2010 – Page 285

The European Union is going to set aside a further EUR15.33 million in non-refundable resources for the Dominican Republic to strengthen its educational programs along the Haitian frontier. The National Coordinator for European Development Funds, Domingo Jimenez and the head of the European Union Delegation, Irene Horejs, signed an agreement during a ceremony at the …

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Minister of Labor Max Puig has criticized the fact that some employers are still not reporting the complete deductions from their employees to the Social Security office. In response, he announced the creation of an electronic form to crosscheck data from the Social Security Treasury with that of the Ministry of Labor. Puig said that …

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While a large part of the DR’s trade with Haiti takes place in the bi-national markets without controls or statistical records, the official figures from 2008 show that trade was worth US$569 million. For 2009, Dominican exports to Haiti were estimated at nearly US$700 million, but if unregistered exports were to be added to that …

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While the numbers vary according to which newspaper you read, ranging from 38 in El Nuevo Diario to 41 in Hoy, the fact remains that dozens of school children at the Jaime Rosario Primary School in Maimon, in Monsignor Nouel province, became sick after drinking the milk that was served as part of the school …

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The Housing Promoters and Builders Association (ACOPROVI) and workers unions say that they were in favor of using pension fund monies for low-cost and middle class housing. Nonetheless, in order for them to promote the construction of housing for the middle and poorer classes they need not only the pension funds but also the elimination …

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Customs (DGA) director Rafael Camilo told reporters yesterday that the administrative measure that reduces the tariffs on imports by poultry and pork producers by 50% is to provide protection for the sectors and to reduce the cost of key foods for the Dominican population. “We have ordered a 50%reduction in tariff payments in raw materials …

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The price of vegetables, fruits, beans, rice, poultry, provisions and other items have gone down recently at both wholesale and retail levels, according to a report by El Nuevo Diario. Prices of cassava (yuca), cauliflower and broccoli were all lower in the markets that were visited by reporters. Tomatoes were down RD$4 per pound and …

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Despite calls by the authorities to save water and many areas suffering water shortages, millions of gallons are wasted or lost each day in some parts of Santo Domingo. El Caribe reporters toured the city and came across several leaks, including one in Alma Rosa II where an underground leak comes to the surface at …

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The Second Collegiate Tribunal of Samana has issued individual 30-year sentences and fines of one million pesos to each of the accused: Rausto Andres Mercedes, Pedro Alexander Mota Hilario, Daniel Esteban Alvarez and Luciano Calcano. The 4 men were charged with transporting 435.28 kilograms of cocaine. Judge Carlos Moreno Abreu, a member of the National …

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Police agents assigned to the Department of Falsifications have dismantled a gang that was dedicated to cloning credit cards and cell phone SIM cards. The cloned cards were given to women, for the most part, who then made purchases in commercial establishments. The women purchased television sets, batteries for power inverters, watches, weekends at resorts …

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