2013 – Page 286

Now in its sixth year, the traditional March month of theatrical productions is back at the Arzobispo Portes “off Broadway-style” theater in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City. This year, 25 actors and 12 new plays are being staged. They feature actors including Patricia Ascuasiati, Paula Disla, Henry Mercedes, Rafael Morla, Donis Taveras, Claudio Rivera, Reynaldo del …

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The Presidency confirmed today, Friday 8 March that President Danilo Medina had arrived in Caracas early this morning, in time to attend the funeral ceremony of the late Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez. President Medina traveled with Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo, Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta, Monte Plata Senator Charlie Mariotti, …

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Canadian apparel company Gildan Activewear Inc. announced the expansion of its offshore operations in the Dominican Republic during a meeting at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Thursday 7 March. Company executives met with President Danilo Medina. The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Jose del Castillo and Luisa Fernandez of the National Export Free Zone Council were …

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Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo met with Dominican manufacturing sector representatives yesterday, Thursday 7 March to follow up on the Second Dominican Industry Congress held in April last year. During the congress the government committed to improving the business climate for local production and export free zones. Industry and Commerce Minister Jose del Castillo, …

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President Danilo Medina took time off from his busy schedule yesterday, Thursday 7 March to travel to Carrizal, in the southwestern province of Azua, to meet with members of the Orphan’s Heart Foundation. The religious organization plans to build low-cost housing for poor families. The Presidency reported that Medina traveled alone, without any of his …

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The Ministry of Public Works says that good progress is being made on the first 2.5km stretch of the Paseo Maritimo 30 de Mayo along the Malecon in Santo Domingo. The City of Santo Domingo and the Ministry of Public Works are creating a six-meter wide seafront promenade for the enjoyment of city residents along …

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The National Statistics Office (ONE) says that women made up 44% of the workforce in 2011, an increase from 37.5% in 1991. ONE recently presented a report on women in the Dominican workforce, analyzing statistics from 1991 to 2011. ONE says that the main reason that more women do not go out to work is …

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The government has surpassed its taxation expectations for the first two months of the year. The collections include revenue from the major increase in taxation levied on Dominicans to compensate for the government’s spending spree during the final months of the previous PLD administration that left upwards of a US$187 million deficit. Hundreds of food …

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The public schoolteachers union (ADP) and the Ministry of Education have agreed to sit down to talks to reach an agreement on wage increases. The agreement was signed by deputy minister for technical affairs (Minerva Vincent), supervision (Jorge Adalberto Martinez), planning (Victor Sanchez) and human resources (Carmen Pujols). ADP president Eduardo Hidalgo signed on behalf …

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Neighborhood groups that have gone all the way to prevent the completion of the Torre de Plata tower next to the Dominican Fiesta Hotel in the upscale area of Los Cacicazgos have received another court ruling in their favor. They oppose the construction on the grounds that the nine floors of the planned high-rise building …

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