2012 – Page 124

The Chamber of Deputies passed the legislative proposal called the Law on Salaries of the Dominican State yesterday, Monday 13 August. They accepted the changes that were introduced by the Senate and which eliminate the paragraph of Article 26 that sought to exempt the Congress from the prohibitions of benefits for management or administration. The …

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The First Lady Office was awarded the “Access to Learning 2012” prize from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation yesterday, Monday 13 August. The prize is given to help reduce the digital and learning gap through the Community Technological Centers (CTC’s), located in poor rural and urban areas. According to a press release from the …

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According to the State Electricity Company (CDEEE) the two new contracts with Isofoton and Montecristi Solar FV, SAS, will provide the country with 116 megawatts of solar energy and go on line within 15 months. The Isofoton installations will be in La Victoria, in the province of Santo Domingo and the Montecristi installations will be …

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The plenary session of the Constitutional Court, with Milton Ray Guevara in the chair, heard 11 cases of unconstitutionality in a two-hour session yesterday, Monday 13 August. All of the cases were set aside for more deliberations and will be decided within a day or as long as four months, according to what is established …

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Economist Ernesto Selman said yesterday, Monday 13 August that the Dominican Republic’s GDP was overvalued. The vice president of the Regional Center of Sustainable Economic Strategies (Crees) said that according to an alternative set of indicators that he has devised, the GDP could be as much as 36% overvalued since 2006. He told Hoy reporter …

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Like a phoenix, the Fishermen’s Village in Las Terrenas has been ceremonially re-opened by the Minister of Tourism, Francisco Javier Garcia, just three months after it burnt to the ground. The new structure, which has five small walkways, is equipped with bathrooms and water, electricity and gas. According to El Caribe, the project to rebuild …

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The National District city council has announced the installation of equipment and manpower to remove up to 90% of the trash that floats down the Ozama River. The Acero Estrella company will place screens on the pontoon bridge, said Mayor Roberto Salcedo. Municipal workers and Fire Department divers will clean the screens on a daily …

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The Emergency Operations Center is maintaining its green alert for flooding along the Caribbean coast of the Dominican Republic because of the non-stop rains that have been affecting the area. The alert covers the National District, the province of Santo Domingo, San Cristobal, Peravia, San Jose de Ocoa, Azua, Pedernales, Barahona, Independencia and Bahoruco. Meanwhile …

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The Archivo General de la Nacion is exhibiting high-quality reproductions of caricatures by Jose Mercader, portraying historical Dominican characters from the 19th century to the present day. The caricatures, which are displayed on the perimeter fence and in the Spanish Patio, feature politicians Juan Bosch, Joaquin Balaguer, Hipolito Mejia, businessmen Juan Hubieres and popular artists …

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President Leonel Fernandez formally inaugurated the renovation works at the Villa Consuelo farmers market in Santo Domingo on Thursday 9 August. The RD$450 million facelift was jointly carried out by the National District Municipality (ADN) and the Supervisory Office of Public Works of the Presidency (OISOE). Santo Domingo mayor Roberto Salcedo and Luis Sifre of …

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