2016 – Page 165

During a visit to Sabana del Rey in La Vega on Sunday, 10 January 2016, President Danilo Medina described the systematic work that his government has been carrying out to solve the electricity problems. He said the Dominican Republic was on its way to putting an end to blackouts. He stated that when the two …

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President Danilo Medina, accompanied by First Lady Candida Montilla de Medina has received the traditional New Year wishes from the senior members of the government and his friends. The reception, held at the Presidential Place started at 11am yesterday, Monday 11 January 2016. Catholic Church representatives led by papal nuncio Jude Tahdeus Okolo and members …

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The Tax Agency (DGII) has revealed that at the deadline for the purchase of the Vehicle Taxation sticker or marbete on 8 January 2016, there had been a record level of sales with 978,176 purchased for a total of RD$1,287,997,200. This means that 97.82% of vehicle owners have renewed their marbete, representing a 7.75% increase …

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The Ministry of Environment has announced that it has 300 forestry brigades comprising 3,000 rangers who usually work in reforestation and other planting programs but will be drafted to the Forest Fire Prevention and Management Plan. Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez said that the initiative would strengthen the response to the forest fires that they are …

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The Attorney General and the Central Electoral Board (JCE) have announced that they have cleared almost 7,000 inmates for voting in the 15 May 2016 general elections for the President and Vice President. The pilot program will take place at the 20 jails under the New Penitentiary Model where there are around 8,000 inmates. This …

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According to Soraya Lara, chair of the board of trustees of the organization to Help Cases of Mistreated Women (PACAM), seven women have been murdered by their partners or former partners in the first ten days of 2016. She said the situation was a major cause for concern as once a woman decides to report …

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The Dominican Navy has announced that in a joint operation with the United States Coastguard they have intercepted a boat heading to Puerto Rico on an illegal journey with 20 people on board, seven Haitians and 13 Dominicans. The boat was stopped in the Mona Passage and the would-be migrants were taken to naval Intelligence …

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Centro Cultural de Espana in the Colonial City in Santo Domingo is holding an exhibition on the work of architect Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez. He was the first rector of the UNPHU in 1966, after serving as dean of the engineering and architecture school of the UASD. His work as an architect included the design …

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The Ministry of Education has announced a 10% wage raise for 89,000 public school teachers starting this month, January 2016. The raise also applies to administrative staff, and Ministry of Education retirees who receive less than RD$20,000 a month. The announcement means an additional RD$7.1 billion in wages. Minister of Education Carlos Amarante Baret said …

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Minister of Foreign Relations Andres Navarro has met with civil society leaders, Central Electoral Board (JCE) officials, representatives of the European Union, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United States and international organizations in the country to review the JCE’s work on the implementation of Law 169-14 on naturalization with the backing of the …

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