2014 – Page 7

Labor and business representatives have been summoned for discussions at the Ministry under the National Wages Committee (CNS) minimum wage increases for 2015. The first meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 at the Ministry to review the rates established in Resolution 2/2013 on minimum wages for workers in the non-sectorized …

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Minister of Interior and Commerce Jose del Castillo Savinon says that the last phase of imports from the United States and Central America undergoing tariff elimination will be implemented in 2015, but this will be minor. The fiscal sacrifice is estimated at RD$200 to RD$300 million. The tax reduction will be of a final 3.2% …

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The Ministry of Energy and Mines and the INTEC University have signed an agreement to conduct joint research to promote energy and mining projects. Minister of Energy and Mines Pelegrin Castillo and the rector of INTEC Rolando Guzman signed the agreement to promote inter-institutional cooperation, open new flows of communication, and strengthen research and education …

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Amidst differences of opinion and questions, the Chamber of Deputies announced it will send the legislative proposal on abortion that was approved on Tuesday, 16 December 2014 in response to the Presidential veto of the text on abortion in the revised Penal Code to the Executive Branch today, Thursday 18 December 2014. The deputies argued …

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The Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Maximo William Munoz Delgado, announced yesterday, Wednesday 17 December 2014 that he would be touring the border with Foreign Relations Minister Andres Navarro to contact local authorities on Saturday, 20 December 2014. He described it as a routine visit that is made two or three times a year, and …

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Cristobal Portorreal, a 73-year-old civil engineer, was the first winner in the drawings for projects held by the Ministry of Education in the National District yesterday, Wednesday 17 December 2014, for the construction of a childcare center valued at RD$32,825,944.46. Applause was immediately heard after Notary Cristina Rosario read out his name from the ticket …

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The director of the Comedores Economicos, the government-run mess halls, Ramon Rodriguez announced yesterday, Wednesday 17 December 2014 that they are preparing Christmas dinner for 387,500 Dominicans throughout the country’s 31 provinces and the National District at a cost of RD$140 million. Rodriguez said that they would start serving the meals this Saturday 20 December …

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The United States and Cuba announced key steps to the reestablishment of their diplomatic relations yesterday Wednesday 17 December 2014. While the end to the trade embargo depends on the US Congress, Presidents Barack Obama of the United States and Raul Castro of Cuba announced the historic turnaround in their relationship in parallel addresses from …

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Baseball scouts agree that the arrangement between the United States and Cuba will divert attention of Major League Baseball (MLB) to the largest country in the Antilles. This announcement could be a great first step for the United States Congress to approve the removal of the embargo that weighs upon Cuba since October 1960. If …

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