2024 – Page 27

The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) has been calling for a major increase in wages for doctors and other medical personnel. Late last week, they announced a big strike to take place this week in all of the nation’s public hospitals. However, as negotiations were carried out with the President’s Health Cabinet, chaired by the Vice …

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The Ministry of Education has fired over 600 teachers for serious violations in their job, most especially for abandoning their jobs and getting paid for doing nothing. Of this number, nearly 350 requested voluntary removal, and nearly 280 were outright fired for abandoning their jobs. The Ministry had investigated these many cases and found that …

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The Dominican Republic, represented by the Ministry of Economy, Planning, and Development (MEPyD) and the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), has signed an agreement to receive a non-refundable contribution from the European Union for the regional program “Greening the Caribbean’s Financial System,” with the BCRD as the direct beneficiary. A substantial €5.85 million …

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The Customs Agency (DGA) announced it carried out inspections of a chain of Chinese-owned stores specializing in household goods and decorations. The inspectors sought information on the compliance of these businesses with Customs Agency regulations. The DGA reported that suspecting potential practices that could undermine fair trade, the DGA conducted a raid on five Importadora …

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The National Institute of Transit and Land Transport (Intrant) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a workshop on Smart Mobility Innovation to explore how technology can be used to transform and streamline passenger transport in Greater Santo Domingo, including a master plan for traffic lights. The workshop on mobility systems formalized a previously …

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The media is focusing on how the Dominican governments incur in the practice of renting expensive properties for government agencies, benefiting a select few with very lucrative long-term rental contracts that while legal can fall into the category of wasteful spending. At a time when the government seeks more revenues to pay for essentials, the …

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In the eleventh consecutive week of the “Guarantee of Peace” Operation, led by the Ministry of Interior and Police (MIP), 16 nightclubs were inspected, with one temporarily closed and the rest notified for non-compliance with Decree No. 308-06 and Resolution No. 001-2022. The operation, involving the Alcoholic Beverage Control Ageny (COBA), the National Police, the …

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A high-ranking police colonel and several of his subordinates have been arrested in connection with the theft of over 900,000 rounds of ammunition from a police armory. Operation Pandora, a joint operation between Dominican intelligence agencies and the Organization of American States (OAS) mission in Haiti, led to the arrests. Haiti Libre reported on the …

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Tunel de Conectividad, a section of the Show del Mediodia variety show on Channel 9, reported last week on what goes on at the Los Minas Maternity Hospital in eastern Santo Domingo, El Nuevo Diario shared with its readers. The Los Minas public hospital has been dubbed “La Maternite” because it caters to Haitian women. …

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A recent report by TransUnion, an analytical data firm, has indicated that slightly over 10% of all digital transactions in the Dominican Republic in the first half of 2024 were classified as “suspicious” or possibly fraudulent. While this is a slight reduction from the 11% reported in 2023, it still places the Dominican Republic in …

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