2013 – Page 328

A few weeks ago, President Danilo Medina visited his birthplace, Vallejuelo in San Juan de la Maguana province. He met with farmers and heard their complaints about the lack of local infrastructure that was preventing them from attaining more successful production. This past weekend, the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI) announced the repair of …

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The Minister of Public Administration Ramon Ventura Camejo has revealed that the government has over 400,000 employees on its payroll and nearly 40% are currently in what could be called Civil Service, which means they are permanent employees of the government, and not subject to electoral results. Ventura Camejo was speaking at the Autonomous University …

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According to the Central Bank, the Dominican Republic received 4,528,913 tourists during 2012. This number is over a quarter of a million more than in 2011, and nearly all of this increase came from North America (the United States and Canada). The breakdown showed that some 637,000 non-resident Dominicans visited the country, along with 3.9 …

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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has hailed the progress made by the Dominican Republic in the technological transfer of farming techniques, and is calling on the government to give an even higher priority to agricultural and farming production. They also pushed for a higher priority for local tourism. According to El Nuevo Diario, the IDB …

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The bell has sounded for a new round of salary talks between the management sector and labor representatives and is it clear from the start that management will not accept any more than a 20% increase to the minimum wage. In the meantime, the representatives of the labor sector are talking about wage increases in …

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The earnings of the financial system, before tax, increased by RD$1.3 billion in 2012, over the same period the year before. This represents a 6.7% increase. The earnings of the financial system before tax totalled RD$20.31 billion while during the same period the year before they came to RD$19.03 billion, according to the Superintendent of …

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Major General Jose Armando Polanco Gomez has told reporters in Higuey that the commission that he appointed has continued to investigate the killing of alleged drug trafficker Junior Javier Minaya German (a.k.a. Gilbert). He added that the pursuit of the remaining members of the gang that he allegedly led in the Guajimia sector of Herrera …

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As Lent approaches, the traditional carnival activities are getting under way. For tourists and locals alike, it is a fun time. People travel to La Vega, Santiago, Bonao and other towns to see all the portrayals of the carnival characters made famous by tradition. In Santiago, the festivities will begin on the first Sunday of …

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The long holiday weekend was all Red as the Final Series of the Dominican Winter League Baseball Tournament got under way. “All Red” means all Escogido, the red team in the Dominican League. Starting on Friday, 18 January the Leones del Escogido defeated the Aguilas Cibaenas 10-7 in 12 innings in the Estadio Cibao of …

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The Punta Cana Hard Rock Hotel is promoting forthcoming concerts by contemporary music stars Juan Luis Guerra from the Dominican Republic and Juanes from Colombia. Juan Luis Guerra is booked for a performance on Saturday 2 February for an audience of just 3,000. Guerra, who usually performs to sell-out crowds of 35,000+ at venues like …

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