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During a press conference at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Thursday 14 February, Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia, Minister of Environment Bautista Rojas Gomez, and Presidential legal advisor Cesar Pina Toribio announced that all holders of property titles for Bahia de las Aguilas would receive 45% of the profits of the sale of the state …

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President Danilo Medina held a meeting with Louis Michel at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Thursday 14 February. Former Belgian foreign minister and deputy Prime Minister Michel is the co-president of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. He is in the Dominican Republic for the 9th Regional Meeting of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) that is …

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The Ministry of Education says that teachers will receive wage increases that will add up to more than 100% over a two-year period. Public school teachers want to double their wages now that the Medina government has doubled the pre-university national budget assignments. The Ministry says that a 15% general wage increase for public school …

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The Ministry of Public Works is conducting a joint study with the City Government (ADN) and the Water & Sewage Corporation (CAASD) to determine the cause of the collapse of a parking lot in the Los Prados neighborhood in Santo Domingo. At a press conference held yesterday, Thursday 14 February, Public Works Minister Gonzalo Castillo …

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Teachers at the state university UASD are by far the best-paid university professors in the Dominican Republic, but even so, on Thursday 14 February, they made sure to sign in (so the hours are paid) but did not enter the classrooms. The teachers union (Faprouasd) has announced a 48-hour strike in demand for a 45% …

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An International Monetary Fund working paper “Growth and Employment in the Dominican Republic: Options for a Job-Rich Growth” by Umidjon Abdullaev and Marcello Estevao released on 8 February focuses on business conditions in the Dominican Republic and pinpoints areas for improvement. It highlights that while the Dominican Republic has posted high rates of output and …

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Venezuelan company Dominico-Venezolana Minera y Construccion (Dovemco) says that bauxite exports are expected to start in March, reports Hoy. The first shipment of 50,000 tons will be exported to China. The port of Cabo Rojo will receive cargo ships of up to 40,000 tons. Exportable bauxite has been estimated at 24 millions tons, which could …

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The Embassy of Japan has announced the donation of RD$12.3 million for the purchase of six used ambulances. The ambulances will be based in La Descubierta, Dajabon, Boca Chica, Guaymate, the National Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition (INDEN), and the Santo Domingo Senior Home. Japanese Ambassador Soichi Sato signed the donations on behalf of …

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The Dominican Republic is one of the world leaders in organic farming. A total of 24,161 certified producers cultivate 2.5 million tareas of organic produce in the country, as reported in Diario Libre. Exports of organic produce are worth US$200 million. The main organic products are cacao, bananas, coffee, coconuts, mango, limes, avocados, melon, ginger, …

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Outstanding Dominican painter Domingo Liz, winner of the National Visual Art Award in 2012 passed away yesterday, Thursday 14 February. He was a chronic bronchitis sufferer. Minister of Culture Jose Antonio Rodriguez lauded his immense legacy to visual arts in the country for his creation of seminal images that highlight the national cultural identity. Born …

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