2014 – Page 89

The Ministry of Environment is taking part in discussions at the International Whaling Commission meeting in Portoroz, Slovenia from 11-18 September 2014. The Ministry recently paid the RD$1.8 million in arrears to reinstate its voting privileges. The DR joined the commission in 2009. Greenpeace representatives have accused Greenland and Denmark of killing 10-14 humpback whales, …

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The Consorcio Azucarero Central (CAC) that operates the Barahona sugar mill has announced it is installing machinery to produce white sugar for the local market. The sugar will be available by the end of the year. Marcos Cadet for CAC said that the new product will satisfy local market demand and represents a step forward …

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The Nadine Animato dance company of Israel is taking part in the X Festival Edanco 2014 at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Santo Domingo. They will be performing at 8:30pm on 16 September 2014. Tickets should be purchased in advance. The Israeli company opens the Edanco weeklong festival that is not to be missed …

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94% of eighth and twelfth grade students have now passed the Standardized Scholastic National Tests over the three sessions. The Ministry of Education says that according to analysis of the year’s examinations by the Educational Quality Evaluation Department, 94.21% of high school students (30,860 candidates) passed the examinations taken in June and August. At the …

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The chairman of the National Council on Immigration, Jose Ramon Fadul says that most of the people seeking status regularization may qualify as immigrants and not nationals. He said this is the case because most of the people who go to normalize their status are unable to prove their Dominican roots. He said that applicants …

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Sugar Cane Workers Union coordinator Jesus Nunez says that around 40,000 sugar cane cutters have not been able to start the regularization process because they cannot afford the fees that the Haitian government is charging for documentation. The workers are asking the Embassy of Haiti to lobby for providing the workers with their paperwork free …

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The government ground transport department (DGTT) and the Dominican Republic Industries Association (AIRD) reached agreements for safety and competitiveness for land transit of double-cargo freight trucks in a meeting held on Tuesday, 9 September 2014. The modality is relatively new and is being used to reduce cargo costs. It was agreed that the trucks will …

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He was criticized for saying that if people couldn’t afford chicken they should eat sardines or chayotes (tayota). Now Minister Jose del Castillo Savinon has published the exact words he said, complaining that his comments on Noticias SIN news program have been taken out of context by the journalists. Ministro aclara posición relacionada con crisis …

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The Constitutional Tribunal is backing the Supreme Court of Justice ruling that maintains tax incentives for companies that set up operations in the border provinces with Haiti. Law 28-01 establishes that companies that install their factories in the provinces of Pedernales, Independencia, Elias Pina, Dajabon, Montecristi, Santiago Rodriguez, and Bahoruco can apply for tax exemptions …

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