2012 – Page 112

President Danilo Medina has announced the creation of the Quisqueya Without Extreme Poverty (Quisqueya Sin Miseria) social program under the General Department of Special Programs of the Presidency. The program, which was first mentioned in his inaugural speech, will provide training and opportunities for reducing poverty and social exclusion in families and vulnerable communities. The …

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The governments of the Dominican Republic and India have signed a cultural and artistic cooperation agreement with the aim of reaching a better understanding of each other’s culture. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Foreign Relations, Carlos Morales Troncoso and the Secretary of State for the West of the Ministry of Foreign Relations …

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Presidency Administrative Minister Jose Ramon Peralta has ordered Presidential Palace employees to comply with seven rules in order to contribute to saving electricity and becoming more energy efficient. The rules include turning off lights, air conditioners, computers, printers, photocopiers and other equipment at lunchtime. Employees are also being instructed to switch off their computers if …

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Lawyer Marino Vinicio (Vincho) Castillo is to direct the new General Department of Ethics and Governmental Integrity (DIGEIG). Decree 486-12 creates the new department. Castillo was granted the authority to investigate and persecute acts of corruption by government officials. The DIGEIG replaces the National Commission of Ethics and Struggle Against Corruption, which was also headed …

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The Association of Free Zones (Adozona) has guaranteed its support for President Danilo Medina’a plan to create 400,000 jobs during his four-year term of office. In a congratulatory letter, Adozona president Aquiles Bermudez said that in the name of Adzona, representing 51 industrial parks, 578 businesses and more than 125,000 employees across the whole country, …

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The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced that the price of all fuel in the internal market should be frozen for the week 25 to 31 August, despite the increase in the cost of crude at the international level. The prices, issued a day early due to the imminent arrival of tropical storm Isaac, …

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In an article about Danilo Medina’s victory, British magazine The Economist says that during his campaign the new Dominican President promised to “continue with what works, fix what is wrong and do what has never been done before.” The article singles out his plans to reverse a rise in violent crime with a thorough overhaul …

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Economist Vladimir Pimentel said yesterday, Thursday 23 August, that President Danilo Medina’s decision to implement austerity measures and put the brakes on the construction of public works for the rest of the year hints at the gravity of the economic situation facing the country. However, he said that the population is unaware of the true …

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Electricity blackouts have worsened over the last few days, since the new government took office. The reason for the outages is given as the sum that the Public Electricity Companies (CDEEE) owes to the electricity generators, estimated at close to a billion dollars. On Thursday, 23 August, Milton Morrison, the executive vice president of the …

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Robbers who had just made away with fuel stolen from a telecom antenna lost out when chased by the Police, Hoy reports today, Friday 24 August. Their truck overturned when crossing through Yasica, south of Puerto Plata. General Maximo Baez Aybar, general director of criminal investigations at the Police announced via his Twitter account that …

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