2017 – Page 223

The government-owned Technological Institute of Las Americas (ITLA) announced a branch of the Greater Santo Domingo technology center would be opened in Salcedo, Hermanas Mirabal province. ITLA is working with the Fundación Liceo Científico and the Casa de la Juventud of the province. ITLA will provide the programs management and the teachers. The Fundacion Liceo …

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The Mayor of East Santo Domingo Alfredo Martinez complained on 5 April 2017 that the Lajun Corporation has prohibited that municipality from using the landfill at Duquesa. He said this could generate health problems within eastern Santo Domingo. The municipal authority explained that the administrator of Lajun wants to increase charges from RD$3.0 million to …

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The IMF has published a working paper on tax administration reforms in the Caribbean. The report focuses on challenges, achievements and next steps. Read the report here: IMF IMF 6 April 2017

Spokespeople for farmers in the Cibao Valley fear the disappearance of Dominican crops such as rice, and pork and poultry production, as the grace period granted to local producers under the US and Central American free trade agreement (DR-CAFTA) comes to an end. Approximately 50% of the economically active population in the Cibao Valley is …

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The government-owned National Oncological Institute has opened a hospital in Higuey to offer services to cancer patients living in San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana, El Seibo and Hato Mayor. In the past, patients had to travel to Santo Domingo to receive cancer treatment. The new hospital is located at the JN Plaza on Libertad …

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (AMET) began on Wednesday, 5 April 2017, a program to make drivers and pedestrians more aware of traffic laws in order to prevent accidents during Easter Week. Easter Week is the peak of domestic travel in the country. This year it starts when classes are called off on Friday, 7 April …

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Environment Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito announced the beginning of a “Water Plan” for the entire eastern region of the country. During a talk held at the Federico Henriquez y Carvajal University in La Romana, the minister said the plan seeks to rescue the main river watershed areas for the region to guarantee the sustainability of …

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Education Minister Andres Navarro invited members of the executive committee of the Dominican Teachers Association (ADP) that represents public school teachers to a meeting on Friday, 7 April 2017, to discuss how teachers will make up classes that were lost as a result of teacher work stoppages. During a press conference, Navarro said on Wednesday, …

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The Ministry of Labor confirmed the 20% minimum wage increase agreed upon last week by labor and government members of the National Salaries Committee. The third party of the committee, the employers, rejected the raise arguing that a new reclassification of businesses by size had to be carried out with a differentiation of wage levels …

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The Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) has announced eight power-generating projects using renewable sources of energy with an investment of US$779.8 million are underway. The projects will go into operation starting 2018 and will bring an additional 361.2 megawatts to the electrical grid. CDEEE executive vice president, Rubén Jiménez Bichara made the announcement during the …

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