2012 – Page 276

President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated a new secondary school, Cacique Francisco, in Villa Sonador in Monsenor Nouel (Bonao) province yesterday Tuesday, 13 March. According to deputy Education Minister Gisell Feliz, the construction of the high school cost nearly RD$48 million. Father Miguel Jacques thanked the President for the construction of the school and asked him to …

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Speaking during a tour of a larimar mine, Industry Minister Manuel Garcia Arevalo said that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce planned to set up a school to train artisans who work with larimar, aiming to improve the range and quality of jewelry made from the pale blue stone, which is unique to the Dominican …

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Dominican Ambassador to India, Hans Dannenberg signed a memorandum of understanding in New Delhi on 13 March, a first step towards establishing diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. High commissioner of Bangladesh to India, Tariq A. Karim signed on behalf of Bangladesh. Bangladesh has 165 million inhabitants and is seen as a huge …

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The Central Bank stated yesterday Tuesday, 13 March that inflation in February, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 0.35% up over January. El Dia reports that for the first two months of this year inflation stands at 0.79% compared to 2.46% for the same period last year, evidenced by a slowing down in …

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The head of the National Consumer Rights Protection Institute (Pro Consumidor), Altagracia Paulino, said that the lab test results of samples of salami and other sausages would be ready next week. They are being checked to see if they are made with heads, wings, feet and offal, and are dangerous to health. She said that …

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PRD presidential candidate Hipolito Mejia announced late Tuesday, 13 March that he had reached an agreement with PRSC Senator Amable Aristy Castro. Mejia, accompanied by his campaign head, Cesar Cedeno, said that he hoped to announce details of the agreement next week. Mejia made the announcement after briefly talking with journalists at the end of …

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Carried out 3-6 March nationwide with 1,200 respondents, the Gallup-Hoy poll reveals that for Dominican voters, the main problems affecting the nation are the high cost of living (56.5%), crime (51.4%) and unemployment (49.3%). Other leading concerns are power outages (38.4%), trafficking and drug use (21.8%) and education (17.3%). The economy overtook citizens’ concern for …

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Young Dominicans and environmental campaigners will meet outside the National Congress this afternoon, Wednesday, 14 March to ask the government to stop any military construction on Saona Island, under the slogan, “Saona is not for sale.” The protest is due to start at 4pm, and according to Johan Balbuena, Saona Island is a national park …

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Complejo GNL del Este, a consortium formed by Dominican and Colombian companies, will build a liquefied natural gas receiving terminal and jetty in the southeastern province of San Pedro de Macoris. The terminal will be built by Foster Wheeler, the global engineering and construction company and power equipment supplier. Foster Wheeler, working with a local …

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According to a study released by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) remittances sent to the Dominican Republic reached US$3.131 billion in 2011, an increase of 7.7% over 2010. This placed the Dominican Republic in fifth place amongst countries that receive remittances. First place was Mexico with US$22.731 billion, followed by Guatemala with US$4.377 billion, Colombia …

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