2013 – Page 269

President Danilo Medina received the accreditations of new ambassadors for Australia, India, Malaysia, Sweden, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, and Venezuela at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Monday 25 March. President Medina was accompanied by Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso and deputy minister Jose Manuel Trullols. The new diplomats are: Timothy Spencer George of Australia, a …

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The new Indian Ambassador Chinthapally Rajasekhar hosted a business and press get together at Nipau Restaurant in the afternoon of Monday 25 March after presenting his credentials to express satisfaction at the steady growth of relations between India and the Dominican Republic especially in recent years. In the “tradition of friendship and cordiality” he congratulated …

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It is estimated that there are 1.6 million motorcycles in the country and that nearly 700,000 of them do not have license plates to use on the roads. This is why as of the first of April, the government will launch the Motorcycle Regulation and Control Program. The Department of Taxes (DGII) will spend RD$367 …

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In an article in today’s Hoy newspaper, Tuesday 26 March, reporter Pedro Germosen points out that a senator in Congress brings home over 100 times the salary of a teacher who only works one session, and 48 times the salary of a teacher who works two sessions every day. The arithmetic is simple: Divide the …

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Today’s edition of El Dia, Tuesday 26 March, publishes the wages of 31,919 members of the police in the Dominican Republic. The Police force has a RD$294 million payroll. The chief of police makes RD$74,350, a general makes RD$57,828, a colonel makes RD$21,699, and major RD$17,362. Most policemen are in the police agents category, with …

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Apparently with the tacit approval of the Santiago city government, dump trucks are being loaded with sand from the Yaque del Norte River at nighttime. The sand is believed to be going to the construction of the Paseo de Yaque project that is being sponsored by the local municipal council despite objections from the Ministry …

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Amidst a debate over the rational use of water, the National District city government is proceeding with its plan to set up public pools at the Guibia Park for city-dwellers to cool off over this Easter Week. They have begun filling the controversial swimming pools, according to Listin Diario, despite a call to save water …

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The Easter Week and its long weekend, from Friday 28 to Sunday 31 March is the most popular time for vacationing in beach and mountain areas. Here is some wise counsel to consider before taking to the road this week. First of all, you should know that this year’s Holy Week Operation will begin at …

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The president of the Dominican Teachers Association (ADP) says that the general secretary of the PLD, Reinaldo Pared Perez, should not mix politics with the union’s fight, nor should he pick up a stone “for the littlest guys.” Eduardo Hidalgo understands the worries of Pared Perez, who is following the PLD membership in all the …

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The fifth round of talks between the Dominican Management Confederation (Copardom) and the union leaders representing the labor sector ended yesterday, Monday 25 March without any agreement on a salary increase, according to Diario Libre. The representatives of the CNUS the CNTD and the CASC unions will present their proposal for a 30% salary increase …

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