2012 – Page 61

According to the Social Indicators System (SISDOM) issued by the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development (MEPYD), the illiteracy rate among Dominicans over the age of 15 has decreased gradually to from 12.7% to 9.9% since 2000. The data is contained in a study by Katherine Then, a social researcher at the Dominican Policy Observatory …

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The Edenorte, the power company serving the north, has announced that services in Puerto Plata will be suspended on Saturday 20 October for work to be carried out on the high-voltage lines in the city center. It is anticipated that work will last from 8am until 2pm and the company says that this work should …

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Talk2Rep, which services clients in healthcare, finance, retail, telecommunications, energy and education, has opened a new contact center in the Dominican Republic, headquartered in the Pellerano & Herrera building in Santo Domingo. Chief Executive Jim Ryan said: “We have been monitoring closely an offshore exodus away from India and the Philippines due to poor quality …

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Yesterday morning, Wednesday 17 October, a German national was killed by the police and three policemen were injured by gunfire during a raid on a house in La Mulata in Sosua. The incident occurred when the police tried to serve a search warrant at a house in La Mulata where it had been alleged there …

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Three minors have been arrested in Bani in connection with the murder and rape of a five-year old girl, Keisy Mejia Reynoso, whose body was found in the grounds of a house under construction in the Cruce de Arroyo Hondo, in Bani. The girl’s body was found at 10pm by her uncle, who had been …

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Gynecologist and women’s rights activist Lilliam Fondeur says that there will be an increase in maternal mortality rates (MMR) in the country if the law on sentencing for doctors and other health professionals who help to carry out abortions is passed and enforced. The proposed reform to the Penal Code states that there will be …

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Forensic tests have cast doubt on the initial theory that the death of the former senator for El Seibo, Gerardo Aquino Alvarez was suicide. Police spokesman Diego Pesqueira said the investigation is still open, but that the case had been assumed to be a suicide following discussions with witnesses. He added however that the Police …

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Taste Santo Domingo, the annual gastronomical event, is back for a fifth year this 18-20 October at both the Renaissance Jaragua Hotel and Melia Santo Domingo. The event organized as a feast for professionals, students and food enthusiasts. Over 150 companies will be participating in the tastings, dinners and awards with international and local culinary …

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The International Monetary Fund is just waiting for the approval of the Fiscal Reform and the 2013 Budget before embarking on the process of signing a new agreement with the Dominican Republic. As soon as these two items are taken care of the IMF expects to begin examining a letter of intent that will force …

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Metropolitan Archbishop Nicolas de Jesus Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez indicated yesterday, Tuesday 16 October, that the middle class is not in any condition to be asked to make more sacrifices. He suggested instead that the more economically solvent n business owners n should accept a temporary quota. The prelate was referring to the fiscal reform as …

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