2015 – Page 280

The National Botanical Gardens and the Dominican Society of Orchid Growers are inviting flower lovers to the 33rd Orchid Contest in the Dominican Republic and the exhibition at the Santo Domingo Botanical Gardens in 12-15 March 2015. On Saturday 14 and Sunday, 15 March there will be a course in orchid growing. Admission is RD$150. …

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Foreign Relations Minister Andres Navarro has announced in Antigua, Guatemala that the Dominican government will make preparations to open the five Dominican consulates in Haiti next week after receiving staff safety guarantees from President Michel Martelly of Haiti. During the meeting between Navarro and his Haitian counterpart Pierre Duly Brutus in Antigua, Guatemala, yesterday, Tuesday …

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Dominican Ambassador in the United States Jose Tomas Perez met with his counterpart, Haitian Ambassador Paul Altidor in Washington, D.C. yesterday, Tuesday 10 March 2015 to discuss the bilateral agenda of both missions. According to a press release issued by Perez, they discussed economic, political, commercial and cultural between both countries. Ambassador Perez talked about …

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Victor Terrero, director of the National Council for HIV and AIDS prevention (Conavihsida) says that 25% of the Dominican health budget is spent on Haitian citizens. He said this includes HIV and AIDS prevention work and treatment. Dr. Terrero said that there was no difference in the way Haitians are treated in the country when …

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President Danilo Medina was at the Ney Arias Lora hospital in eastern Santo Domingo yesterday, Tuesday 10 March to visit Victor Manuel Santos, son of murdered Deputy Minister of Energy and Mines Victoriano Santos Hilario. Santos is being treated for serious injuries sustained during the attack on his father, who was murdered by gunmen who …

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The PLD rank and file is becoming increasingly concerned as to when the next meeting of the Political Committee (CP) will be held. It is now more than six months since the last meeting and no one knows when it will meet again to discuss the presidential candidates for the 2016 elections. Advocates of changing …

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The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCyT) and the German embassy have signed an agreement to teach German at Dominican universities in a “German by Immersion Program” which will last one year. According to Minister Ligia Amada Melo, the agreement is aimed at helping students who want to carry out higher education studies …

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Trade Union representatives are asking for a 30% wage increase across-the-board. The National Salaries Committee, which only has the authority to rule on minimum wages last ordered an increase of this kind two years ago. Diario Libre’s editorial today, Wednesday 11 March 2015 asks whether it might be better to stabilize the cost of goods …

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If you pay your taxes, the odds are that you live in the National District, better known as the capital city of Santo Domingo. The Tax Agency (DGII) reports that a study of taxpayers by location up to 2013 showed that 63.65% are based in the National District, 13.73% in San Cristobal (and probably commute …

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The Dominican Republic is ranked among regional countries with a moderate foreign debt, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), a United Nations agency. Moderate is defined as 36 to 46% of the Gross Domestic Product. The study reports that indebtedness levels vary widely between Latin American and Caribbean countries. …

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