2015 – Page 335

President Danilo Medina arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico today, Tuesday 13 January 2015 for a meeting with Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla. A series of cooperation agreements will be signed as part of a bilateral agenda being worked on since September 2014. Since that first meeting both parties have promised to initiate a new phase …

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In the next legislative session, the Chamber of Deputies Permanent Committee for Border Issues plans to recommend that the Executive Branch make it a national priority to implement a border security system that will control and regulate immigration and trade with Haiti. The committee will also recommend that the government prioritize building a road to …

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Following an agreement between the Dominican Teachers’ Association (ADP) and the Ministry of Education, the basic salary for public school teachers will increase from RD$14,300 to RD$16,016 from this month, January 2015. Teachers received a 10% raise in 2014. This year’s increase is worth 12% and an additional raise is planned for 2016. The number …

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Due to the low number of people who have complied with the requisites for status legalization under the National Foreigner Legalization Plan, Interior and Police Minister Jose Ramon (Monchy) Fadul has announced that he is proposing issuing a new non-resident visa that would be valid for two years. Fadul says that in this way, beneficiaries …

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Writing in Diario Libre today, Tuesday 13 January 2015, economist Eduardo Garcia Michel comments that the telecom industry is the new utility and public service suffering from intermittence. He comments on the telecom service blackouts that are now similar to the interruptions in electricity, garbage and potable water services. “In effect the intervals of discontinued …

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The Superintendence of Banks has authorized banks to accept expired ID cards (cedulas) for banking transactions, with the presentation of a second document, either a valid driver’s license or passport, as reported in Diario Libre. The newspaper reports that the long lines at the ID issuing centers vanished after the announcement that the document would …

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The Ministry of Environment reports that a first batch of one hundred baby turtles (Eretmochelys imbricate) has been located on Sans Souci beach, in Santo Domingo province. The beach off the Armada Officers’ Club has also been known to serve as a nesting ground for the Chelonia mydas turtle species. Last year around 200 turtles …

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On 12 January 2015, the Office of the US Vice President announced plans to convene heads of state from Caribbean nations to Washington, D.C. to discuss energy issues. The first Caribbean Energy Security Summit will be held on 26 January 2015. US Vice President Biden’s office says prime ministers or cabinet ministers from the Dominican …

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Men, women and children continue to cross the border with the DR in increasing numbers to establish residency in the DR, reports El Nacional. As reported, the entry of illegal Haitians has increased to the point where the director of Migration based in Santiago is now coordinating directly with the armed forces Operation Shield that …

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A four-year old boy was one of two fatalities in a shootout between criminals fighting over a drug sales point in the Fondo de Botella neighborhood in the Pekin district of Santiago. Charlos Moris Goris died after being hit by a stray bullet, when a suspected criminal, known only as Jairo, started firing at Manuel …

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