The Ministry of Labor of the Dominican Republic requires different technology equipment for communications, ranging from batteries for lights to computers in different quantities.
Dominican Republic Government Purchase TRABAJO-CCC-LPN-2021-0003:
"The government is tendering the purchase of technology equipment for the use of the Ministry of Labor, therefore some technical specifications are described.
The Honduran Customs Administration tenders the supply of equipment, execution and administration of the integral non-intrusive customs inspection system for the Puerto Cortés customs office.
Honduras Government purchase LPI-ADUANAS-001-2021:
"Communication linkages between Customs access points must be permanent, secure and reliable. All configurations should allow for future adaptations or changes according to Customs needs.
Alleging that they have received complaints of violations of workers' rights, the government announced that in the coming days they will conduct inspections in security companies and restaurants.
In Nicaragua, the guild of transporters reports that in the customs of the country is reviewed 40% of cargo trucks, a situation causing delays because the international standard is to inspect a maximum of 10% of units.
Managers of the Association of Nicaraguan Transporters (ATN) reported that since the beginning of the political and social crisis in the country in April 2018, the time for a truck to enter Nicaraguan borders has increased and carriers can spend up to a day.
In Panama, $20 million was approved to finance the purchase of scanners for vehicles and heavy equipment, and to build the National Customs Monitoring Center.
The Cabinet Council this week authorized to the Ministry of Public Security (Minseg) the contracting, through an exceptional procedure, for the National Customs Monitoring Center project and the acquisition of six (6) non-intrusive inspection equipment (scanners) for vehicles and heavy equipment in the total amount of $20.1 million, of which $7.2 million come from non-reimbursable cooperation funds of the United States Government, Panamanian authorities informed.
The Judicial Branch of Guatemala is putting out to tender 2,000 personal computers, 2,000 UPS, 275 laser printers and 180 scanners.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7026064:
"Some specifications of the required works:
-2,000 personal computers with Intel i5.3.1 Ghz (Sixth Generation) or higher processor, at least 8Gb of installed RAM and hard disk of 1Tb 7,200 RPM minimum.
The National Institute of Electricity in Guatemala is putting out to tender an inspection service for the adduction tunnel at the hydroelectric plant Chixoy.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7768761:
"For the work in question, the following lines will be hired:
In the first half of the year interceptions of goods in the US suspected of being contaminated with insects rose by 32% compared to the same period in 2015.
Data provided by the health authorities of the United States to Costa Rica indicates that most of the detained shipments were stopped on suspicion of the presence of the cochineal bug.
Businessmen have complained to the Executive office about the slowness and inefficiency of customs inspections of the country, where containers are retained for up to 15 days.
The truckers blockade which paralyzed customs offices in Jutiapa for a week, has made entrepreneurs question the efficiency of border posts in the country because of the time invested in land transport.
Customs has acknowledged the error in the recovery of $18 on cargo moving between zones and DPA's, under the Law of International Services, and others that should have been exempt from the charge.
The extension of the charge of an $18 fee at Salvadoran Customs offices to pay for X-ray equipment, on cargo that clearly should not incur the charge, caused discomfort and protests in the affected business sectors.
The company Alvimer Internacional announced on January 18 the start of operation of the new technology for container inspections.
The border points which will have inspection scanners are Puerto Corinto, El Guasaule, El Espino, Peñas Blancas, San Pancho and Central de Cargas del Aeropuerto Internacional Augusto C. Sandino de Managua.
Carolina Kitzinger, spokeswoman for Alvimer International told elnuevodiario.com.ni that "...
The National Institute of Electricity in Guatemala is putting out to tender the inspection service of the adduction tunnel at the hydroelectric plant Chixoy.
Guatemala Government Purchase 4425642:
"Contract for an inspection service of adduction tunnel at Chixoy Hydroelectric Plant, with a flooded tunnel whose length is 25.96 kilometers with diameters ranging between 4.94 and 4.35 meters.
It has been announced that a rate of $18 for scanned inspections of containers will be charged per declared goods and not per truck, as has been charged so far.
With the new measure a change will be made to how the scanned inspections are charged, which will mainly affect companies that share vans to reduce costs, because up until now the charge for inspections using X-ray machines was applied per truck and not to individual goods.
As of October 15 inspectors from the US Food and Drug Administration will be carrying out spot checks on exporters of food and beverages.
The Corporation of Exporters of El Salvador (Coexport) announced that the inspections will start from October 15, and companies which export food and beverages will be selected at random for visits.
"... The FDA inspects product processing, food safety and sanitary and phytosanitary regulations.
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