2017 – Page 92

The Ministry of Labor, through its National Salaries Committee, announced an increase of 20.33% in the minimum wage for industrial free zone laborers nationwide. The increase was agreed upon by representatives of the workers and the Dominican Association of Free Zones (Adozona). The wage increase will be phased in. A first 15% increase will be …

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Administrative Minister of the Presidency José Ramón Peralta announced that the government has programmed the start of the third stretch of the Santo Domingo Bypass Road (Circunvalación de Santo Domingo) for next week. The road expedites east-west and north-south traffic making it possible to go from Haina Port, Multimodal Caucedo Port, or Las Americas International …

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Forecast models show Hurricane Jose taking a turn north in time to avoid Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. José, a category 3 storm on Friday, 8 September 2017, is on a path to the west and its five days out path has it turning north. The bad news for the Caribbean is that it will …

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EdeNorte power distribution utility reported on damage caused by the passing of Hurricane Irma to the electricity system in the Cibao. As reported, as of 1pm on 7 September 2017, 53% of the 471,982 clients of EdeNorte were affected by power outages caused by the storm. As reported in El Nuevo Diario, 150 of the …

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As of Thursday, 7 September 2017, drinking water service in Greater Santo Domingo was not affected by the passing of Hurricane Irma. The storm passed well to the north and was felt only as a short-duration rainstorm in Santo Domingo. The director of operations for the Santo Domingo Water Works Corporation (CAASD), Luis Salcedo told …

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The Dominican Petroleum Refinery (Refidomsa) reported it resumed fuel dispatches on Thursday, 7 September 2017. Engineer Hector Grullón, general manager of Refidomsa PDV, said Hurricane Irma did not affect the country as expected, as reported in Acento. He said the dispatching of fuel on Wednesday as of midnight was a routine action taken for security …

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The satellite images of the major storm as it passed to the north of the country did not tell the story at all. Instead, the best scenario of forecasts for Category 5 Hurricane Irma was what happened. The Dominican Republic had prepared for the worse, with government offices, banks, schools, restaurants (with the exception of …

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The Dominican Republic is reaching out to help Antigua and Barbuda, two Caribbean islands that suffered catastrophic devastation from Hurricane Irma. The Presidency reported that President Danilo Medina has been in contact with the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne to express the country’s solidarity and offer assistance. Read more in Spanish: Presidencia …

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According to the charge sheet from the Public Prosecution Service, 20-year old Marlon Martinez is the lead suspect in the murder of 16-year old Emely Peguero. The file mentions Marlon Martínez as the lead suspect in the acts of barbarian torture against Peguero after she refused to abort their five-month old unborn child. The file …

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The Specialized Prosecution Unit for the Persecution of Administrative Corruption (PEPCA) has formally accused six people and three companies, together with their representatives of supposed participation in US$3.5 million in bribes that the company Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. (Embraer) has admitted to having paid to facilitate the Dominican government’s purchase of eight Super Tucano aircraft …

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