2013 – Page 291

The Dominican Teachers Association (ADP) has decided to step up the fight for a salary increase and is calling a 24-hour “warning strike” by teachers in all the country’s primary and secondary schools for today, Tuesday 5 March. ADP president Eduardo Hidalgo said that the strike is being held in response to what he dubbed …

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A newly released book, Condition and Contributions of the Workforce of Haitian Origin to the Dominican Economy says that Haitians now make up 13% of the total workforce. Based on statistics for 2010-2012, the book reveals that Haitians made up 64.35% of the workforce in the agricultural sector. The book was published by the Center …

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Manager Tony Pena has announced that Lorenzo Barcelo, the star pitcher for the Aguilas Cibaenas, will start the game today, Tuesday 5 March in Clearwater, Florida. Pena was on the field at Steinbrenner Stadium to lead the first team practice of the group that will represent the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. Pena …

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Supermercados Nacional is inviting customers to a series of special demonstrations by Chef Wandy Robles on how to cook red lionfish. The events will take place on Thursday, 7 March at 6pm at their Lope de Vega branch, on Monday, 11 March at 6pm at their Independencia branch, both in Santo Domingo. On Thursday, 14 …

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Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta says that the Medina administration will never take any action that would threaten judicial security in the country. He made the statement after commenting on concerns expressed by the president of the Council of Business, Manuel Diez Cabral following the state of the nation speech on 27 …

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Prospects of an agreement on a salary increase for public school teachers seem to be ever more distant due to the tougher stances being adopted by the government and the Dominican Teachers Association (ADP). In a paid press notice published today, Monday 4 March, the government reiterates that the general increase that will be applied …

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The Minister of the Armed Forces (FFAA), Admiral Sigfrido Pared Perez, says that 98% of the members of the military are doing their jobs, and they are always trying to do their best while carrying out their duties, “and we are not going to allow two or three to damage this hard work.” Pared Perez …

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Dozens of items relating to cardiovascular problems and their treatment are becoming scarce on the Dominican market since the government levied an 18% value added tax called the Tax on the Transfer of Industrialized Goods (ITBIS in Spanish) and other tariffs on these items when they were imported. Directors of the cardiovascular centers at hospitals …

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The president of the Chamber of Deputies Justice Commission, Demostenes Martinez, says that custodial sentences for defamation or slander have been removed from the Penal Code. He said that he thought that it was unconstitutional for anyone to go to prison for these types of offenses. He said that from now on, fines but not …

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In just a year and nine months, the state has spent RD$3,222,809,331 on delivering 76,450,000 gallons of subsidized fuel to public transportation drivers, with no sign of any improvement in the services that they provide to the public. A group of transportation business owners have benefitted enormously from this tax break. They receive around 3,350,000 …

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