2014 – Page 56

According to the Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) the process of moving residents and businesses to make way for the extension of the second line of the Santo Domingo Metro has cost RD$713 million so far. This includes moving 477 homes at a cost of RD$357.3 million in the neighborhoods of Los Mina and Gualey to …

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According to a study carried out by Business Action for Education (EDUCA), around 507,000 young people between the ages of 15 and 29, three quarters of whom are women, have no qualifications and no job prospects. The report went on to say that in April this year, around 580,000 young people under the age of …

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President Danilo Medina met with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo at the Presidential Palace on Friday, 17 October 2014. Cuomo’s visit to the Dominican Republic, his first, was reportedly planned as part of his re-election campaign, given the significant links between the Dominican Republic and New York. New York City is the second largest “Dominican” …

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In an interview with El Dia published today, Monday 20 October 2014, the recently appointed Minister of Public Health Altagracia Guzman Marcelino announced an overhaul of the public health system. With a focus on increasing revenue, decentralizing health providers and increasing prevention plans nationwide, she said the process would require the whole nation’s cooperation. The …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) civil registries director Cesar Feliz Feliz is reminding foreigners that Naturalization Law 169-14 allows a period of 90 days for the regularization process that expires on 23 October 2014. The JCE says that of the 60,869 foreigners with Dominican IDs in the civil registry, 7,501 have been able to renew …

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The government payroll has increased by 52.5% in the first two years of the Medina administration, as reported in Diario Libre. The Central Government payroll has 440,898 employees as of August 2014. This is 20.5% more than in August 2012, at the start of the Medina administration. This means the Medina administration has added 75,138 …

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The 32 Dominican senators have received RD$1.84 billion to distribute to their constituents since 2009 as part of the Social Management Fund, better known as the “barrilito.” The Congress created the fund by law to eliminate the many non-governmental organizations that the legislators had created for their “charity” works. The fund was created in the …

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Industrial Associations Federation (FAI) president Ramon Porfirio Baez says that the Dominican Republic has the most expensive cargo transportation in the region. He believes that trucker unions should become formal companies, pay taxes, social security and be subject to labor severance clauses. “First I think their masks must be removed: they are not unions, but …

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A tornado in Villa Tapia, in the north-central province of Hermanas Mirabal has damaged more than 900 tareas (56.25 hectares) of farmland planted with plantains causing RD$7 million in losses to farmers in El Coco Uno, Dos, Coco Centro and Las Jayas. The tornado, which hit the area on Thursday, 16 October 2014, also damaged …

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La Romana prosecutors have convinced a court to impose coercive measures, including an exit ban and regular court appearances, on a mother who allegedly received half a million pesos to allow her underage daughter to have sexual relations with an adult. The girl became pregnant. La Romana prosecutors, under judge Richard Guilamo Cedano and judge …

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