2010 – Page 29

The IX National Census of Population and Housing has been postponed until next week. Last night, National Statistical Office (ONE) director Pablo Tactuk announced the postponement until 1 December. A delay in the payment of a RD$200 per diem allowance for the staff training period led the workers to refuse to go to work until …

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National Business Council (CONEP) president Lisandro Macarrulla said yesterday that the pact for the quality of education is an important step forward for the country. He said that the project is ready and that the group that produced the project is only waiting for the President of the Republic to sign it. He said that …

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has suggested that the state should put a halt to the “San Souci” tourism and property development project due to the impact that it will have on the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo. Hoy newspaper says that UNESCO suggests drawing up a plan that will take …

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A request is being made to the Border Development Council to permit a foreign-capital company that produces soft drinks in the country to operate tax-free beverages. The resolution, which Hoy newspaper says has taken everyone by surprise, would take the other soft drink companies out of the market. According to the report, these initiatives emerged …

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Nine people, including two engineers, lost their lives in an explosion of unknown origin at the PROMESE building construction site at Santo Domingo’s Ciudad de la Salud health complex yesterday, according to a report in El Caribe. A spokeswoman for the Ney Arias Lora Hospital, next door to the building that will house the Essential …

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The National Police report that they have arrested four of the six people involved in the murder of businessman Juan Miguel Saurina Barcelo, 52, earlier this month. The arrests were made on the Boulevard in Juan Dolio. Two of the suspects are said to be directly related to the criminal act and the other two …

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To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa Mirabal, a ballet called “Tres” (Three) will be staged at the Mirabal Sisters Monument in Salcedo at 7pm this evening. With choreography by Carlos Veitia and music by Philip Glass, the ballet was inspired by the three national heroines and their …

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Last night in the Quisqueya Stadium “eternal rivals” Licey and Escogido met once more to fight for the “City Championship”. This time the Tigres del Licey defeated the Leones del Escogido by a score of 7-3 behind the solid pitching of Cesar Valdez and the long hitting of Wellington Castillo. Castillo hit a three-run homerun …

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President Leonel Fernandez has criticized the ongoing debate on the need for improvement in the Dominican education system for focusing on the amount of money being spent. In a speech yesterday, he said that increasing the budget is not the only way of resolving deficiencies. Fernandez gave the example of South Korea, saying that this …

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The international consultant contracted by the government, Jacques Attali, delivered a report to President Leonel Fernandez at his office yesterday. The report outlines the reforms needed to implement the 20-year National Development Strategy. The study contains 77 proposals and is the result of an international commission on Strategic Development for the Dominican Republic that was …

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