http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/country/dominican_republic.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us 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 http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=24947 http://tobacco.org/news/250763.html he head of the Senate’s Farm and Agribusiness Commission asked the Congress to reject a new tax on cigars, as it would “condemn the national tobacco industry." Amílcar Romero (PLD-Duarte) said a new U.S. tax on cigars would cause losses of over US$100 million for the industry, in addition to the loss of jobs in one of the country’s poorest zones. He said he stays in touch with ambassador in Washington, Flavio Darío Espinal, to lobby on the Dominican producers’ concern in the U.S. Senate. The Cigar Producers Association (Procigar) stated their concern to Romero on the Dominican cigars’ future, if the new tax is approved. They said they cultivate in the country’s Cibao and Northwest regions close to 20,000 hectares, which can’t be used for any other type of crop. Dominican Today Dominican Republic Usa Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070427/NEWS01/704270336/1006/rss01 http://tobacco.org/news/246009.html But Nicole and Tim Malley say times have changed, and a trip to Cuba no longer is necessary to enjoy the taste of a quality cigar. As owners of The Cigar Factory in Indialantic, they maintain that premium cigars now are made in the Dominican Republic. "All the best cigar manufacturers in Cuba have left and moved to the Dominican Republic," Nicole Malley said. "It has the same climate and the same soil as Cuba." However, soon after opening their Indialantic cigar and coffee shop in December 2005, the Malleys discovered there were drawbacks to relying on someone else to transport the tobacco. Florida Today webmaster@floridatoday.com (JENNIFER TORRES FOR FLORIDA TODAY) Dominican Republic Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Blogs/Blog_Detail/0,4695,61,00.html http://tobacco.org/news/245507.html Marvin Shanken and I headed off the Dominican Republic to tour the nation's cigar factories. . . . I jumped in with both feet. At one time, I seem to remember having all 12 cigars going at the same time. Puffing on one. Tasting the next one. Jumping to another. In truth, my memory is probably failing, and I didn't have more than five or six going at any one time. But suffice it to say that in an hour, I sampled all 12 cigars, wrote notes, and talked about each one with DiMeola and Seijas. . . . I stumbled off the plane, and we made our way to the hotel. I was still pretty much forced to hang my head out the window of the SUV, praying that we would get to the hotel as fast as possible. Once we checked in, I lay down on the bed and waited a couple of hours for the feeling to pass. I found out later that I had been through a not-uncommon experience for cigar tasters: nicotine overdose. Sweats. Nausea. Chills. All are symptoms of getting too much nicotine into your system…and I wasn't inhaling that day, either. I also learned later that there is a pretty simple cure: swallow a sugar cube whole and it will alleviate the worst of the symptoms. Cigar Aficionado Dominican Republic Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://users1.wsj.com/lmda/do/checkLogin?mg=wsj-users1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FBT-CO-20061121-715937-YLY_OuJCmDu4NlDAdyhiMUfba94_20071122.html%3Fmod%3Dcrnews http://tobacco.org/news/236596.html Industria de Tabaco Leon Jimenes S.A., the Dominican Republic's largest cigarette manufacturer, is now the sole property of Philip Morris International Inc., officials for both companies said Tuesday. The announcement completes a reorganization plan in which Philip Morris' parent, New York-based Altria Group Inc. (MO), traded its interest in the Dominican national brewery for the cigarette business and $427 million in cash. The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition onlinejournal@wsj.com Dominican Republic Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=19766 http://tobacco.org/news/236212.html According to Reuters, Altria Group Inc. said on Thursday that its Philip Morris International business plans to change its tobacco and beer equity holdings in the Dominican Republic later this month, leading to a boost in its 2006 forecast. Philip Morris International holds a 47.5 percent stake in E. Leon Jimenes C. por. A., which has equity holdings in tobacco and beer operations in the Dominican Republic. Philip Morris International plans to exchange that stake for full ownership of E. Leon Jimenes' cigarette subsidiary, Industria de Tabaco Leon Jimenes SA, and about $427 million of cash. The reorganization is expected to close later this month. Dominican Today Dominican Republic Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=18535 http://tobacco.org/news/233937.html Local Environment Ministry officials would temporarily close the company British American Tobacco tomorrow, because it ignored the warning to build a structure to house their powerplant. North Zone Environmental coordinator Domingo Olivo provided the information this morning, affirming that the authorities will be present in the companyâ?(TM)s temporary shutdown. The official said that the decision was taken because the Bristish American Tobacco executives failed to meet the deadline to build the enclosure, to house the company's powerplant. Dominican Today Dominican Republic Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT