2013 – Page 271

Economist Bernardo Fuentes says the Dominican Republic has taken on US$1 billion in additional debt every year since 2008, as reported in Listin Diario. The petrol bill with Venezuela is now at US$3.69 billion, with 14% of all imports falling under the PetroCaribe agreement. Fuentes spoke on “Prospects for the Dominican Economy and Implications for …

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The Office of Supervisory Works of the Presidency (OISOE) has announced plans for the construction of three bridges over the Ozama and Isabela rivers, the expansion of the Avenida Jose Ortega y Gasset to Villa Mella in the north of the Province of Santo Domingo and the construction of a bridge over the Isabela River, …

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The Emergency Operations Center will have 2,512 aid posts ready for use by Thursday, 28 March. They will be located all over the nation, mostly near highways and bathing spots, but also on some of the main city avenues. According to Diario Libre, the “Holy Work, Holy Week 2013” operation will involve 35,000 aid workers …

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According to Minister of Industry and Commerce Jose del Castillo Savinon, the trade agreements that the country has signed with other nations have yielded positive results. This is so because foreign trade has expanded and created a culture of competitiveness, even though it was through necessity. Jose del Castillo Savinon said that the most important …

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The director of the Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia Maternity Hospital, the largest in the country, announced yesterday, Sunday 24 March that they have met their target of one hundred days (100) without an institutional maternal death. Speaking to reporters from El Nuevo Diario, Dr. Victor Calderon said that this was the most important achievement …

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Spanish news agency EFE, reports on improved police services in Santo Domingo. According to the report, the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID) has spent EUR71,000 on the Villa Francisca, Naco and the Colonial Zone police stations. Listin Diario says that local residents report that the experience has been quite positive, with fast …

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Dominican unions and businesses are meeting face to face today, Monday 25 March, in what will be the fifth meeting of the two sectors in their search for an agreement on salary increases for private employees. With this in mind, workers’ representatives will arrive at Dominican Republic Management Confederation (Copardom) offices at 8am where they …

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The country’s private sector employees have experienced a steep loss in purchasing power since 2009, according to a study by Macros Consulting. An employee who earned a monthly salary of RD$35,000 in 2009, should have, according to the inflation in the marketplace until now, RD$43,595 and if the salary was RD$12,250, the same worker should …

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A man fired indiscriminately into a group of people in a rural area in the province of El Seibo yesterday, Sunday 24 March, wounding nine people, according to a report from the National Police. Via his Twitter account, Police spokesman Maximo Baez Aybar confirmed the incident and said that the attack had been against a …

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Prosecutor Lucas Perez Jose has described in detail how all the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD), Specialized Airport Security Corps (CESA) and Immigration officers posted at the Punta Cana International Airport were paid for three drug smuggling operations while being monitored by undercover agents. They received sums ranging from RD$70,000, US$87,000 and up to RD$600,000, …

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