2014 – Page 100

A joint study by INTEC University and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reveals that 48.97% of immigrants to the country between the ages of 10 and 29 have permanent jobs. The study looked into young Haitian immigrants, descendants of Haitian immigrants, immigrants from other countries and descendants of immigrants from other countries, as reported …

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The trucking association, National Dominican Transport Federation (Fenatrado) has described the Santiago Labor Court ruling that cancels the registration of affiliates working in Puerto Plata as “inappropriate, ill-founded and lacking any legal basis”. Fenatrado spokesman Blas Peralta announced that the association would use all legal means at their disposal to defend their affiliates affected by …

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Herrera Industries Association (AEIH) president Victor Castro is urging the Ministry of Public Works to urgently review Regulation 156 on Dimensions, Weight and Load of Vehicles, given that it dates back 44 years and is extremely outdated. In a statement, Castro says that the old rules had been “dusted off” by the Metropolitan Transport Authority …

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While the ruling PLD party is not expected to name the party candidate for the May 2016 presidential election, former President Leonel Fernandez, who is also president of the PLD, is increasingly active in promoting his aspirations to be the PLD presidential candidate. Yesterday, Sunday 31 August 2014, he attended a meeting of thousands of …

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A recent poll by the Department of Prisons has found that 30% of 15,951 inmates serving time in 19 non-reformed prisons have had more than one admission to prison. The survey showed that 21% (3,104) of prisoners were serving their second time in prison, while 9% (843) had been to jail three times, and 2% …

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Dominican actor Hector Then appears in the Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda movie showing on SyFy Channel. The production was filmed in the Dominican Republic in June and July 2013. Then plays Harold Smith, a US tourist who together with his wife (Mangui Rodriguez) and son visits an aquarium that keeps marine monsters. Smith bribes an employee …

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Ranked 80th in the world when he entered the US Open, 34-year old Dominican tennis player Victor Estrella battled 23-year old Canadian Milos Raonic 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) in a third round loss on Saturday, 30 August 2014. This was the first time a Dominican had played in the US Open, and he …

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The Dominican Republic basketball selection (ranked 26th in the world by FIBA) lost its first game in the FIBA World Cup to Ukraine (ranked 45th), 72-62. But the team held fast and defeated New Zealand (ranked 19th) in its next game, 76-63. This was the team that barely lost to Turkey (76-73), which is ranked …

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The Ministry of Culture and the Modern Arts Museum in Santo Domingo is sponsoring a course on Art in the Third Dimension with teacher Monica Ovalles. The fee is RD$3,000 per person, and the course starts on Tuesday, 16 September from 4 to 6pm in the MAM basement. Courses in stained glass making, filigree, metal …

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