2010 – Page 24

The Minister of Education, Melanio Paredes, said yesterday that the Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) had no direct relationship with the production of the Integrated Text for the first cycle of primary education, but that they had helped with the preparation process. “They carried out monitoring at several schools, some 600 in total, …

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The president of the Chamber of Deputies apparently concurs with the Joint Budget Commission, and he told reporters from Hoy newspaper that if the government were to put a halt to some of the public works projects, it would be possible to provide the 4% of the GDP for education. He said that by putting …

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For the second time, the National Statistical Office (ONE) will try and start the fieldwork for the IX National Census of Population and Housing. As a result, starting today and until the 7th of this month, some 65,000 members of the census team will go from house to house all over the country, collecting data. …

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Dominican rice growers are complaining that their Central American counterparts are in violation of the Free Trade Agreements since they are receiving subsidies and are able to send large amounts to compete with local growers. Miguel de Moya, president of the Rice Factory Association, told reporters from El Caribe that the association has asked the …

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The Center for Exports and Investments (CEI-DR) reports that in the first ten months of the year exports were up by 15% over the same period last year. The increase was led in part by an 18% increase in the traditional exports (coffee, cacao, sugar and tobacco) as well as increased exports from the mining …

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The National Business Council (CONEP) held its General Elections yesterday and chose Manuel Diez Cabral as the new president of the group. The new executive committee is composed of Ligia Bonetti de Valiente, Rafael Blanco Canto, Lina Garcia de Blasco, Francisco Garcia Crespo, Maria Isabel Gasso, Rafael del Toro and Leonardo Matos. The other board …

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The Directorate General of Customs announced yesterday that returning Dominicans, residents and tourists are allowed to bring in Christmas presents for a value of up to US$2,000 free of duties. This concession will be valid from 1 December 2010 until 7 January 2011 and will be applicable to people who have not visited the country …

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Electricity rates will be subject to an 11% increase on all types of service this month, according to a report from the Superintendent of Electricity (SIE). As reported in all of today’s newspapers, the agency took the measure via Resolution 265-2010 based on the results of the changes in price of the raw materials used …

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More like a “teeter-totter” the price of a barrel of oil fell by US$1.62 yesterday and closed at US$84.11 a barrel, erasing much of the previous day’s increase. The fall in price was attributed to a stronger dollar and the not-so-good news from the real estate sector in the United States. However, the month of …

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Although there is still some confusion and claims of fraud, the situation is Haiti is calm, according to most reports. Diario Libre says that the singer and presidential candidate, Michel Martelly, is leading the results of the election held on Sunday, followed by Mirlande Manigat, according to unofficial results. Diplomatic and governmental sources indicated that, …

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