2013 – Page 198

President Danilo Medina held a meeting yesterday Monday 10 June at the Presidential Palace with the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Mohan Munasinghe, and discussed a range of issues linked to the economy, energy and the environment. Munasinghe is in the country as a guest of the Tropigas Natural Foundation to deliver a keynote lecture …

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Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire encouraged the Dominican private sector to make the most of British government support, especially in the areas of agricultural modernization and best practices, education and creative industries when speaking at the Presidential Palace today, Tuesday 11 June. Swire met with President Danilo Medina at …

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President Danilo Medina continues to issue decrees to benefit the small business sector. Yesterday, Monday 10 June the Presidency issued Decree 164-13 that orders government institutions to buy from micro, small and medium-sized businesses in the Dominican Republic. The decree establishes that the government should only buy from big business or imports if the goods …

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Lilian Reneau-Vernon, local representative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), gave an assurance yesterday, Monday 10 June that there is no avian or swine flu virus in the Dominican Republic. She says she has no idea why Haiti would prohibit the import of poultry products from the country. Public Health Minister Freddy Hidalgo and …

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The Attorney General of the Republic, Francisco Dominguez Brito warned yesterday, Monday 10 June, that only judges can authorize phone tapping, and that anyone else who does it is acting illegally Speaking at the beginning of a regional training course “Telecommunications Monitoring” he confirmed that phone tapping was a threat to individual liberties and was …

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Criminologist Daniel Pou says that the measure to send the military to patrol Dominican streets to reduce crime will not yield the desired results. He said that the trafficking and payment for drug trafficking is what has generated the increase in crime. In the past drug traffickers paid their distributors in cash, but for many …

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A total of 341,424 students will be taking the national examinations starting on Tuesday 18 June. The tests are given to students who have completed the 8th grade, the senior high school year, and to students in adult education and vocational programs. The examinations at the basic level will be from 18 to 21 June, …

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The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources has announced that more than 60% of the illegal occupants of the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park, in the south of Pedernales province, in the south west of the country, have been issued with eviction warnings as part of the work to preserve the conservation area. The …

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The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) will close the tunnel on 27 de febrero avenue completely, from Monday 10 June until Saturday 15 June, from 10pm to 6am, in order to install new cables for the lighting system. This is the final phase in the tunnel maintenance program, and will use LED technology …

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The Popular Front (Falpo), Rebellious Youth and the Committee for the Construction of Neighborhood Roads have called a 48-hour strike from today, Tuesday 11 June at 6am, in demand of several important works in the municipalities of Nagua and El Factor. Campaigners Leocadio Garcia, Benny Fernandez, Edwin Cleto, Domingo Silvestre and Leonardo de Jesus say …

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