2013 – Page 303

The Dominican Teachers Association (ADP) and the Ministry of Education (MINERD) seem to be close to an agreement on a salary increase for public school teachers, after a meeting between the representatives of both parties that was held yesterday, Monday 18 February. ADP president Eduardo Hidalgo said last night that the union council will study …

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The Autonomous University Professors Federation (Faprouasd) did not allow its arm to be twisted. After a meeting with the rector of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo yesterday afternoon, Monday 18 February they rejected a 10% wage increase, approved by the University Council for all of its employees and therefore reiterated their call for a …

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Olgo Fernandez, the embattled director of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI) is being accused of using state equipment for his own benefit. Hoy newspaper says that he is also accused of nepotism and a lack of transparency and the use of public funds for personal business. According to the program “The Report”(El Informe), …

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Some three thousand entities, both national and international, including municipalities and state institutions, have put into practice a type of fraud that threatens workers’ job security, health, and the future of some 200,000 jobs and which affects the social security system. The fraud works in several ways, according to El Caribe, and involves reporting a …

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The Supreme Court of Justice has postponed until 4 March the hearings on an appeal that seeks to annul the extinguishment of the penal action against the former director of the Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD), Jaime Rodriguez Guzman and others accused of expropriating thousands of acres of lands belonging to the state near Bahia de …

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The Dominican population in the United States is estimated at 1,528,000 according to statistics released by the Hispanic Research Center of the Pew Institute, a Washington think tank. Over thirty three million Hispanics live in the United States, of which Mexicans make up nearly 65%. There was no reference to the legal status of either …

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For coffee lovers, the Dominican Republic represents a sort of paradise. Coffee grown in the high mountains, organic coffee and country-roasted coffee are part of the delights of our local brews. However, the presence of the “coffee rust fungus” has been detected all over the country since the end of 2012, affecting nearly 85% of …

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Once again the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is forecasting rain showers during this afternoon and evening, today Tuesday 19 February, especially in the north, northeast, southeast and the Central Mountains. The rains are due to a nearly stationary frontal system over the northwest of the country and the east-northeast winds that bring in water-laden clouds, …

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President Danilo Medina, continuing his program of surprise visits, visited Barahona yesterday, Sunday 17 February, where he promised the 65 members of the Association of Women for Progress in La Bomba some RD$3.75 million to expand their tilapia fish farming project. The loan would be at just 3% interest with an 18-month grace period. The …

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The 158 hospitals run by the Public Health Ministry have now spent three months without receiving their state subsidies, which is affecting their ability to operate at all. According to Hoy newspaper, the Executive Branch has only delivered funds to the self-managed centers. Commenting on this case, the president of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD), …

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