2014 – Page 228

Despite an estimated Italian population of 50,000 living in the Dominican Republic, the government of Italy announced the closing of its embassy in Santo Domingo. The Italian government also announced that its missions in Honduras, Iceland and Mauritania and at UNESCO in Paris, France will also be closing. Thousands of Italians travel to this country …

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Elena Viyella, president of Accion Empresarial por la Educacion (Educa) advised Dominicans to learn from the experience in Brazil where the schools that have incorporated the program for extended school days are known as “slow schools” after studies showed the students achieve the same results over longer hours and at a higher cost when compared …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) announced the first shipment of 300 Toppan CP500 machines that will be used to process the new ID cards for an estimated 7 million residents in the country. The issuing of the new ID cards (that will have to be renewed every 10 years) is expected to begin later this …

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The Association of Pineapple Producers of Cevicos (Apropic) made the first shipment of premium pineapples to Italy last week. The pineapples are part of a project that has received funding through FEDA as part of the Medina administration’s support for the farming sector. This first shipment which arrived via airplane in Milan, Italy and is …

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Nassim Jose Alemany of Deloitte, writes that the US continues to be the largest market for Dominican exports, accounting for over 51% of all Dominican export goods. Alemany explains that most Dominican exports are manufactured or assembled in duty free industrial zones across the country. Haiti is the second most important Dominican export market followed …

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The Ministry of Public Health confirmed the existence of the chikungunya virus in the Dominican Republic. Over the weekend, around 150 patients were being treated in San Cristobal for the disease. The disease is a viral infection spread by the same Aedes mosquito that causes dengue. The viruses are transmitted from human to human by …

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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed an agreement with the National Energy Commission for launch a technical assistance project aimed at increasing energy efficiency in the Dominican Republic. The technical assistance will begin in June of this year and last for 18 months. There is an energy efficiency bill working its way through …

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The latest talk of the town is the lost opportunity by popular urban music singers to contribute to a better Dominican Republic. In a front page story today, Listin Diario cites the vulgarity of the lyrics in popular urban music as a contributing factor to increased sexual promiscuity, increased violence against women and the promotion …

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Competing with 130 participating countries for the DEVCO Communication Awards 2013 of the European Union, the Dominican Binational Market documentary produced by Walkiria Almonte of World Television won the first round of awards for Latin America and the Caribbean. The competition is held during the annual meeting of Europe Aid 500 in Brussels, and included …

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Dr. Pedro Sing Urena, president of the Dominican Medical College, the leading physicians association in the Dominican Republic, called for increased awareness of the high number of minors treated in the public hospital maternities as a result of having been impregnated by relatives and adults many times 60 years old and older. He called the …

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