Government to apply a new tax on cigars. Dominican Today Dominican Republic Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=25316 http://tobacco.org/news/251954.html The General Directorate of Customs and Ports (DGA) and Philip Morris International Management, S.A. signed a cooperation agreement to confront the issue of contraband and counterfeit in the cigarette trade in the Dominican Republic as a result of more than 6 months working together. The agreement is part of the process of implementing the new Customs policy regarding Intellectual Property that seeks to respond to the requirements of DR-CAFTA. Dominican Today Dominican Republic Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=25088 http://tobacco.org/news/251176.html For the ninth consecutive year Industria de Tabaco León Jimenes and the Pontifical Catholic Madre y Maestra University ratify a collaboration agreement for the execution of the Community Development Program (PRODECO), a social investment initiative coordinated with the PUCMM´s Urban and Regional Studies Center (CEUR), which seeks to strengthen and generate permanent processes of development in the communities neighboring the production installations of Industria de Tabaco León Jimenes, in the northeastern sector of Santiago. The RD$1.5 million contribution made by the tobacco company and its parent company of Philip Morris International will serve to develop the actions planned within the framework of the program for the present year, ensuring accompaniment by CEUR-PUCMM of the Committee for Community Development of the Northeastern Sector, an entity responsible for community initiatives. Dominican Today Dominican Republic Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT