2008 – Page 122

Thunderstorms and rains are forecast for the DR. Tropical Depression Seven passing to the south of the DR is expected to bring intense rains to southwestern parts of the country, primarily the Pedernales area. The government issued a tropical storm warning for the South coast westward from Santo Domingo to Haiti at 11am. The Emergency …

Read more…

President Leonel Fernandez has appointed a commission to explore options for funding the mega-public works projects he announced in his 16 August inauguration speech. The Ministries of Hacienda and Public Works, the National Housing Institute (INVI) and the Public Works Supervising Office will discuss the budgets needed and domestic and international financing options. In his …

Read more…

President Leonel Fernandez has attended a ceremony giving 884 students scholarships for studies in the US, Argentina, Mexico, Spain, and France. The ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace. Of the scholarships, 149 are for engineering, 140 for computer science and communications, 12 for basic science, 17 for applied sciences, 136 for health, 90 for …

Read more…

Apply now for the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development student internship to get a closer look at Dominican culture. President Leonel Fernandez’s think tank announces the start of the spring semester (January 5-April 24 2009) enrollment period. The deadline for applications is 7 November 2008. The InteRDom Program provides undergraduate and graduate students with …

Read more…

Santo Domingo’s IberoAmerican University (UNIBE) has announced that His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso has accepted an invitation to visit the Dominican Republic in September. The Dalai Lama will receive a Doctor Honoris Causa degree from the university. The event will take place at the Central Bank auditorium. The Tibetan spiritual leader will …

Read more…

The Chamber of Deputies has passed a bill that would call for government making a 14th wage payment to public employees. In addition to 12 monthly payments, by law a 13th wage is paid at Christmas time. The 14th wage would be paid in July, prior to the start of the school year, a time …

Read more…

Bernarda Jimenez Clemente, a Dominican resident in Spain who is on the executive board of the Spanish ruling PSOE party, has expressed her discontent about the fact that there are only two women in President Leonel Fernandez’s new cabinet. She said women need to be present in all parts of government and says that if …

Read more…

This year the DR has exported US$96.5 million in steel, making it the third largest revenue-producing export for the country. Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Commerce president Oscar Rosa said that an agreement with the Caribbean Community ten years ago converted the DR from a steel importer into a major steel scrap exporter. Rosa says …

Read more…

Although negotiations and signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) have hit obstacles in the last two years, the Caribbean-European treaty is due to be signed in Barbados on 2 September. The agreement provides development funding for Caribbean Community nations and the Dominican Republic and is expected to ease intra-Caribbean trade barriers and those between …

Read more…

Serbia has opened a consulate in Santo Domingo. Serbian ambassador Milena Lukovic Javonic spoke at the reception held to inaugurate the new office, which will be run by honorary consul Ramon de la Rocha. “I am honored to host this reception on the occasion of the opening of the consulate, marking the start of many …

Read more…